Archive for August 2025
Jury on Trial
Jury on Trial: How Leveson’s Proposals Risk Greater Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions Jury on Trial: How Leveson’s Proposals Risk Greater Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions Alannah Burdess, Legal Intern at APPEAL, reviews Sir Brian Leveson’s proposals for jury trials. She discovered a wide range of evidence that shows how they would dismantle a centuries-old…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring (Trustees and Lawyer positions available)
We’re Hiring 🚨 Join the APPEAL Team! 🚨 APPEAL is looking for passionate, committed individuals to help us fight wrongful convictions and champion justice. ✨ We’re recruiting: 🗝️ Trustees – bring your skills, vision, and commitment to guide our mission. ⚖️ Lawyer – use your legal expertise to help overturn miscarriages of justice. If you…
Read MoreNever Mind the Bankers – Henry Blaxland KC
Never Mind the Bankers – Henry Blaxland KC Henry Blaxland KC of Garden Court Chambers, discusses the Supreme Court appeals which quashed the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo. Henry successfully acted as leading counsel for Darrell Read, a former ICAP broker accused of conspiring with Tom Hayes, acquitted in 2016. Read the post…
Read MoreCall for Participants for APPEAL’s Women’s Justice Focus Group
🔍 Are you or your client a woman who was convicted in a court in England or Wales in the past 10 years? 🔍 Are you or your client a woman who was convicted in a court in England or Wales in the past 10 years? APPEAL is conducting focus group interviews as part of…
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