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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...

The photograph above is of Tom before he met Mr Cummins. There was no sign of the psychosis he was diagnosed with in 2015. The one below...

Below is the response by Grok 3, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, to the question: " What is Dr...

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP. Shabana Mahmood was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 5 July 2024. Dear Ms....

Michael Ward FAW received the following from Michael Ward about his case, which has seen him struggling to overturn alleged false...

Jeremy Bamber Introduction In this article, I will outline three key reasons to cast doubt on Jeremy Bamber’s supposed guilt. Firstly, I...

Lucy Letby It is reported in The Times newspaper that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has taken what may be an unprecedented...

Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the CCRC Helen Pitcher has resigned as Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC),...

L to R: Andy Malkinson; Helen Pitcher Introduction It is understandable that when we are wronged or we or a loved one experiences a grave...