20/03/09 (UK): DNA Frees Sean Hodgson after 27 Years A man who spent 27 years behind bars for murder said Wednesday he was "ecstatic" to be free after new DNA evidence prompted the appeal court to quash his original conviction.

15/03/09 (UK): New Evidence Over Bamber Killing New evidence could overturn the conviction of one of Britain's most notorious multiple murderers is being examined by the CCRC. Link to Guardian article.

08/03/09 (CAN): Jail Those Responsible For Wrongful Convictions? That's one of the controversial findings of a Canadian legal conference held just two days after Ontario's top court quashed a man's 37-year-old murder conviction The forum also heard Canada needs an independent agency to investigate claims that innocent persons are languishing in jail.

06/03/09 (CA): Rihanna Case Prompts Press Release From DV Organization The alleged assault upon pop star Rihanna by her boyfriend Chris Brown has prompted a press release by Esta Soler, President of the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund, a body that works towards promoting an end to domestic violence worldwide.

5/3/09 (CAN): Expert: Main Purpose of Hells Angels is to Facilitate Criminal Activities The main reason for the existence of the Hells Angels motorcycle club is to facilitate criminal activity for its members, a biker expert testified at the trial of four Hells Angels.

5/3/09 (UK): Family Courts To Go Public Family courts will be transformed next month when the media is granted access to this traditionally private enclave of the English justice system. Divorce cases, child protection hearings and domestic abuse injunctions are among the cases that journalists will be able to cover for the first time.

4/3/09 (UK): European Judges Order Ministers to Justify Retirement Age of 65 Britain's compulsory retirement age of 65 will break European law if the Government cannot prove that there are social reasons for it, judges ruled today.

3/3/09 (UK): Injured Toddler Ignored - Paediatrician Gives Evidence Yet another case involving violence against children. The link will take you to the recent Times article on the case of Brandon Muir, a toddler who was given a beating of such ferocity that he was left with injuries more common to car crash victims.

1/3/09 (UK): Expert Tells Jury Vehicle Was Travelling Slowly The jury in the trial of a Newport man accused of causing death by dangerous driving has heard marks where his car left a track indicated the car had been travelling "relatively slowly".