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The Accused: Eddie Gilfoyle
Eddie Gilfyole’s case on Channel 4’s The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt on 2 July 2026 at 10 PM Channel 4 Revisits the Case Eddie Gilfoyle’s conviction and its serious concerns will be brought to a wider audience as his case features in Channel 4’s documentary series: The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt on 2 July 2026…
Read MoreDesert Island Judgments: R v Hayes; R v Palombo
Desert Island Judgments: R v Hayes; R v Palombo “Hayes’s case confirms the need to uphold the role of juries to protect against miscarriages of justice.” Writing for the June issue of Legal Action Group’s Legal Action magazine, APPEAL’s Co-Director, Matt Foot, highlights Tom Hayes’ case as his Desert Island Judgment. In R v Hayes;…
Read MoreCALA/APPEAL Conference – November 2026
CALA/APPEAL Conference – November 2026 Save the Date Save the date: 7 November 2026 The Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association (CALA) and APPEAL are jointly hosting an in person conference on miscarriages of justice this November. Expect a day of engaging discussion with a variety of speakers including practitioners, campaigners, journalists as well as individuals who…
Read MoreSeeking Justice: A guide to criminal appeals for women
Seeking Justice: A Guide to Criminal Appeals for Women April 2026 Seeking Justice: A Guide to Criminal Appeals for Women, is the result of research, collaboration and most importantly, direct engagement with women who have lived through the criminal appeals process themselves. We were privileged to be able to talk to women with experience of…
Read MoreJustice Committee, Courts and Tribunals Bill, June 2026
Justice Commitee Courts and Tribunals Bills APPEAL /// June 2026 We welcome the Justice Committee’s finding that the automatic right to a rehearing for appeals from the Magistrates’ court to the Crown Court plays an important function in correcting wrongful outcomes. We agree that the Law Commission should be allowed to report back on this…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson comment on the sentencing of Paul Quinn
Andrew Malkinson comment on the sentencing of Paul Quinn Andrew Malkinson comment on the sentencing of Paul Quinn Press Release, 5th June 2026 “I am insulted that this violent, depraved individual – who was content to let me suffer two decades of vilification and more than 17 years wrongly imprisoned for his crime –…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson on the Paul Quinn Conviction and the Fight for Justice Reform
Andrew Malkinson on the Paul Quinn Conviction and the Fight for Justice Reform June 2026 In the wake of Paul Quinn’s conviction for the crime that devastated the lives of both the victim and APPEAL’s client Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years wrongfully imprisoned, there has been a flurry of media coverage. Today programme –…
Read MoreInforming Homicide Law Reform Through International Research
Informing Homicide Law Reform Through International Research May 2026 At the beginning of May, Tara Casey, Women’s Justice Lawyer at APPEAL, visited the offices of one of our pro-bono partners, Linklaters LLP, to launch a research project looking at defences in domestic homicide cases. The Law Commission is undertaking a multi-year consultation on reforms to…
Read More“This could have been solved in 2012” – BBC Radio 4, 18th April 2026
“This could have been solved in 2012.” “This could have been solved in 2012.” Tune in to APPEAL’s investigator James Burley on BBC Sounds, speaking after the conviction of Paul Quinn — and why this case exposes deep failures in the justice system. Listen here http://appeal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026_04_18_BBC-Radio-4_JB.mp4 Read More >>> The Accused: Eddie Gilfoyle Eddie…
Read MoreThe Times, 18 Apr 2026 – The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot
The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot When Andrew Malkinson left prison after over 17 year, one of the first things he held was an iPhone — a symbol of a world that had moved on without him while he served time for a crime he did not commit. As journalist…
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