CWJ statement on the release of rapist Stephen Mitchell
Winner of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2018 for Public Law
Mother of 22-Year Old Victim Challenges Decision Not to Prosecute Suspect for Her Death
Women who kill: Can you help with our research to ascertain whether and how women are discriminated against in the criminal justice system?
Justice for Women, in conjunction with the Centre for Women’s Justice, have commissioned a study examining the criminal justice response to women who kill men who have been abusive to them. The study aims to examine the impacts of the changes instituted in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and to identify the gaps that remain in order that outcomes for women who have killed abusive men can be further improved.
Help us get justice for Jourdain →
We have launched a new campaign to challenge the CPS decision not to prosecute despite strong evidence surrounding Jourdain Baptiste’s death…and we need your help.
The Times Lawyer of the Week
Harriet Wistrich is this week’s The Times Lawyer of the Week
Victims of sexual violence are right to fear another John Worboys →
Worboys: High Court rules that the Parole Board decision to release John Radford, formerly known as Worboys, is quashed and that Rule 25 of Parole Board Rules is unlawful
The Divisional Court today handed down judgment following a judicial review challenge brought by two of John Worboys’ victims known as DSD and NBV.
Sex trade survivors win crucial victory : disclosure of soliciting convictions is a "disproportionate interference with private life" and "not in accordance with the law".
The High Court today handed down judgment in a ground breaking judicial review brought by three women formerly involved in prostitution, challenging the Government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Regulations.
Supreme Court rule in favour of Worboys survivors
The full judgement of DSD and NBV v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
SUPREME COURT CONCLUDES THAT THE POLICE HAVE A LEGAL DUTY UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE AND SERIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT IN WORBOYS CASE
The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in a landmark case against the Metropolitan Police Service, brought by two women who were victims of John Worboys, “Black cab rapist”.
Update on 'Why was John Worboys granted parole? His victims need answers.'
Thanks to your amazing support, we have won the very first stage of the Judicial review challenge by achieving a stay on the release of Worboys until an urgent half-day hearing that will be listed between 6 to 8 February.
Update on CrowdJustice: 'Why was John Worboys granted parole? His victims need answers.'
So many thanks again from everyone involved in this case but particularly from DSD and NBV. They have truly been heartened by the support
Judicial Review on behalf of two victims of John Worboys issued in High Court today.
On 25 January solicitors on behalf of two women who were raped and sexually assaulted by John Worboys issued a claim for judicial review against the Parole Board and the Secretary of State for Justice (SSJ) challenging the decision to release John Worboys (now known as John Radford) from prison.
Worboys Judicial review: statement from Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for ‘DSD’ and ‘NBV’, two of Worboys’ victims
We can confirm that in the absence of any unexpected and compelling response from the Parole Board to our pre action correspondence, we intend to launch judicial review proceedings against the Parole Board next week.
Crowdfund launched in support of two women’s challenge to Parole Board on the release of John Worboy's →
Today CWJ is launching a CrowdJustice crowdfunding page to raise funds so two victims can legally challenge the decision to release John Worboys. This is a critical case about taking violence against women seriously and improving state accountability to ensure that victims are adequately protected.
Victims of Worboys to challenge parole board release decision
TODAY, two victims of the ‘Black Cab rapist’, John Worboys, launched a legal challenge to find out the reasons Worboys was granted parole and to challenge the decision itself. A crowdfund has been launched to support the victim’s legal efforts to overturn the decision to release.
“We’re no criminals!” say women formerly involved in prostitution as they take on the Government’s criminal records scheme in Court
Update on the judicial review challenge on the release of John Worboys
Two claims have been issued, one on behalf of DSD and NBV, two of Worboys victims and one on behalf of the Mayor of London. In addition an application has been lodged today by News Group Newspapers Ltd with a request to also be joined in the proceedings.
Statement re John Worboys’ imminent release
‘DSD’ and ‘NBV’, the two claimants in the case against the metropolitan police arising from their abject failures to investigate the original multiple allegations made against Worboys* have expressed their shock and dismay at the latest failures by criminal justice agencies.