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
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 11, 2025
Wednesday briefing: What an expert review could mean for the conviction of Lucy Letby In today’s newsletter: Will the findings of an independent panel give Letby the opportunity for another appeal? The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
Lucy Letby latest: Medical experts ‘did not find any murders’ Letby’s case will be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
Lucy Letby case to be reviewed by commission to see if she was wrongly convicted The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from child killer’s lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
Child killer Lucy Letby’s case to be reviewed by commission The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case. The Independent UK · Feb 4, 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 Conversation · Jan 29, 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
‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired. Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025
Murder victim’s brother continue tireless fight to clear ‘innocent man’ of conviction Tim Darby believes Jason Moore was wrongly convicted of his brother’s murder at the Old Bailey in 2013 The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024
Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case. Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
Lucy Letby case could be ‘biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history’, lawyer says Child killer Letby has assigned lawyer Mark McDonald to make a fresh attempt for an appeal hearing over the convicted murders of seven babies at Countess of Chester Hospital The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
For many, Andrew Malkinson’s case a sign the CCRC has lost its way Those close to the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s work hope review will pave way for change in leadership and purpose The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Britain’s system for tackling wrongful convictions failed me spectacularly. Overhaul the CCRC now A scathing new report lays bare the inadequacy of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I’d like to see resignations, says wrongfully convicted former prisoner Andrew Malkinson The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024 How did the CCRC handle Andrew Malkinson’s three appeal applications? A review has found Malkinson could have been exonerated of rape almost a decade earlier but for serious failings
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024 How has Lucy Letby tried to fight guilty verdicts and what could happen next? After the convicted killer was refused permission to appeal, she has few options left
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 ‘I’m not a quitter’: bank trader vows to continue fight after losing Libor appeal Tom Hayes, first banker to be convicted in 2012 rate-rigging scandal, had his case rejected by UK court of appeal
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 ‘Dangerous path to go down’: four legal experts on the Post Office exoneration bill The government’s decision to pass a law overturning the convictions of post office operators has left many lawyers and judges uneasy
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Subpostmasters betrayed, contaminated blood victims forgotten: why is Britain so bad at righting wrongs? Interminable public inquiries won’t give the victims of medical scandals and miscarriages of justice their lives back , says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023 Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Michael Stone’s convictions for murders of Lin and Megan Russell to be reviewed The move by the Criminal Cases Review Commission comes after a reported confession by serial killer Levi Bellfield.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023 ‘Wheels are coming off’ miscarriage of justice watchdog, warns legal expert KC blames deep cuts to justice system for failures at Criminal Cases Review Commission such as Andrew Malkinson scandal
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023 Wrongfully convicted man says criminal cases review body has ‘attitude problem’ Andrew Malkinson said the Criminal Cases Review Commission had not contacted him since his release.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023 Andrew Malkinson case to be reviewed by body that investigates miscarriages of justice CCRC had turned down appeals from Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023 Cases of two men convicted on corrupt police officer’s evidence referred back to courts Exclusive: Cases of Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet, who have since died, are latest referrals relating to DS Derek Ridgewell