Main contribution
Co-editor of the canonical UK academic reference works on miscarriages of justice.
May 2026: Thirlwall Inquiry report delayed to at least September 2026 · six-baby inquests relisted to 2027 · CCRC review active · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.
Conflict-map · Post-conviction legal commentators
Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds
Co-editor of the canonical UK academic reference works on miscarriages of justice.
The October 2025 supplementary CCRC submissions operationalise the established miscarriage-of-justice framework.
This page is the conflict-map view (role in the Letby case + position on disputed evidence). For the full biographical reference — background, career, publications and public commentary — read the dedicated biography.
Post-conviction legal commentators.
Former Supreme Court Justice
Main contribution: Former Supreme Court Justice (2012–2018). One of the most senior retired English judges to call publicly for the safety of the convictions to be reviewed.
Key claim: On the public evidence, there is a serious case that the convictions are unsafe and warrant CCRC referral.
Civil-liberties barrister
Main contribution: Career miscarriage-of-justice silk (Birmingham Six, Guildford Four, Hillsborough). Public commentary since 2023 identifying the Letby case as a miscarriage in the making.
Key claim: The Letby case displays the structural features of previous English miscarriages of justice.
Doughty Street barrister; Labour peer
Main contribution: Senior UK barrister; career focus on miscarriages of justice and systemic prejudice against women defendants.
Key claim: The procedural and evidential framework of the Letby case warrants the CCRC review.