NLJ author Jon Robins, Barry Sheerman MP and solicitor Glyn Maddocks were among those who made moving speeches on Monday evening at the launch of Robins’ book The First Miscarriage of Justice: The ‘Amazing and Unreported’ Case of Tony Stock . The Justice Gap editor’s book tackles the tragic case of Tony Stock, jailed in 1970 for a crime he didn’t commit and whose name still hasn’t been cleared, despite an admission of guilt from the true criminal and four appeals. In the foreword to the book Michael Mansfield QC calls the case “a massive blot on the judicial landscape”. Despite Stock’s death in 2012, the fight for justice is ongoing.
23 October 2014
Launch of Tony Stock book
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven
Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth
NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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