School of Law

Scholarly and Research Interests

I have research interests in areas of criminal procedure, particularly the appeals process.

I have also carried out research into the regulation of surveillance, including video surveillance, covert surveillance and the taking and storing of DNA, considering the use of each within the framework of European human rights.

Teaching

My teaching interests are linked to my research interests and include teaching the compulsory core course on the English legal system.

I also teach on the elective modules in privacy, aspects of the law of evidence and media law.

PhD Supervision

I am eager to supervise research students who have interests linked to my areas of research expertise.

In a very broad sense this encompasses areas of criminal procedure and domestic and European human rights.

Key Publications

Books

Bailey, S. and Taylor, N. (2009) Civil Liberties Cases, Materials and Commentary (6th ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bailey, S., Ching, J. and Taylor, N. (2007) The Modern English Legal System (5th ed.), Sweet & Maxwell.

Journal Articles

Roberts, A. and Taylor, N. (2005) Privacy and the DNA Database, European Human Rights Law Review, 4, pp.373-392.

Taylor, N. and Ormerod, D. (2004) Mind the Gaps: Fairness, Safety and Moral Legitimacy, Criminal Law Review, pp.266-283

Taylor, N. (2003) Policing, Privacy and Proportionality, European Human Rights Law Review, Special Issue, pp.86-100.

Media Contact Areas

I am happy to talk to the media on the following topics:

• the identification and rectification of miscarriages of justice.
• the use of surveillance techniques including the use of CCTV, police surveillance, local authority surveillance and the national DNA database.