Bartholomew Dalton appointed as a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee

The Ministry of Justice announced today that the Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Bartholomew Dalton as a solicitor member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC), for 4 years from 1 September 2025.

Bartholomew is an associate in our market leading Serious and General Crime team.

He provides expert advice in relation to all stages of criminal cases, from investigation through to trial and appeal. He is recommended as an “associate to watch” in Chambers & Partners and as a “key lawyer” in the Legal 500.

Bartholomew is the co-author of the two most recent editions of the leading practitioners’ handbook Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook, published by Oxford University Press, and is currently working on the next edition. He is also a member of Criminal Law Week’s commentary board and a committee member and the law reform officer for the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.

The CPRC was established by the Courts Act 2003 to make rules governing practice and procedure in criminal proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court, the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. The CPRC aims to make the criminal justice system as accessible, fair and efficient as possible and to ensure that the rules are simply worded and easy to understand.

Congratulations Bartholomew.