Comment

In this section of our website we offer an occasional insight into our views, and comment, on the issues that we meet in our work. Whether you agree or disagree with us, we’d be pleased to hear your views on the matters discussed. Get in touch with us through our “contact” page.

June 4 2020

What it’s like to be wrongly convicted of murder: Michael O’Brien, the Cardiff Newsagent Three, and what happened next

From the Wales Online website we reproduce this fascinating article about our friend, Michael O’Brien, and his journey to, and through, his appalling miscarriage of justice. Michael is a courageous and inspiring man. His story is compelling reading: On the afternoon of July 20 1988, a jury at Cardiff Crown Court delivered guilty verdicts on […]

May 19 2020

Appeal Court – The End of the Line

Comment, News, Television

The heavily-trailed documentary “Appeal Court – The End of the Line” aired on BBC One Scotland at 10.45 pm yesterday (Monday 18 May). On a superficial level – and “superficial” neatly characterises the exercise – it is easy to regret what was produced as an opportunity missed. The business of appeals is, after all, the […]