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NLJ this week: Miscarriages of justice

21 March 2025
Issue: 8109 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal
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The proposed review of the criminal appeals process is ‘seriously impressive and broad’, but is it enough? 

NLJ columnist Jon Robins comments on the systems through which injustices are corrected, highlighting flaws and weaknesses.

In February, the Law Commission published a detailed consultation paper on potential reforms to criminal appeals. In this week’s NLJ, Robins looks at the Criminal Cases Review Commission in particular, and its relationship with the Court of Appeal.

Robins writes: ‘If the CCRC does one job well, it is deflecting attention away from the problems elsewhere, including the Court of Appeal.’ 

Issue: 8109 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal
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