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Justice Secretary seeks to sack ‘unfit’ criminal case review boss after Malkinson failures
An independent review into the Criminal Cases Review Commission found missed chances to correct the miscarriage of justice as early as 2009. Speaking on Thursday, Shabana Mahmood said ...
Inside Time8d
Law Commission calls for reform to Criminal Cases Review Commission
The expert body which advises the government on law reform has called for a major change in the way the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) operates, following criticism of how the ...
Law Commission proposes criminal appeal reforms as CCRC faces fire
Law Commission laid out reforms for criminal appeals weeks after chair of the CCRC Helen Pitcher claimed to be a 'scapegoat' ...
Computer Weekly29d
CCRC reviewing 17 Post Office convictions with potential Capture software involvement
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is currently reviewing 15 subpostmaster criminal convictions that could have been based on evidence from the Post Office’s Capture software ...
The Law Society Gazette14d
Supreme Court should hear more criminal appeals, Law Commission recommends
Currently, the Supreme Court cannot hear criminal appeals unless the High Court or Court of Appeal has certified that the ...
lawgazette.co.uk12d
In depth: Law Commission issues proposals on reforming criminal appeals
Much of the media coverage has focused on what the commission has to say about the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which came under fire over its handling of the Malkinson case.
The Economist29d
Britain’s review body for criminal convictions is struggling
On February 3rd the Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from Lucy Letby’s lawyers claiming the former nurse is not, in fact, a baby-killer. The CCRC must now determine ...