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BBI Retreat 2026
Bound by Injustice (BBI) Retreat 2026 August Bank Holiday Retreat – A Weekend of Connection, Rest and Resilience Over the August Bank Holiday 2026, APPEAL brought it’s Bound by Injustice (BBI) community, together for a special retreat. BBI is a community of families affected by wrongful convictions, and participants range in age from 1 to…
Read MoreShort Cuts: LRB
Short Cuts: Rejected Appeals September 2026 What happens when a wrongful conviction is overturned, but no one examines how the miscarriage of justice happened in the first place? APPEAL’s Co-Director, Matt Foot writes Short Cuts, published in the London Review of Books, exploring the limits of the appeals system and asks whether overturning a conviction…
Read MoreBushell’s Case: Legal Action
Bushell’s Case and the battle over jury independence September 2026 Lawyers took part in a silent vigil on 3 September 2026 outside the Old Bailed in support of Rajiv Menon KC. Photo credit: Jess Hurd Jury independence is one of the cornerstones of the justice system, but what happens when a barrister faces contempt proceedings…
Read MoreCALA/APPEAL Conference – November 2026
CALA/APPEAL Conference – 7 November 2026 Tickets available now! 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 have fought the system to…
Read MoreTrew’s Law – Press Release
APPEAL and the University of York Launch Trew’s Law APPEAL and the University of York Launch Trew’s Law: The Case for Automatic Reviews of Imprisoned Police Officers’ Files for Miscarriages of Justice 10 September 2026 APPEAL, in partnership with York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York, today…
Read MoreThree More Ridgewell Cases Under Review
Three More Ridgewell Cases Under Review Three more convictions linked to the disgraced British Transport Police (BTP) detective Derek Ridgewell are set to be reviewed by the CCRC, adding to one of Britain’s most notorious miscarriages of justice scandals. Ridgewell, who was jailed in 1980 for conspiracy to steal from rail depots, is believed to…
Read MoreTrew’s Law Event
Trew’s Law – Campaign for Policy Launch Event The Case for Automatic Reviews of Imprisoned Police Officers’ Files for Miscarriages of Justice Find out more about Trew’s Law TAKE ACTION NOW Click Here 10th September 2026 Photo Credit: Jess Hurd On 10 September 2026, APPEAL launched the Trew’s Law campaign at Lambeth Town Hall. The…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreEddie Gilfoyle
Eddie Gilfoyle Failed by the criminal justice process at every stage “18 years is a long time in prison if you are guilty. If you are innocent like Eddie, it is an eternity.” — Sue Caddick, Sister of Eddie Gilfoyle (2012) On 4 June 1992, Paula Gilfoyle, eight and a half months pregnant, was found…
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