Front Page
Our Impact Report 2024-25
Impact Report 2024-25 Signs of Hope, Calls for Change This year, we’ve seen genuine signs of hope for those failed by the justice system. The Law Commission’s decision to undertake a long-overdue review of the criminal appeals process signals a growing recognition that our system is not working as it should, and the results…
Read MoreBBI Retreat 2025
Bound by Injustice (BBI) Retreat 2025 A Weekend of Rest, Reflection & Community From 30th May to 1st June 2025, APPEAL hosted a powerful and restorative retreat for members of Bound by Injustice (BBI)—a growing community of people whose lives have been directly impacted by wrongful convictions. Set on the beautiful Isle of Wight,…
Read MoreWrongly Convicted, Never Compensated: The Gareth Jones Story
Wrongly Convicted, Never Compensated: The Gareth Jones Story Gareth Jones’s life was destroyed when he was wrongfully convicted of a crime. Ten years later, he finally cleared his name, yet he will not receive any compensation because of a change in the law. Read the article written by Adam Bychawski for Big Issue, here. Read…
Read MoreJury on Trial
Jury on Trial: How Leveson’s Proposals Risk Greater Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions 15 August 2025 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…
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…
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 7 July 2025 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…
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…
Read More