‘Dame Linda Dobbs DBE, a former high court judge with 35 years of legal experience has been named the new Independent Assessor for Miscarriages of Justice.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th April 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Two men who served long sentences before their convictions were overturned have lost the latest round of their legal fight for compensation.’
BBC News, 11th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Footballer’s case referred to Court of Appeal in London by Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates possible miscarriages of justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new forensic and biometrics service is planned by the Home Office, four years after it controversially abolished its predecessor.’
BBC News, 12th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first part of the inquiry, in 2011-2012, examined press ethics, but hearings into ties between newspapers and the police were put on hold amid criminal inquiries over phone hacking.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A district judge who is suing the Ministry of Justice after whistleblowing her complaints about courtroom dangers – death threats, violent claimants and hostage-taking – has spoken out for the first time about her experience of an under-resourced justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The neutrality of Professor Stephen Harris, one of the UK’s leading authorities on foxes, has been called into question.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A terminally-ill cancer patient who was jailed for two robberies he did not commit is fighting for compensation a year after he was exonerated.’
BBC News, 15th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eight former police officers involved in the Cardiff Three miscarriage of justice murder case have cast doubt on the freed men’s innocence as they sue their own force over the saga.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mark Ellison QC and Alison Morgan’s review on the impact of undisclosed undercover police activity on the safety of convictions.’
Attorney General’s Office, 16th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘An appeal against the conviction of two men for the “body in a carpet” killing of a teenage girl more than two decades ago will be heard next year.’
BBC News, 15th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘R (Victor Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice : R (Sam Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 1565 (Admin), 8 June 2015. As Michael Gove contemplates the future of the Human Rights Act 1998, the High Court has considered how far the presumption of innocence in Article 6(2) ECHR spreads into decisions on payment of compensation for a miscarriage of justice. In doing so, Burnett LJ also managed to find some less than complimentary sentiments about the Strasbourg court’s decision-making.’
UK HUamn Rights Blog, 19th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Miscarriages of justice will result from fresh cuts to the legal aid budget announced on 10 June, solicitors are warning.’
The Independent, 10th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer recently released from prison has said he is determined to “fight” for justice, believing his case was flawed by a crooked detective.
Kevin Lane was found guilty of shooting dead Robert Magill with a shotgun in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1994. His argument of an “unsafe” conviction by Det Insp Christopher Spackman is being heard at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday and Thursday.’
BBC News, 9th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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