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Seeking 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 >>> Seeking Justice: A guide to…
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…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson and APPEAL comment on conviction of Paul Quinn
Andrew Malkinson and APPEAL comment on conviction of Paul Quinn Press Release, 17th April 2026 Commenting on the conviction of Paul Quinn today at Manchester Crown Court, Andrew Malkinson said: “I am content that the right result has finally been achieved for the victim, myself and the public. But the truth is that if…
Read MoreCCJS-Joint Enterprise View Over Time – Apr 2026
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies New report reveals deepening concerns over joint enterprise prosecutions 15 April 2026 A new report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Joint Enterprise: A View Over Time, provides fresh evidence of the scale and impact of joint enterprise prosecutions across England and Wales. Drawing on nearly two…
Read MoreThe Observer,Unjust: How the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man
The Observer Unjust: How the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man 13 April 2026 In this episode of The Slow Newscast, Ceri Thomas revisits the case of Peter Sullivan – the man who spent 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Featuring contributions from Matt Foot, Co-Director of APPEAL, the episode…
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