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LAW 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…
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Joint Enterprise on Trial The ‘Joint Enterprise on Trial’ report launched by APPEAL’s Dr Nisha Waller and Tehreem Sultan is a first-of-its-kind report offering a rare, inside look at how joint enterprise is being used in criminal trials at the Old Bailey. Based on a six-month court watch, the study reveals how young, mostly Black…
Read More‘Eminently winnable’: new campaign to properly compensate the wrongly convicted – The Justice Gap Article
‘Eminently winnable’: new campaign to properly compensate the wrongly convicted A new campaign to scrap the ‘brutal’ miscarriage of justice compensation arrangements has been called ‘eminently winnable’ by a former minister in the government that introduced the legislation. In Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday – the day after the campaign launch – Sir David Davis MP…
Read MoreCCRC: ‘The only organisation yet to emerge from Covid’ – The Justice Gap Article
CCRC: ‘The only organisation yet to emerge from Covid’ The meeting of the Justice Committee took place on 29 April 2025, with CCRC representatives Karen Kneller and Amanda Pearce, focussing on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). The committee examined the CCRC’s operations, its processes for reviewing potential miscarriages of justice, and…
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Reflecting on Justice APPEAL at the J’Accuse…! Exhibition APPEAL’s Co-Director, Matt Foot, with Sculptor, Nicole Farhi and Journalist Torin Douglas On 1st May 2025, APPEAL Co-Director Matt Foot took part in a powerful conversation at Pitzhanger Gallery alongside acclaimed fashion designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi, whose latest exhibition, J’Accuse…!, explores the devastating impact of miscarriages…
Read MoreIn It Together – Race and Joint Enterprise
In It Together – Race and Joint Enterprise Presented by Maxine Peake, this episode looks at how and why race affects joint enterprise and features Joseph Appiah’s experience of conviction under joint enterprise. We hear from experts including legal dragnet author Dr Nisha Waller, Dr Felicity Gerry KC, Professor Matt Dyson, Becky Clarke, Simon Natas…
Read MoreIn Conversation with Cath Snow – Miscarriages of Justice: Improving Support for Survivors
In Conversation with Cath Snow – Miscarriages of Justice: Improving Support for Survivors The recent Post Office Scandal has cast a spotlight on the plight of survivors of miscarriages of justice. Churchill Fellow Cath Snow, survivor advocate at charity and specialist legal practice APPEAL – which represents individuals who have been wrongly convicted…
Read MoreThe courage and endurance of the jury
The courage and endurance of the jury Ten years ago, we celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The Charter included Clause 39 stating that no free man could be imprisoned ‘except by the lawful judgment of his peers’ – social equals – ‘or by the law of the land’. The Magna…
Read MoreDefend our juries
Defend our juries: APPEAL strongly opposes government proposals to reduce jury trials 17 February 2025 Why are juries under threat? Sir Brian Leveson’s review of our court system, announced in December 2024 by the Ministry of Justice (‘MOJ’), has reignited debate about the role of juries in ensuring justice. The review, prompted by an alarming…
Read MoreCCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France
CCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France Exclusive: Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles. Read the full article from the Guardian here. Read More >>> Joint Enterprise Roundtable (Oct 2025) Joint Enterprise Under the…
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