The Clock is ticking from the moment you are charged with historical allegations , in fact this is the cruelest contradiction in that your accusers may have waited many decades to bring their allegations , the police may have extensively… Read More ›
In 2009 Mark Barlow and Mark Newby hosted a conference which brought all participants in the Criminal Justice System together to talk about the challenges of historical allegations . A paper was issued for that conference and has been referenced… Read More ›
Today at the Byline Times News Club the latest Edition of Proof Magazine from http://www.thejusticegap.com will be delivered which looks at the Prison Crisis and miscarriages of justice . This presents a perfect opportunity to formally launch the challenge to… Read More ›
Judgment Link https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2016-0227-judgment.pdf Victor Nealon, wrongly imprisoned for 17 years, fails in compensation bid The Supreme Court has today dismissed appeals by Victor Nealon and Sam Hallam against the refusal of the government to award them compensation as the victims… Read More ›
This case involved a re-trial in relation to murder and wounding with intent . It is unecessary dwell too much on the facts but there arose an issue whether the ABE of a deceased witness in which he accused the… Read More ›
Today the Supreme Court rectified a major injustice which has led to many people arguably being wrongfully convicted based upon the law of joint enterprise . The decision in R v Jogee https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2015-0015-judgment.pdf confronts a major issue which has faced those representing… Read More ›
Mark Newby writes for The Justice Gap on the recent announcement of the Bernard Hogan Howe Metropolitan Commissioner that the approach to investigating Historical Allegations currently being taken may need to be re-evaluated You know that things may be getting… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
[ 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 ›