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Dame Vera Baird, interim Chair, CCRC Dear Dame Vera   I understand that it would assist the CCRC if applicants restricted themselves to 10 points.   I have reapplied to the Commission in respect of two sets of convictions arising in two criminal trials, each trial dealing with different matters. What I refer to below as “the first case” concerns allegations of conspiracy to defraud in the course of a takeover bid. What I refer to as “the second case” concerns allegations that

'The political class are in denial about having a criminal justice system that doesn’t work’ - Danny Barrs, APMI   Since 2023, Drs Lucy Welsh and Amy Clarke at the universities of Sussex and Brighton, respectively, have been compiling their report into applicants’ experiences of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, or the CCRC. On a mid October evening in 2025, and along with representatives from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice, they presented th

Dame Vera Baird, acting Chair, CCRC Dear Dame Vera Baird,   I’m afraid I have to send this to you (with copies to your staff) as my...

John Paul Wootton and Brendan McConville (The Craigavon Two) On December 17th 2024, two Irish investigative journalists, Trevor Birney...

When Chris Henley QC completed his report into the failings of the CCRC with respect to the case of Andrew Malkinson, the CCRC responded...

Michael Ward Dear Mr (NAME OF CASE REVIEW MANAGER)   As requested by you, I am formulating questions which I deem important to explore...

Jonathan King My appeal against past CCRC decisions continues - it’s only gone on for 25 years so far, which is, apparently, not enough...

Mike Proctor is the Senior Case Review Manager at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in charge of overseeing the submissions...

Tom, a promising boxer, in happier times This will probably be the last time I write on this forum about Tom’s case. I have nothing else...

Proctor the Donkey (created by Grok) Introduction Once upon a time, on the windswept sands of Blackpool beach, there lived an old donkey...

I recently led a project which explored the experiences of people who seek to have their conviction (or sentence) overturned on appeal...

Dame Vera Baird. Interim Chair, CCRC After over four years of supposed careful deliberation the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)...

Dame Vera Baird KC, Interim Chair, CCRC After over four years of supposed careful deliberation the Criminal Cases Review Commission...

Warren Greaves The Day It All Turned It began with something simple — I saw something suspicious and did what any responsible citizen...

On the 17th April 2025, three Commissioners employed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) reached a decision on whether to...

Ashley Cumberpatch In 2023, Ashley Cumberpatch, along with Kurtis Dilks and Andrew McDonald, were found guilty of conspiracy to burgle...

Last month, I sat for two interviews with Empowering The Innocent. Part 1 The first of these interviews – referred to as “Part 1” –...

'Robin Garbutt' by Sean Bw Parker Introduction One of the requirements for Permission to be granted in the Court of Appeal is that there...

'Podlife 2' by Sean Bw Parker The Law Commission has announced that the ‘real possibility test’, which the Criminal Cases Review...