Peer-reviewed journal articles

The effective participation of suspects in police custody
Taggart J., 16 Sept 2024, In: Criminal Law Review. 9, p.590-608

Intermediaries in the criminal justice system: professional work, jurisdictions, and boundary work

Taggart, J., Dec 2023, In: International Journal of Law in Context. 19, 4, p. 475-497.

Lost in translation? Perceptions of defendant intermediaries in the legal profession

Fairclough, S., Taggart, J. & Backen, P., Jul 2023, In: Criminal Law Review. 2023, 7, p. 440-461

‘Duress of circumstances and voluntary association’: R v Phair [2022] NICA 66

Taggart, J., 04 Sept 2023, In: Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly. 74, 2, p. 388–394

Intermediaries in the criminal justice system and the ‘neutrality paradox’

Taggart, J., 03 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Law and Society. 49, 2, p. 339-361

Sentencing: R. v McLaughlin (Anthony) (Case Comment)

Taggart, J., 01 Aug 2022, In: Criminal Law Review. 2022, 8, p. 705-708

Vulnerable defendants and the HMCTS court appointed intermediary services

Taggart, J., 01 Jun 2022, In: Criminal Law Review. 6, p. 432-447

Identification evidence: R. v Smith (David James) Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland)

Taggart, J., 01 Apr 2021, In: Criminal Law Review. 2021, 4, p. 312-315

Intermediaries in criminal proceedings - a role in need of clarification?

Taggart, J., 01 Jan 2021, In: Archbold Review. 2021, 1, p. 6-9

‘I am not beholden to anyone… I consider myself to be an officer of the court’: A comparison of the intermediary role in England and Wales and Northern Ireland

Taggart, J., 04 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Evidence and Proof. 25, 2, p. 141–162

Powers of Attorney and ‘Lack of Capacity’ under the Mental Capacity Act 2005: A Narrowing of the s 44 Offence? R v Kurtz [2018] EWCA Crim 2743

Taggart, J., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Criminal Law. 84, 1, p. 74–82

Sentencing: R. v Westwood (Thomas) Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): Lindblom LJ, Hilliard J, HH Judge Flewitt QC: [2020] EWCA Crim 598; 6 May 2020

Taggart, J., 01 Oct 2020, In: Criminal Law Review. 10, p. 973-976

Committal for sentence: McNamara (James) v Public Prosecution Service (NI) NI Court of Appeal

Taggart, J., 01 Oct 2019, In: Criminal Law Review. 2019, 10, p. 873-876

R v McCartan: A feature of Newton Hearing procedure clarified

Taggart, J., 01 Mar 2014, In: The Writ – The Journal of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. 220, p. 10 1 p.

Book chapter

The role of the intermediary in ensuring the effective participation of vulnerable defendants

Morrison, J. & Taggart, J., 15 Jun 2023, Vulnerability, the accused, and the criminal justice system. Multijurisdictional perspectives. Dehaghani, R., Fairclough, S. & Mergaerts, L. (eds.). Routledge

Other publications

First impressions count: self-presentation in qualitative interviews, Taggart, J., 11 Jan 2023 (Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies)

Defendant intermediaries in the criminal justice system: is Northern Ireland leading the way?

Taggart, J., 25 Jul 2018, 5 (LSE Law Policy Briefing Paper No.30)