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Joint Enterprise on Trial
Joint Enterprise on Trial 📢 Joint Enterprise on Trial APPEAL’s Racial Justice Lead, Dr Nisha Waller, and Racial Justice Researcher, Tehreem Sultan, will be launching their report: Joint Enterprise on Trial on 26 June 2025. A rare, inside look at how joint enterprise is being used in serious criminal trials at London’s Old Bailey. Based on…
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…
Read MoreJ’Accuse…!
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 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 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 on Trial Joint Enterprise on Trial 📢…
Read MoreA system in crisis – the voices of the silent
A system in crisis – the voices of the silent There is widespread acknowledgement that the criminal justice system, and in particular the trial and appellate processes, are failing women. APPEAL’s Emma Torr reports on a system in crisis and hope on the horizon Read the full article in Counsel Magazine here. Read More…
Read MoreFailures at the CCRC
Failures at the CCRC APPEAL’s Matt Foot writes for the London Review of Books Thirty years ago, the passing of the Criminal Appeal Act led to the foundation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), a publicly funded body intended to investigate miscarriages of justice and with the power to refer cases back to the Court…
Read MoreCase review body needs overhaul, lawyers say
Case review body needs overhaul, lawyers say The miscarriages of justice watchdog requires “root and branch” reform, lawyers tell The Times as its head finally quit six months after the justice secretary described her as “unfit to fulfil her duties”. Read the full article from the Times here. Read More >>> Joint Enterprise on…
Read MoreAndy Malkinson and James Burley on BBC Radio 4 following Helen Pitcher resignation
Andy Malkinson and James Burley on BBC Radio 4 following Helen Pitcher resignation Helen Pitcher, Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), resigned on 14 January 2025 after the conclusion of a special panel. This follows grave criticisms of the CCRC’s failings in Andy Malkinson’s case. Listen to Andy Malkinson and James Burley…
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