At a time when the criminal justice system faces these significant difficulties, it is especially important that practitioners should have a reliable and comprehensive guide to the com¬plexities of the criminal appellate system so that they can play their role in avoiding or rem¬edying miscarriages of justice. ...The courts will be assisted by this updated work, and I expect to see it cited before long in the Supreme Court or the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council. ...Paul Taylor and his fellow contributors are to be congratulated for providing this guidance which I do not doubt will assist practitioners in their important work in the interests of justice.
Paul Taylor QC is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in criminal appeals. He has represented appellants before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago. He has extensive experience in drafting submissions to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Paul is Head of the Doughty Street Chambers Appeal Unit and editor of the Appeals Unit
Bulletin. He has lectured regularly on appellate topics to lawyers in England, Northern Ireland, and the Caribbean. Paul was appointed a Recorder in 2019.