CRIMINAL APPEALS
Criminal Appeals is where the FLC began. In 2015, we started working with a network of universities across the country to offer free advice on applications to the Criminal Case Review Commission. WE continue that work today.
On signing up to the clinic you will immediately start working on one of our miscarriages of justice cases. You will be given tasks on a live case. You will work on a real, complex case involving serious criminality.
On signing up to the clinic you will immediately start working on one of our miscarriages of justice cases. You will be given tasks on a live case. You will work on a real, complex case involving serious criminality.
R V BM:
We are currently reviewing the case
of a man convicted of a paramilitary
shooting in Northern Ireland.
Students have been involved in
reviewing expert evidence with a
view to re-examining some of the key
findings of the trial court.
of a man convicted of a paramilitary
shooting in Northern Ireland.
Students have been involved in
reviewing expert evidence with a
view to re-examining some of the key
findings of the trial court.
R V DW:
Students reviewed a complex
conspiracy to murder case involving
London based gang violence. The
case involved the review of significant
amounts of evidence to test the
account given by a key witness.
conspiracy to murder case involving
London based gang violence. The
case involved the review of significant
amounts of evidence to test the
account given by a key witness.
R V JR:
The work done by our students led to the reopening of a conviction which resulted in a 30 year prison sentence. Issues identified by our clinic students are currently being investigated by the CCRC following a new investigation being opened. Our students remain involved in the case and liaising with the CCRC.
The FLS courses and ethos totally align with what I believe legal education needs to be.
FLS STUDENT
