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More miscarriages of justice like Peter Sullivan ‘inevitable’, top lawyer warns

Chris Henley KC, who led a damning review of the Criminal Cases Review Board, said the appeals system ‘won't face up to the fact’ that mistakes are made

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Lawyers will support any compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Peter Sullivan was released from prison yesterday after protesting his innocence for decades.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail

Hearing told that DNA evidence found at the scene of Diane Sindall’s murder was not that of the 68-year-old

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

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Miscarriage of justice watchdog had ‘hole at its heart’, committee chair says

Chief executive of Criminal Cases Review Commission questioned by MPs over Andrew Malkinson failings, expensive courses and being ‘absent’ boss

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025

Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case

Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue

The following story is the winner of The Conversation Prize for writers, a competition run in partnership with Faber and Curtis Brown. Read more about the competition here.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

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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

Raw deal for those who are wrongfully convicted

Letter: Glyn Maddocks and Dr Jon Robins call for the government to repeal the 2014 change to the law on compensation and raise the £1m threshold for payouts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

Wrongly convicted man ‘anxious about losing home’ for receiving compensation

Andrew Malkinson has been awarded compensation for the miscarriage of justice he suffered – but may have to leave his home as a result.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Thursday briefing: Has Labour laid the foundations for fixing Britain’s housing crisis?

In today’s newsletter: The government is proposing big investment and sweeping planning law reform, but critics say the goals are unrealistic and inadequate. We recap Angela Rayner’s housing policy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

Man wrongly jailed for rape gets first compensation payout

His lawyer called for a £1 million cap on payouts to be lifted

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson at risk of losing social housing due to compensation law

His lawyer has called for a £1 million cap on payouts to be lifted

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

MoJ to pay Andrew Malkinson ‘significant’ sum over wrongful rape conviction

Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says he plans to use interim payment to visit family in Australia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Former solicitor general says miscarriage of justice watchdog is ‘beyond a joke’

Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Justice watchdog’s ‘absent’ leadership in disarray before review of Letby case

CCRC staff accuse former chair of ‘insensitive’ memos and incumbent chief executive of having ‘finger off the pulse’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

CCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France

Exclusive: Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles

International Business Times UK · Feb 5, 2025

Lucy Letby Update: Is Britain's 'Worst Serial Child Killer' Innocent? What New Evidence Reveals

New findings regarding Lucy Letby's are making expert's question the validity of her conviction for the deaths of 7 infants.

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The Conversation · Jan 29, 2025

The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing at its only job – here’s how to fix it

The body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been plunged into crisis. The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), Helen Pitcher, resigned this month following relentless criticism about the way the commission had handled recent cases.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

CEO of watchdog accused of attempt to ‘sanitise’ review of Andrew Malkinson case

Exclusive: sources claim CCRC head, Karen Kneller, fought suggestion problems behind handling of case were systemic

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’

Exclusive: Man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit says CCRC is ‘infected with a culture of denial’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

‘Set up by my own gang’: man convicted of London stabbing in 2009 looks to reopen case

Exclusive: Kai Shannon has always maintained his innocence. There is now growing pressure to re-examine evidence with a former police officer on his side

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairwoman Helen Pitcher quit on Tuesday, claiming she had been made a ‘scapegoat’ in the case.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Andrew Malkinson calls miscarriage of justice watchdog’s ex-head ‘shameless’

Helen Pitcher resigned from the CCRC saying she had been ‘scapegoated’ over Malkinson’s case

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.

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