Part 1 – About the Appellant

Q1. Name of Appellant:

Q2. Appellant’s Date of Birth & Age:

Q3. National Insurance Number:

Part 2 – About the person completing this questionnaire

Q4. Your Name:

Q5. Home Tel:

Q6. Mobile Tel:

Q7. Email:

Q8. Your Address (Please include postcode):

Q9. Appellant’s Occupation as time of conviction/s:

Part 3 – Your Case

Q10. Is your case against (tick)?:

Q11. Do you wish to appeal your (tick):

Q12. Are you or where you on “Legal Aid” or did you pay privately?:

Part 4 – Where are you?

Q13. Are you in custody or have you served your sentence?

Q14. If you (the Appellant) are in custody what Prison are you at?

Q15. Prison Inmate number (if applicable):

Part 5 – Previous Convictions

Q16. Does the Appellant have any previous convictions? If yes please explain:

Q17. Have you had a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check (either standard or enhanced) disclosure undertaken?

Part 6 – Your Health

Q18. Do you (Appellant) have any disabilities?

Q19. Have you (Appellant) ever been detained under the Mental Health Act?

Part 7 – Your Charge

Q20. What were the allegations in the first instance?

Q21. Venue(s) of alleged offences:

Q22. General Background of case:

Q23. Please give a break down of events leading up to the allegations being made:

Q24. Please descript which category your enquiry fits best:

Q25. What was the date of conviction?

Q26. What was the date you were sentenced on

Q27. How long was you sentenced to?

Q28. All dates regarding release:

Part 8 – What could have helped you?

Q29. What else do you think went wrong at the trial?
(Such as police talking to CPS witnesses during trial or someone in the public gallery who should not have been there).

Q30. Is it likely there are complaints about the police investigation (any details you feel could have been investigated but were not)?

Q31. Who are your main supporters (please give names, addresses and contact details)

Q32. Other than the Witnesses you have previously stated, who do you feel would have information about your case that might assist you?

Q33. Were you satisfied with the way your solicitor and barrister dealt with your case and if not please give the reason why?

Part 9 – Your Appeal

Q34. What have you been told by your trial solicitor/barrister about appealing?

Q35. Was “Advice on Appeal” written by the Barrister after the trial and if so, what for? Was this positive or negative?

Q36. Appeal solicitors name and address if different from Trial:

Q37. Have you received any advice previously about the possibility of appeal and if so when and from whom?:

Q38. Please give the name and address of any solicitors who have since given you advice about appealing:

Q39. Please tell us as clearly as you can why you think your conviction might be appealed. Ensure you mention fully any evidence which you think was not available at your original trial or appeal:

Q40. Have you already made an appeal application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal?
If you have already made an application for an appeal what were the grounds for your appeal?:

Q41. If so was it an application for leave before the single judge or the full court?

Q42. If you have had a hearing at the Court of Appeal, please give the date of the hearing and the reference number:

Part 10 – Lie Detector

Q43. Has the Appellant taken a Polygraph Test (Lie Detector)? If not, will the appellant take a test? (You may wish to ask us further questions about this which we are more than happy to answer).

Part 11 – Case Papers

Q44. Please tell us what case papers you have by simply ticking the appropriate box.

Part 12 – Further Information

Q45. Do you have any objections to us discussing your case with a Solicitor or Queens Counsel prior to receiving your
instructions to proceed?

Q46. How did you hear about us?

Q47. Please explain why you feel we may be able to help you?

* Once you have submitted this form it will be reviewed by our dedicated team. We will arrange an appointment for an initial consultation with a senior solicitor specialising in this field. There is a fixed fee of £250 + VAT for this consultation.

* Please note that if we do not hear back from you once we have given you a telephone interview your file will be destroyed after 28 days.