The latest edition of The Appeal Brief, the 5KBW Criminal Appeals Unit newsletter is now live. Click here.

In this issue we provide case summaries and commentary of recent judgments from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.

There is also the latest in a series of articles by Paul Taylor KC, general editor of Taylor on Criminal Appeals, on potential grounds of appeal. In this issue he looks at “Prosecution Impropriety” relating to the Presentation of the Trial.

We also have 5KBW’s response to the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper.

Visit the Criminal Appeals section of our website for more information on our Criminal Appeals Unit.

If you would like to discuss instructing the barristers at 5KBW, please contact our Senior clerk, Lee Hughes-Gage