NEW Events Out Now
Women's Justice: Time for Reform - 19th June 2024
Women's Justice: Time for Reform - 11th July 2024
CALA Conference - 9th November 2024
Past Events
19 November 2022, 'The State of Criminal Appeals': CALA annual in person conference, London
Speakers:
• The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Holroyde
• Farrhat Arshad, Doughty Street Chambers
• John Curtis, Criminal Cases Review Commission
• David Emanuel KC, Garden Court Chambers
• Edward Fitzgerald KC, Doughty Street Chambers
• Linda Lee, Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Professor Penney Lewis, Law Commissioner for Criminal Law
• Michelle Nelson KC, Red Lion Chambers
• Ricky Tomlinson, actor and one of the “Shrewsbury 24”
• Dr Lucy Welsh, Sussex University
Blog post can be found here
15 July 2021, "Recent Cases of Interest in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division"
Speakers: David Emanuel QC and Farrhat Arshad
Video recording can be found here
15 April 2021, Sentencing appeals for people with mental disorder
Speakers: Her Honour Judge Rosa Dean, Resident Judge at Harrow Crown Court and member of the Sentencing Council ; Stella Harris, barrister at Garden Court Chambers; Dr Laura Janes, solicitor and legal director at the Howard League for Penal Reform; Dr Richard Latham, consultant forensic psychiatrist; Professor Pamela Taylor, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Cardiff University and Vice-Chair, Crime in Mind; Farrhat Arshad, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers (Chair)
Video recording can be found here
Speakers: Dr Hannah Quirk, reader in criminal law at King's College London
Blog post can be found here
27th April 2023, 'Criminal Appeals: A Legal Update by Dr Hannah Quirk, Reader in Criminal Law
Panel discussion with the Law Commission and APPEAL, designed to coincide with its consultation on its issues paper on Criminal Appeals published in July this year.
The consultation, invites 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.
Speakers:
Professor Penney Lewis, Law Commission
Robert Kaye, Law Commission
Matt Foot, APPEAL
Abigail Bright, CALA & Doughty Street Chambers
David Emanuel KC, CALA & Garden Court Chambers
Farrhat Arshad, CALA & Doughty Street Chambers
Chaired by Henry Blaxland KC, CALA and Garden Court Chambers
10th October 2023: Time for change? The Law Commission’s ‘Criminal Appeals: Issues Paper
22 July 2020, "Sentencing young adults - getting it right first time” -Webinar @ 4pm. LCCSA in association with CALA.
Speakers: David Emanuel QC, Dr Laura Janes and Claire Mawer.
More information about the webinar can be found here.
30 July 2020, "In conversation with the CCRC"- CALA and Doughty Street Chambers
Speakers: Steven Bird of Birds Solicitors and Sally Berlin of CCRC.
This session was chaired by Farrhat Arshad of Doughty Street Chambers.
24 June 2020, Timely Justice: Turning 18
Speakers: David Emanuel QC, Dr Laura Janes, Claire Mawer, Mr Justice William Davis and Dr Enys Delmage.