‘A turning point for access to justice?’ MoJ publishes LASPO review
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · Almost six years later – LASPO took effect in April 2013 – the Ministry of Justice has published its Post-Implementation Review of Part 1 of LASPO, alongside a separate review of legal aid for inquests and a Legal Support Action Plan setting out the Government’s ‘vision of a modern system of legal support’ and the steps it will take ...
Whole life tariffs: extinguishing the candle of hope
WEBNov 16, 2014 · Since 2003, tariffs have been set by judges and the release of life sentence prisoners directed by the independent Parole Board. The CJA 2003 also sets out guidelines to govern circumstances in which a whole-life order can be issued: (2) Cases that would normally fall within sub-paragraph (1) (a) include—. (a) the murder of two or more ...
‘A victim of British Injustice’: Derek Bentley remembered
WEBJan 30, 2020 · In 1953 Derek Bentley, aged 19, was convicted of the murder of PC Sidney Miles and sentenced to death. It is the most infamous example of the use of joint enterprise law. Bentley was found guilty despite neither possessing nor firing a gun and giving himself to the police without violence. His co-defendant Christopher Craig, who fired the gun ...
How misuse of DNA evidence has led to miscarriages of justice
WEBJan 27, 2017 · DNA analysis has revolutionised forensic science; helping to catch prolific murderers and shining a light on miscarriages of justice that have seen innocent people wrongfully convicted of serious crimes. Such is the power of DNA to identify, convict, and exonerate, that many perceive it to be infallible.
Susan May: ‘She lived the injustice every minute of every day’
WEBSusan May was convicted of murdering her elderly Aunt Hilda Marchbank in 1997 after she was found beaten and suffocated in her home. The crux of the prosecution case against May rested on ‘bloody’ fingerprints found on the wall. However, after uncovering a series of botched tests and police inadequacies, including the failure to disclose ...
A history of innocence projects in the UK: a story of continuous ...
WEBOct 6, 2022 · The first project opened its doors in 2004 in conjunction with the establishment of the Innocence Network UK. Established by Dr Michael Naughton at Bristol, the network assisted in the opening of 36 innocence projects and distributed over 100 cases among them for investigation. In 2014, the network was folded by Dr Naughton due to resource ...
Why eyewitnesses give false evidence – and how we can stop them
WEBOct 28, 2016 · And where problems with eyewitness evidence do occur, the jury in the trial should be alerted. Without such safeguards, evidence based on eyewitness errors will continue to make its way into trials and more serious miscarriages of justice will occur. This article was originally published on The Conversation (here). Author: Amina Memon.
What price justice? The story of the Cardiff 3
WEBDec 16, 2011 · Their trial cost the British taxpayer an estimated £10m. Case reopened. The community in Cardiff exploded with anger. Graffiti littered the walls of Butetown and Tiger Bay, repeating the men’s claims of innocence. The co-defendants barely knew each other, were not part of the same group of friends. The evidence had been weak.
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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 ...