Mar 6, 2020 · The Guildford Four were released in October 1989 after the Avon and Somerset police had discovered evidence which showed that, as the Lord Chief Justice was to state at the hearing of the appeal when the convictions were quashed, ‘the police must have lied’.

Jul 31, 2024 · A fresh investigation into the case of Jeremy Bamber, convicted of murdering his family in 1985, has revealed ‘significant evidence’ and police failings that may indicate he was wrongly convicted.

Sep 9, 2024 · In the last few weeks a group of experts have asked the government to postpone or alter the inquiry over concerns about the way evidence was presented to her trial.

Oct 18, 2024 · A parliamentary inquiry into the controversial law around joint enterprise is to begin work next month. The Westminster Commission for Joint Enterprise is to be launched at an event in the House of Commons and will be the first major project of the newly-formed All-Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice headed by the Labour MP Kim Johnson MP as the new chair.

Nov 13, 2024 · At the launch on Tuesday, Kim Johnson promised to ‘hold the government’s feet to the fire’ and recalled how David Lammy, then shadow Justice Secretary and now Foreign Secretary, stood with campaigners and said joint enterprise would be reviewed and reformed by a Labour government.

Sep 11, 2024 · Jon is editor of the Justice Gap. He is a criminology lecturer at Brighton University and a freelance journalist. Books include Justice in a Time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Biteback, 2018), The First Miscarriage of Justice (Waterside Press, 2014), The Justice Gap (LAG, 2009) and People Power (Daily Telegraph/LawPack, 2008).

Nov 9, 2024 · Jon is editor of the Justice Gap. He is a criminology lecturer at Brighton University and a freelance journalist. Books include Justice in a Time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Biteback, 2018), The First Miscarriage of Justice (Waterside Press, 2014), The Justice Gap (LAG, 2009) and People Power (Daily Telegraph/LawPack, 2008).

Dec 3, 2024 · The government may have breached its duty to provide access to justice due to grave issues in the legal aid sector. A new report commissioned by the Ministry of Justice has described a civil legal aid system in crisis, requiring urgent reform to stabilise the sector.

Jun 17, 2024 · With two weeks until polling day, the Conservatives and Labour manifestos lay out their visions for crime and justice under the next government.

Oct 2, 2024 · Jon is editor of the Justice Gap. He is a criminology lecturer at Brighton University and a freelance journalist. Books include Justice in a Time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Biteback, 2018), The First Miscarriage of Justice (Waterside Press, 2014), The Justice Gap (LAG, 2009) and People Power (Daily Telegraph/LawPack, 2008).