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Child killer Lucy Letby’s case to be reviewed by commission

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case.

The Independent UK

The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing at its only job – here’s how to fix it

The body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been plunged into crisis. The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), Helen Pitcher, resigned this month following relentless criticism about the way the commission had handled recent cases.

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Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’

Exclusive: Man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit says CCRC is ‘infected with a culture of denial’

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‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.

Evening Standard

Murder victim’s brother continue tireless fight to clear ‘innocent man’ of conviction

Tim Darby believes Jason Moore was wrongly convicted of his brother’s murder at the Old Bailey in 2013

The Independent UK

Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss

Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby case could be ‘biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history’, lawyer says

Child killer Letby has assigned lawyer Mark McDonald to make a fresh attempt for an appeal hearing over the convicted murders of seven babies at Countess of Chester Hospital

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For many, Andrew Malkinson’s case a sign the CCRC has lost its way

Those close to the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s work hope review will pave way for change in leadership and purpose

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s system for tackling wrongful convictions failed me spectacularly. Overhaul the CCRC now

A scathing new report lays bare the inadequacy of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I’d like to see resignations, says wrongfully convicted former prisoner Andrew Malkinson

The Guardian - UK

How did the CCRC handle Andrew Malkinson’s three appeal applications?

A review has found Malkinson could have been exonerated of rape almost a decade earlier but for serious failings

The Guardian - UK

How has Lucy Letby tried to fight guilty verdicts and what could happen next?

After the convicted killer was refused permission to appeal, she has few options left

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not a quitter’: bank trader vows to continue fight after losing Libor appeal

Tom Hayes, first banker to be convicted in 2012 rate-rigging scandal, had his case rejected by UK court of appeal

The Guardian - UK

‘Dangerous path to go down’: four legal experts on the Post Office exoneration bill

The government’s decision to pass a law overturning the convictions of post office operators has left many lawyers and judges uneasy

The Guardian - UK

Subpostmasters betrayed, contaminated blood victims forgotten: why is Britain so bad at righting wrongs?

Interminable public inquiries won’t give the victims of medical scandals and miscarriages of justice their lives back , says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder

Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade

The Independent UK

Michael Stone’s convictions for murders of Lin and Megan Russell to be reviewed

The move by the Criminal Cases Review Commission comes after a reported confession by serial killer Levi Bellfield.

The Guardian - UK

‘Wheels are coming off’ miscarriage of justice watchdog, warns legal expert

KC blames deep cuts to justice system for failures at Criminal Cases Review Commission such as Andrew Malkinson scandal

The Independent UK

Wrongfully convicted man says criminal cases review body has ‘attitude problem’

Andrew Malkinson said the Criminal Cases Review Commission had not contacted him since his release.

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The Guardian - UK

Andrew Malkinson case to be reviewed by body that investigates miscarriages of justice

CCRC had turned down appeals from Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape

The Guardian - UK

Cases of two men convicted on corrupt police officer’s evidence referred back to courts

Exclusive: Cases of Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet, who have since died, are latest referrals relating to DS Derek Ridgewell

The Guardian - UK

Quashing of Andrew Malkinson’s rape conviction confirms failings of criminal review watchdog

Critics say underfunded CCRC only investigated 17-year-long miscarriage of justice when handed evidence ‘on a platter’

Evening Standard

Man wrongfully convicted of rape and made to serve 17 years in prison calls policy apology ‘meaningless’

The 57-year-old’s conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Andrew Malkinson calls police apology for wrongful rape conviction ‘meaningless’

The 57-year-old’s conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Andrew Malkinson accuses police of ‘cover up’ after being cleared of rape

The 57-year-old was found guilty of raping a woman in Greater Manchester in 2003 but has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK

Michael Stone’s murder convictions will not be referred to Court of Appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission decided there are no grounds to refer Stone’s convictions despite Levi Bellfield allegedly confessing.

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