Reforming Criminal Appeals

The Law Commission is seeking views on the law about appeals in criminal cases, including the tests applied by the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and laws governing post-trial retention and disclosure of evidence. See the Law Commission website.

Join us (free) for discussion and q&a, with an expert panel including Professor Penney Lewis (Criminal Law Commissioner); Mr John Curtis (In-House Counsel at the Criminal Cases Review Commission); Dr Lucy Welsh (University of Sussex); Professor Carole McCartney (University of Leicester); Mr Paul Jarvis (Barrister, 6KBW); Professor Paul Roberts (University of Nottingham); and Dr Hannah Quirk (KCL). Chaired by Dr Steven Cammiss and Professor John Child (University of Birmingham). 

Hosted by Birmingham Law School and the Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing.