31 h. ago Miscarriage of justice watchdog chief quits after public confidence ‘badly damaged’

Karen Kneller resigns from Criminal Cases Review Commission, heavily criticised for bungling of Andrew Malkinson caseThe chief executive of the miscarriage of justice watchdog for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned after serious failings in the case of Andrew Malkinson.Karen Kneller, who had held the position since 2013, has left her job at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history, it was announced on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Chief executive of miscarriage of justice review body resigns

MPs had warned in May that Karen Kneller’s position at the Criminal Cases Review Commission was untenable amid heavy criticism of the body.

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2 w. ago Man convicted of 1994 Orkney restaurant murder is innocent, claims top lawyer

Leading criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar believes the case of a former soldier convicted of the murder 31 years ago of a restaurant waiter is a miscarriage of justice

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2 w. ago Starmer warns Labour rebels there will be no more concessions on benefit cuts

The prime minister is gearing up for a political fight over welfare reform

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2 w. ago Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts

Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon casesWho are expert witnesses and how does system work?A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English courts could be leading to miscarriages of justice, senior politicians, lawyers and doctors have said.The former attorney general Dominic Grieve and the former justice secretary Jack Straw were among those to tell the Guardian that criminal and civil trials were sometimes hanging on evidence by self-appointed “experts” who could lack relevant knowledge. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago He’s fighting to clear his name for murder he says he didn’t commit. But star witness still hasn’t been contacted

Exclusive: In almost 18 months, the CCRC has failed to speak to a key witness who Jason Moore believes could overturn his conviction. A bishop found him in a matter of weeks

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3 w. ago Andrew Malkinson vows to continue campaign for reform after 17 years wrongfully jailed

‘I haven’t finished. I want to change a lot more,’ Mr Malkinson said

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3 w. ago Andrew Malkinson says fight to reform miscarriage of justice cases far from over

'It's a good feeling that something so dreadful and tragic is leading to real change'

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3 w. ago Innocent man who spent 17 years in prison for rape he didn't commit ‘not finished’ fighting

Andrew Malkinson, 59, spent 17 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of rape. His conviction was quashed in 2023, but he says his fight for justice is not over

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3 w. ago Andrew Malkinson ‘not finished’ fighting for reform after wrongful conviction

The 59-year-old had his conviction overturned in 2023 after years protesting his innocence.

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3 w. ago Labour byelection win shows ‘SNP’s balloon has burst’, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader accuses SNP of misinformation in its campaign and attacks Reform’s ‘dirty’ tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesScottish Labour’s surprise byelection win proves “the SNP’s balloon has burst”, a jubilant Anas Sarwar has said, after the popular local candidate Davy Russell defied predictions to beat the incumbent Scottish National party and fight off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.Sarwar told a victory rally in Hamilton town centre on Friday morning that Labour had proved everyone wrong following speculation that Reform UK might push it into third place, as the rightwing populist party gained ground in Scotland for the first time. Continue reading...

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