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• The Refusal of Miscarriage Compensation – What next

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on July 4, 2015

  

  On 12th June the  High Court rejected challenges by Victor Nealon and Sam Hallam in their miscarriage of justice test case for compensation for 24 lost years served in prison before having their convictions quashed. Victor Nealon spent 17 years in… Read More ›

• The Curious Case of Victor Nealon

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on February 16, 2015

  

  When Victor Nealon was sat in his prison cell after yet another rejection by the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2002, he may have wondered whether he would ever get his liberty – never mind receiving an actual apology for… Read More ›

• Justice Committee – Is it time to ask searching questions of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on February 16, 2015

  

  [ This Article first appeared on Inside Justice and then The Justice Gap ] When the House of Commons’  justice committee finally decided to undertake a longer inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review Commission it might have been assumed this… Read More ›

• There are no winners

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on February 7, 2014

  

  As published on The Justice Gap – http://thejusticegap.com/2014/02/winners/ When the former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer introduced new guidelines to the prosecution of sexual offences, he made much of an assertion that “the pendulum” had swung too far in favour… Read More ›

• Quashing Victor Nealon’s Conviction

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on December 14, 2013

  

  On Friday 13th December the Conviction of Victor Nealon was finally quashed by the Court of Appeal with the reasons to be supplied early in the New Year . It had been a long and hard fight for Victor Nealon… Read More ›

• Celebrity Cases and the Path to Moral Panic

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on October 29, 2013

  

  Risk of moral panic over celebrity sex abuse cases The current unfolding drama surrounding the explosion of sexual allegations in a post-Savile world is providing more twists than a modern day drama although it is worth remembering that sexual allegations… Read More ›

• Dangerous Dogs , Anti Social Behaviour and Miscarriage of Justice

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on May 17, 2013

  

  Amongst the distraction of PCT and Save UK Justice campaigning, it is important that as lawyers working to preserve the Rule of Law, we must not take our eye off developments in the law, particularly in what seems an opportune… Read More ›

• Fighting for Miscarriage Compensation to Continue as Divisional Court refuses 4 out of 5 cases

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on March 27, 2013

  

  Beatson LJ and Irwin J delivering the decision of the Divisional Court on the challenges of Claimants to the refusal of the Secretary of State for compensation have disappointed 4 out of the 5 Claimants, including Barry George, with only… Read More ›

• Savile and the Future of Sexual Abuse Investigations

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on March 27, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Mark Barlow Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers Manchester and Mark Newby Solicitor Advocate at Quality Solicitors Jordans Doncaster discuss the impact of the Savile Case and the recent decision to review the Waterhouse Inquiry into the Bryn Estyn Care… Read More ›

• Richard Webster Memorial Lecture – The Dangers of False Allegations

  By MarkNewbyQSJ on November 3, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  “False Accusations their impact on the Individual, the Family and Society “ Mark Newby’s Speech at the Richard Webster Memorial Lecture Held on 13th October 2012 at the University of Wrexham Thank you for inviting me to be speaking at… Read More ›