The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has written to Scotland’s newly-appointed Justice Secretary, Neil Gray, raising serious human rights
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A review ordered by the Government and carried out by the Law Commission has proposed the most significant overhaul
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has recently referred another ‘Imprisonment for Public Protection’ (IPP) case to the Court
Two prominent lawyers have told the Westminster Commission on Joint Enterprise that the doctrine is being used drag people
The expert body which advises the government on law reform has called for a major change in the way
The Westminster Commission on Joint Enterprise, launched in November 2024 in the House of Commons by the Labour MP
A Parliamentary inquiry into the Joint Enterprise legal doctrine is to be chaired by Labour peer Lord Woodley (pictured)
Families from campaign group JENGbA gathered in north London last week to hear Labour MP Kim Johnson describe the
Two former Chief Inspectors of Prisons have joined a high-powered panel which will consider the future of criminal justice
Every year the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) delivers a variety of outreach activities to ensure that those who
Government request for legal body to examine the need for reform of the appeals system broadly welcomed by experts
The Government has ordered a review of the criminal appeals system to see whether more should be done to
A report released this month by the Independent Commission into the Experience of Victims and Long-term Prisoners has called
“Take urgent steps to protect the rights and health of prisoners” The European Commission for Human Rights (ECHR) issued
An independent public body set up to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it
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The case of Simon Hall, convicted in 2003of murder, has recently been referred to the Court of Appeal by
The drug and alcohol treatment charity Addaction, supported by one of the biggest players in the alcohol market, Heineken, has launched