How to appeal a court decision;
Appealing to the Crown Court - if you have been sentenced or convicted at the Magistrates’ Court, you have the right to appeal the decision at the Crown Court. This entails the Crown Court to re-hear you’re your case before a Judge and two Magistrates and can lead to a different finding.
Appealing to the High Court - there have been cases where our solicitors have asked the magistrates to “state a case” for review at the High Court in light of the court having made a legal error.
Application to Re-Open - our solicitors have re-opened many cases at the Magistrates court where a defendant was convicted or sentenced in his / her absence or where the court had made a crucial error. Cases have successfully been re-opened and the decisions have been challenged.
Statutory Declaration – statutory declaration is made if you have been convicted or prosecuted in your absence and were unaware of the proceedings. Making a statutory declaration will automatically cancel the previous court decisions out. The court process starts again from the beginning giving you the opportunity to make your case.