Man jailed based on corrupt officer’s evidence has name posthumously cleared Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, had his convictions for theft and conspiracy to steal quashed. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
Law should change to allow review of cases of jailed officers, lawyer says Errol Campbell was posthumously cleared almost 50 years after being convicted, with the case against him led by a discredited officer. The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025
More trials with no jury will disadvantage people of colour, charities warn Reformers say more judge-only trials in England and Wales could lead to more miscarriages of justice The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025
Expert witnesses are ‘weakest link in English justice system’, says wrongly convicted surgeon David Sellu remains alarmed that there are no training programmes to ensure evidence given is legally sound The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025
Thursday briefing: What the case of Peter Sullivan reveals about the system that wrongfully imprisoned him In today’s newsletter: After almost four decades in jail, the 68-year-old was cleared this week. James Burley from Appeal examines why these failures keep happening The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025
Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
At 17, I was jailed for a murder I didn’t commit – and spent seven life-changing years in prison Basic police checks would have shown Sam Hallam wasn’t at the scene of the crime, but these weren’t carried out until he had spent much of his youth inside. He explains why he is still fighting for justice, years after his release The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
Andrew Malkinson was right to expose these ministers. Why do they keep punishing innocent people? Malkinson is right to raise the plight of miscarriage of justice victims who face having compensation docked, or can’t get it at all, says lawyer Matt Foot The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023