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 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 ›
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 ›
Fresh Enquiry Exposes Failings Over 14 years ago Victor Nealon was convicted of the attempted rape of a complainant , the crown relying on identification evidence and ostensibly linking the appellant to being a man with a… Read More ›
