10 July 2024
Lord Justice Holroyde lamented the lack of progress on the backlog of cases, in the annual review of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, published last week
Holroyde LJ, vice-president of the court, wrote in the foreword that many of the cases ‘have already been subject to long delays.
As a result, cases have become more complicated and there has been an increased strain on applicants and victims, and on the resources of the court’.
He said a rise—from one third to 40% of applications—in the number of unrepresented persons seeking to appeal convictions was adding to the strain on resources.
