Criminal Judicial Review

Judicial Review of Criminal Proceedings provides the first dedicated and up-to-date treatment of judicial review as it applies at all stages of the criminal process. It considers the remedies and procedure of judicial review and focuses upon the areas that have occupied the courts in recent years, such as: delay and the right to a fair trial; blameworthy prosecutorial delay; the scope of the duty to seek out and preserve evidence; the circumstances in which judicial review will lie in respect of convictions and sentences recorded in the District Court and Circuit Court; pre-trial disclosure; review of prosecutorial discretion; adverse pre-trial publicity etc. The text also considers the impact of all important recent decisions of the Superior Courts such as PH v DPP; PM v DPP; McFarlane v DPP; Cormack & Farrell v DPP; O'Keeffe v Connellan; McNulty v DPP; DS v Judge of the Southern Circuit; and Meadows v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Contents: Judicial Review and the Criminal Law In Context; Remedies, Practice and Procedure; Judicial Review, the District Court and the Circuit Court; Judicial Review and the Special Criminal Court; The Right to a Fair Trial and Delay; The Right to an Expeditious Trial and Blameworthy Prosecutorial Delay; The Duty to Seek Out and Preserve Evidence; Review of the Decisions and Conduct of the Prosecuting Authorities; Precedents of Pleadings. Derek Dunne is a practising barrister.

The unprecedented increase in applications for judicial review of public authorities has meant that such litigation is no longer the sole province of administrative lawyers. All litigators need to know when judicial review is an available and appropriate means of pursuing their clients' interests, whether in relation to a commercial contract, a public sector housing dispute, tribunal proceedings or otherwise. This book, applicable to all lawyers with a litigation practice in the UK, will preclude the need to refer to any of the more expensive works on judicial review. Practical, succinct and inexpensive, this should be the first port of call for all practitioners considering judicial review proceedings.

This is a comprehensive guide to challenging decisions of criminal courts and public bodies in the criminal justice system using judicial review. Written by a team of criminal and public law practitioners, it considers claims for judicial review arising in the criminal justice system, which now represent a distinct area of public law. These claims are set apart by special considerations and rules; for example, on the limits of the High Court's jurisdiction or the availability of relief during ongoing proceedings. Criminal practitioners may lack the background to spot public law points. Equally, public law specialists may be unfamiliar with criminal law and types of issues that arise. Criminal Judicial Review is intended as a resource for both. The book deals with the principles, case law, remedies and, the practice and procedure for obtaining legal aid and costs. It will be of assistance to any practitioner preparing or responding to judicial review claims involving the following: - The Police and the Crown Prosecution Service. - Magistrates' courts, the Crown Court and Coroners. - Prisons and the Parole Board. - Statutory bodies such as the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Legal Aid Agency. - Claimants who are children, young persons or have mental disorders. - The international dimension including extradition proceedings and European Union law. - Practical considerations such as CPR Part 54, remedies, legal aid and costs. From the Foreword by The Rt Hon Lord Judge “The book is offered in clear and simple style, focussing less on esoteric theoretical considerations and more on the practical needs of the practitioner. It brings together materials relating to public law with which a criminal specialist may be less well informed, and material relevant to the criminal justice processes which may not be immediately apparent to the public law specialist. It will assist with the preparation of arguments, and also enable submissions which are unarguable to be discarded. It will therefore provide valuable guidance in this broad and developing area of practice.”

​This book proposes and outlines a comprehensive framework for judicial protection in transnational criminal proceedings that ensures the right to judicial review without hampering the effective functioning of international cooperation in criminal matters. It examines a broad range of potential approaches in the context of selected national criminal justice systems, and offers a comparative analysis of EU Member States and non-Member States alike. The book particularly focuses on the differences between cooperation within the EU on the one hand and cooperation with third states on the other, and on the consequences of this distinction for the scope of judicial review.

Any practitioner faced with the decision as to whether to appeal, or who has questions arising at each stage, will benefit enormously from a book that examines the law, principles, procedures, and processes involved. This leading work has been updated and restructured, to ensure it provides guidance on the complete and complex process of making a civil appeal. Clearly written and cross referenced, the books UK/European coverage of appeals includes: -- District Judges to Circuit Judges in the County Court -- Masters and District Judges to High Court Judges -- Court of Appeal -- House of Lords -- Privy Council -- The European Court -- The European Court of Human Rights -- Administrative Law and Elections