The judges might argue that the Court of Appeal is a court of review, whose job is simply to assess whether a conviction...

In May 2024, APPEAL published a report on the hidden racist and classist intent behind the 1967 introduction of majority jury verdicts in England and Wales, finding links between majority verdicts and...

Lawmakers are being urged to enact a new piece of legislation that would see police officers who are sent to prison for corruption and other offences immediately having their past cases reviewed to prevent miscarriages of justice.

Winston Trew: Man framed by police in campaign to change case revie...

Trew's Law: The Case for Automatic Reviews of Imprisoned Police Officers’ Files for Miscarriages of Justice

Individuals who kill their partner or ex-partner in the home may become subject to a higher baseline starting point for sentencing, under new plans announced on 29 June by the Ministry of Justice.  

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Andrew Malkinson tries to rebuild his life and learns how he was wrongly identified.

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You seem to have forgotten all that you learnt in your legal practice, and the unique character of the jury in protecting the freedom of the individual

Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in murder conviction of Omar Benguit, Panorama finds.

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Leading barrister and pressure groups say move would lead to more unfairness for Black, Asian and minority ethnic defendants