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CCRC Chair Richard Foster’s Farewell Speech

  We attach, at the foot of this article, a downloadable copy of the recent farewell speech by the departing Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).   Although the CCRC does not operate in Scotland, where we have our own Commission, the processes employed by the two commissions are broadly similar as, indeed, are […]

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Not Proven – More Nonsense from The Guardian

  The Guardian (online) yesterday published this article on the recent decision at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, to uphold a civil claim against a man who had previously been acquitted, by a High Court jury, of rape. The issue of rape complainers seeking damages notwithstanding acquittal of the accused at trial is arising with increasing regularity.  […]

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The Fallibility of Memory and The Importance of Evidence

The following article, by Tyler Watkins and published on Quillette.com, is of obvious topical interest – but it drew our attention because the issues discussed are routinely encountered in criminal trials and, alas, in the creation of miscarriages of justice.  The article is lengthy, but well worth a read:   As we await the vote […]