Guildford Four: how the innocent were framed and the truth buried
WEBMar 6, 2020 · The Guildford Four were released in October 1989 after the Avon and Somerset police had discovered evidence which showed that, as the Lord Chief Justice was to state at the hearing of the appeal when the convictions were …
The Justice Gap – A magazine about law & justice – and the …
WEBIn this issue: The Birmingham Four, The Post Office scandal, Joint Enterprise, Jason Moore PLUS Emily Dugan on the shocking story of Andrew Malkinson's 17 year fight for justice
Cheshire West case: ‘A gilded cage is still a cage’ - The Justice Gap
WEBMar 21, 2014 · The Supreme Court judgment was handed down on Wednesday in the case of P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) (Appellant) v Cheshire West and Chester Council and another (Respondents); P and Q (by their litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) (Appellants) v Surrey County Council (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 19.The AIRE Centre (represented by Leigh Day and Co) was an intervener in ...
‘A victim of British Injustice’: Derek Bentley remembered
WEBJan 30, 2020 · The system didn’t listen… and it’s still not listening Christopher Eccleston, who played Derek Bentley in the film Let Him Have It, revisited the role in a video supporting APPEAL. Eccleston plays a wrongfully convicted prisoner facing a similar plight today. ‘My career was built on Derek’s scaffold. It was an honour to play Derek in Let Him Have It back then, and doing this campaign ...
Just how rare are false allegations of sexual assault?
WEBSep 15, 2023 · A particular challenge for investigating and prosecuting reported sexual offences is the absence of forensic incriminating evidence. This is particularly so in non-recent cases reported weeks, months, or up to decades after the alleged offences.
Remand Decision-Making: what is going wrong? – The Justice Gap
WEBDec 14, 2023 · In June 2022 the Justice Gap published an article on the increasing number of women imprisoned on remand and the concerns this raises. We now look in more detail at at the recently published report by the legal charity JUSTICE on decision-making on remand in custody. A significant part of the current prison capacity crisis is the growing remand population.
John Crilly: First successful joint enterprise appeal post-Jogee
WEBJohn Crilly: First successful joint enterprise appeal post-Jogee. John Crilly, understood to be the first successful appeal since the change in Joint Enterprise law in 2016, has had his murder conviction overturned.
Ched Evans granted retrial by the Court of Appeal
WEBApr 21, 2016 · The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction of footballer Ched Evans this morning and ordered a retrial. In April 2012, a jury at Carnarvon Crown Court found the former Sheffield United striker guilty of rape and he was sentenced to five years.
New report estimates £250m spent a year on joint enterprise ...
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Jon is editor of the Justice Gap. He is a criminology lecturer at Brighton University and a freelance journalist. Books include Justice in a Time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Biteback, 2018), The First Miscarriage of Justice (Waterside Press, 2014), The Justice Gap (LAG, 2009) and People Power (Daily Telegraph/LawPack, 2008).
IPP sentence contributed to the suicide of Francis Williams, inquest ...
WEBMar 12, 2024 · On the 28 th January 2023, 43 year-old Francis Williams took his own life after being alerted that he was facing potential recall to prison under an IPP sentence, despite this being 12 years after his initial release. An inquest into Mr Williams’ death on Tuesday 5 th March concluded that his IPP sentence had caused or contributed to his death.. The Imprisonment for Public Protection ...