In THIS VIDEO Michael O’Brian, of the Cardiff 3 (Newsagent) gives an insightful account of his own miscarriage of justice experience. Much has been written about this disturbing case, although it’s debatable whether anything has actually been learned from it. Here is Michael’s own take, in a video of just over 24 minutes duration, “An Anatomy of an Injustice”.
The Herald today carries the following article, which takes a refreshingly informed look at the developing crisis in legal aid funding in Scotland. This isn’t about “fat cat” lawyers. This is about the conscious removal of access to justice for the vulnerable. It’s about the growing inequality of arms between prosecution and defence which […]
The following article, published on the website of The Justice Gap, examines alarming failures in the system for disclosure of forensic evidence. The issue is examined in the context of post-conviction disclosure of evidence required for appeal. The current system is described by Inside Justice, the charity headed up by journalist Louise Shorter, as an […]
The following article from the Herald, written by Dr Stuart Waiton, a criminology lecturer at the University of Abertay, Dundee, is well worth its repetition here. It provides a timely and interesting counterpoint to the apparently prevailing view, that rape complainers are being forced to resort to civil litigation by the failure of our criminal […]