Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
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Jacob Hallam KC
Jacob was appointed in 2014 as Junior Treasury Counsel. In 2016 he was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court and in 2017, Queens Counsel. He specialises in the conduct of high-profile cases involving complex areas of fact, law and public interest in the Crown Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He has appeared in many high-profile criminal trials, involving homicide, corruption in public office, historic sexual abuse, diamond robbery, cybercrime and international conspiracies.
The Courts Act 2003 established the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) to make rules and governing the practice and procedure of magistrates courts, the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division.
Appointments and reappointments are made, by the Lord Chancellor, under the Courts Act 2003, and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. These appointments have been made in line with the Governance Co