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‘She would not have been the chosen one’ 🤐 🤯

As in our Son Ben Geen’s trial the jury would have been overwhelmed by the prosecutions anecdotal, theoretical and opinion evidence. Lacking any direct linking evidence the prosecution would have relied on and continually sowed the seed in the jury’s minds that Lucy was the only

I experienced this today as well. Spent an hour trying to get through to a London custody suite. The officer then called me, having obtained by number through the DSCC. It isn’t the minor / nuanced issues that are the problem. It’s the combination of them all.

I have gloves on.. 😢🥶

"The situation in prisons and probation requires a complete reset" said our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber, "while the capacity crisis has attracted significant media attention, the inspectors’ findings reveal what is actually going on behind bars".

YES! Conviction overturned of Oliver Campbell. Yet another stain on our criminal justice system for years! An innocent man imprisoned wrongly... well done to Oliver and all his legal team - esp. Louise Shorter and Glynn Maddocks! #wrongfulconviction

The long fight for justice is finally over for Oliver Campbell after nearly 34 years in prison. Three judges ruled on Wednesday that Mr Campbell's conviction was "unsafe". Mr Campbell's lawyers claimed his trial jury was not told the full extent of his mental health issues, nor

'The conviction was overturned in most begrudging fashion, no sympathy for a man many believe is innocent with neither the intellectual capacity nor physical ability to commit the crime.' Jon Robins on what today's judgment reveals about Court of Appeal thejusticegap.com/so-much-was-mi…

The law on Joint Enterprise has led to ‘systemic injustice, over-criminalisation, over-punishment, and discriminatory outcomes’ according to new research Centre for Crime and Justice Studies thejusticegap.com/over-criminili…

We are delighted to host the 15th Transnational Commercial Lawyers Conference on "Current Trends, Developments and Challenges in Transnational Commercial Law regarding Financial Inclusion, Sustainability and ESG" organised by Professor Orkun Akseli. 3-4 October at UoM Law School

1. Huw Edwards' sentence is typical for a first indecent images offence. 2. It is NOT an example of special treatment or 'two tier justice'. 3. This offending is massively more common than many realise; which is partly why prison is not first option. 4. Have a read to learn more.

Why did Huw Edwards avoid prison? Is this evidence of “two-tier justice”? Let’s take a quick look. 🧵 TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.

🎤 WATCH the live stream today at 6pm (UK/GMT). How can we address the environmental harm caused by plastics and improve sustainability through reuse, repurposing, and recycling? #UoM200