APPEAL

A quick look back: We were honoured to receive an award at UEL’s 50 Years in Law event last November, recognising our pro bono justice work.
Huge thanks to UEL Legal Advice Centre and RDSBL

Hey everyone! 👋

This is our new Facebook page, so be sure to follow us here for updates.

facebook.com/APPEALcharity/

All of our other social channels are the same pages, just with a new handle.

YouTube video by APPEAL BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - 3rd December 2025

Lammy's plan to scrap juries for lower-level & complex fraud cases is sparking concern.
APPEAL Co-Director Emma Torr explains why it could hit women — especially women of colour — hardest and weaken fair-trial protections.
🎧 Listen: youtu.be/_OZmMOAaGjs

Your gift to our Big Give campaign helps us continue the work that truly changes lives.
Every contribution—big or small—pushes us forward.
🙏 Thank you for standing with us.
➡️ Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Day 3 of The Christmas Big Give! 🎄
We need your help to reach our target!
Every donation makes a real impact.
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A win for legal aid is a win for justice. ⚖️ This step forward in appellate support ensures more people have access to the legal help they need. Read more: appeal.org.uk/a-win-for-le...
#LegalAid #AccessToJustice #AppellateJustice

🎄 Day 2 of the Christmas Big Give!
Your donation today can make double the impact thanks to matched funding.
Join us and help make a difference this Christmas ❤️
👉 Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

✨ Big Give Week starts today! ✨
For one week only, every donation you make will be doubled by a match funder — meaning your generosity goes twice as far. 💙
If you’re able, please donate now and help us unlock vital support:
👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Labour’s plan to slash jury trials will create more miscarriages of justice, say critics Leading barrister and pressure groups say move would lead to more unfairness for Black, Asian and minority ethnic defendants

"removing the right to be tried by peers for the vast majority of cases would inevitably lead to more miscarriages of justice, especially for people of colour" - Matt Foot, Co-Director at APPEAL. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

Proposals to restrict jury trials to only the most serious offences pose a serious threat to fairness and public participation in justice. Jury trials are a cornerstone of democracy — and must be protected.
Read our stance 👇 appeal.org.uk/defend-our-j...
#DefendOurJuries

Today is the first-ever #ChildrenWithAParentInPrisonDay. 💙
These children face huge challenges — they deserve our support & the chance to thrive.
Read the blog by APPEAL’s Survivors’ Advocate here: appeal.org.uk/children-wit... @childrenhands.bsky.social

🎥 Earlier this week, Lord Berkeley raised the issue of joint enterprise in the context of the Sentencing Bill in the House of Lords. He cites the recent research by APPEAL, led by Dr Nisha Waller, Joint Enterprise on Trial. appeal.org.uk/jointenterpr...

Earlier this month, Abigal Rolling (aka Shit Lawyer) brought the laughs at a comedy gig to raise funds for our charity! 🎭
A HUGE thank you to Abby, Siobhan & sponsors: @mountfordchambers.bsky.social @angelcomedy.bsky.social @wegottickets.bsky.social
#ComedyForACause

93% of wrongly convicted people are denied compensation under a law that flips “innocent until proven guilty.”
Alastair Logan OBE fought for justice for decades—now he calls to scrap this brutal test.
✍️ Add your name: appeal.org.uk/act-now/compensation-postcard

We’re hiring a Lawyer!
Join APPEAL and help fight miscarriages of justice.
📄 Details: appeal.org.uk/careers/

Former APPEAL Trustee Appointed to the High Court • APPEAL compensation wrongful conviction scrap the test matt foot radio 4

APPEAL @we-are-appeal.bsky.social
As this #BlackHistoryMonth comes to an end, we celebrate former APPEAL trustee Margaret Obi, recently appointed to the High Court of England and Wales. 🖤⚖️
Her judicial journey continues to inspire.
appeal.org.uk/former-appea...

Ricky Tomlinson is standing up for justice — and so can you.

The brutal test for compensation has gone on too long.

Join Ricky and sign to show your support today. ✍️

👉 appeal.org.uk/act-now/comp...

#JusticeForAll #SupportTheCause #RickyTomlinson #PayUp4TimeSpent

Joint enterprise on trial Six months of court observation at the Old Bailey: APPEAL’s Dr Nisha Waller and Tehreem Sultan report their findings on prosecution practices under joint enterprise

Drawing on six months of observations at the Old Bailey, APPEAL's Racial Justice Team’s article in @counselmagazine.bsky.social exposes how joint enterprise prosecutions continue to disproportionately target young Black defendants.

Read “Joint enterprise on trial”: shorturl.at/v1IEW

Long history of failure to tackle police racism | Letters Letters: Matt Foot calls for a change in the law when an officer is imprisoned. Plus letters from Harvey Sanders and Rev Richard Stainer

🚨 Decades of failure to tackle police racism in the UK.
APPEAL's Matt Foot calls for a change in the law: when an officer is imprisoned, the force must be held accountable.
The time for systemic reform is now.
📖 Read more www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#PoliceAccountability #Justice

JOIN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
APPEAL is hiring:
✊🏽 Racial Justice Lawyer
📚 Racial Justice Researcher
Help overturn wrongful convictions & challenge racial injustice in the legal system.
Apply now 👉 appeal.org.uk/careers
#JusticeForAll #RacialJustice #LegalCareers

Justice must be fair — and funded.
Between 2016–2024, fewer than 7% of those wrongfully convicted received compensation.
This is a systemic failure.
Join APPEAL in advocating for change.
🔗 appeal.org.uk/compensation
#PayUp4TimeSpent

Shit Lawyer: Comedy for a Cause 🎭
One night only! Abigail Rolling’s ★★★★ Fringe hit Shit Lawyer comes to The Bill Murray (Sun 2 Nov, 5:30pm) raising funds for APPEAL.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/ShitLawyerfo...

🚨 New Report Out!

APPEAL’s Impact Report 2024-25 is here: appeal.org.uk/impact-repor...

The 2025 BBI Retreat in May brought our members together for a weekend of rest, reflection & healing. 🌿
It was a space to re-energise and connect.
Read all about it here 👉 appeal.org.uk/bbi-retreat-...
Thank you @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for making this happen!

Ray says...the just is out on court reforms. Read about it here 👉 insidetime.org/ray-says/the...

Wrongly Convicted, Never Compensated: The Gareth Jones Story • APPEAL compensation wrongful conviction scrap the test matt foot radio 4

Gareth Jones’s life was shattered by a wrongful conviction. Ten years later, he finally cleared his name — but because of a change in the law, he won’t receive a penny in compensation. A devastating miscarriage of justice. Read more here ➡ shorturl.at/hcplx

"I had faith in the system, it would protect me...we're fighting for accountability, to put the system right." – Seema Misra OBE.
Join Seema in calling for fair compensation for those wrongly convicted ✊: shorturl.at/jll7C
#PayUp4TimeSpent #PostOffice

📢 Former journalist and charity campaigner Jill Morrell agrees: the wrongfully convicted deserve compensation. Justice must restore lives, not just freedom.

👉 Join her by adding your name: appeal.org.uk/act-now/comp...

#PayUp4TimeSpent

Jury on Trial • APPEAL Jury on Trial: How Leveson’s Proposals Risk Greater Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions Jury on Trial: How Leveson’s Proposals Risk Greater Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions Alannah Burdess, Legal...

Sir Brian Leveson’s jury trial proposals risk more racial bias & wrongful convictions.

APPEAL’s Alannah Burdess explains why dismantling this centuries-old safeguard would deepen injustice.

⚖️ Read more: appeal.org.uk/jury-on-trial/

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
APPEAL is recruiting:
⚖️ Lawyer – fighting wrongful convictions
🗝️ Trustees – guiding our mission for justice

Be part of change that matters. Apply now 👉 appeal.org.uk/careers/