Compensation
The Sunday Mirror joins APPEAL’s calls for compensation for the wrongfully convicted
The Sunday Mirror joins APPEAL’s calls for compensation for the wrongfully convicted The Sunday Mirror has published an article about Sam Hallam’s continued fight for compensation alongside an editorial highlighting why compensation is so important following a wrongful conviction. The article came about after polling, commissioned by APPEAL and run by insight agency Opinium in…
Read More‘Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted’: the 2024 CALA conference
Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted The Criminal Appeals Lawyers Association (CALA) annual conference, 2024 Emily Dugan, journalist Journalism panel Penney Lewis, Law Commission Edward henry KC and APPEAL’s James Burley and Claire Bostock The Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association’s annual conference: Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation
Andrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation – BBC news A man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape is still waiting for compensation three years after his release. Andrew Malkinson, 58, had his conviction for the 2003 sex attack near Bolton quashed last year. Emily Bolton, the lawyer who represented…
Read MorePolice officers involved in wrongful rape conviction of Andrew Malkinson under investigation – Sky News
Police officers involved in wrongful rape conviction of Andrew Malkinson under investigation – Sky News Four retired police officers involved in the conviction of a man jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit are now under investigation, a watchdog has announced. One of the former officers has also been notified that…
Read MoreEx-police officer investigated over Malkinson case – BBC News
Ex-police officer investigated over Malkinson case – BBC News A retired police officer is under a criminal investigation over the wrongful conviction of Andy Malkinson for a rape he did not commit, the police watchdog has said. The former Greater Manchester Police officer is being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice and misconduct…
Read MoreIOPC investigates retired officers over role in wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson – The Guardian
IOPC investigates retired officers over role in wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson Four retired police officers are under investigation for potential gross misconduct over their involvement in the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson for rape. One of the officers is under criminal investigation for potential charges of perverting the course of justice and misconduct in…
Read MoreOur Impact Report 2023-24
Impact Report 2023/2024 What a year it has been for APPEAL! Last July after many years of hard work our client Andrew Malkinson won his appeal at the Court of Appeal. Andy was finally able to achieve justice and the outpouring of support from the public has been extraordinary. The magnitude of the fallout from…
Read MoreCCRC chair rejects minister’s call to resign over Andrew Malkinson case
CCRC chair rejects minister’s call to resign over Andrew Malkinson case The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission has rejected calls from the justice secretary to resign after a report on its handling of the Andrew Malkinson case laid bare “a catalogue of failures”. A review by Chris Henley KC found that Malkinson, who spent 17 years in…
Read MoreTime for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government
Time for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government As Keir Starmer enters number 10, we call on his government to take action on four major flaws in our criminal justice system. These straightforward reforms would make for a much fairer criminal appeals system and ensure that mistakes are more likely to be…
Read MoreAPPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot on Radio 4 Today Programme
APPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot on Radio 4 – the brutal compensation test The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that the UK test for receiving compensation following a wrongful conviction is lawful despite dissenting judges stating it is ‘virtually insurmountable’. Listen to Matt Foot being interviewed about the case on the Radio 4…
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