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The Criminal Cases Review Commission and Miscarriages of Justice

Poster for criminal case review
Date(s)
May 5, 2026
Location
QUB Moot Court, Main Site Tower
Time
13:30 - 18:30

This event will have two sections: 1. CCRC and the Legacy of the Conflict in Northern Ireland and 2. CCRC and the Criminal Justice System

Join us for this event organised by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the QUB Institute for Peace, Security and Justice.

It offers an opportunity to learn more about the work of the CCRC, its role in dealing with the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland and its ongoing role in the Criminal Justice System.

The event will run as follows:

1.30 - 2pm - Registration and coffee

2 - 3.30pm - Session 1: CCRC and the Legacy of the Conflict in Northern Ireland

3.30-5.30pm - Session 2: CCRC and the Criminal Justice System

5.30-6.15pm - Wine reception


Confirmed speakers include:
- Dame Brenda King (Attorney General for Northern Ireland)
- Professor Kieran McEvoy (Chair of Peace, Security and Justice and Professor of Law and Transitional Justice at the Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice)
- Dr Hannah Quirk (Reader in Criminal Law, King's College London)
- Johanna Higgins (CCRC Commissioner)
- Daniel Holder (Director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice)
- Peter Lavery (CCRC Case Review Manager)

Department
School of Law
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
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Subject/Theme
Legal
Legal Studies
Poster for criminal case review