Archive for July 2025
Andy Malkinson
Andy Malkinson Not The Only One Andy Malkinson on the steps of the Court of Appeal on 26 July 2023, just after his name was finally cleared. Photo credit: Ben Broomfield. Andy Malkinson spent more than 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. DNA evidence APPEAL commissioned proved his…
Read MoreErrol Campbell: Court of Appeal quashes convictions linked to corrupt officer Derek Ridgewell
Court of Appeal quashes convictions linked to corrupt officer Derek Ridgewell © Jess Hurd 17/07/2025 London, UK. Photo credit: Jess Hurd In a historic judgment at the Royal Courts of Justice on 17 July 2025, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Errol Campbell and Ronald DeSouza—two men wrongfully prosecuted in the 1970s…
Read MoreLeveson’s Outcomes: A Grave Threat to Justice
Leveson’s Outcomes: A Grave Threat to Justice Sir Brian Leveson’s newly published review of the criminal courts proposes sweeping changes — including abolishing juries for many offences with sentences up to two years, and allowing judge-only trials for complex fraud. It also proposes in cases of exceptional length or complexity, a judge should be…
Read MoreLAW COMMISSION CONSULTATION RESPONSE, 2025
Law Commission consultation response Response to the Law Commission’s Criminal Appeals Consultation Paper APPEAL /// June 2025 APPEAL’s response to the Law Commission’s Criminal Appeals Consultation Paper (June 2025) strongly supports reform of the criminal appeals system to better identify and correct miscarriages of justice. We welcome several of the Commission’s proposals—particularly replacing the Criminal…
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