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John May (judge)

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Interim Report on the Maguire Case: The Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the convictions arising out of the bomb attacks in Guildford and Woolwich in 1974
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The scientific work in examining the failings of the original forensic work leading to the convictions was undertaken by the "West" Committee led by Professor
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CBE FRS and the findings published in 1992 in Sir John May's report to the House of Commons entitled the Second Maguire report.
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convictions, May was appointed to chair an inquiry into both that case and the related case of the Maguire Seven.
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judge appointed by the British Government to investigate the miscarriages of justice related to the
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scientists Walter Elliott and Douglas Higgs had lied and suppressed evidence at the trials of
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The terms of reference of the initial inquiry were expanded, as a result, to include
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covering the systemic problems uncovered earlier. The commission was chaired by
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Home Office assessment of scientific evidence after miscarriage claims
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The authorisation of prosecutions based on scientific evidence
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Gillingham Borough Council v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd
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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
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The preparation of court evidence by expert witnesses
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Index

PC
Court of Appeal
Maguire Seven
IRA
Clifton College
Balliol College, Oxford
World War II
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
called to the bar
Inner Temple
took silk
High Court
Queen's Bench Division
knighthood
Lord Justice of Appeal
Privy Counsellor
Guildford Four
Home Secretary
David Waddington
Lord Donaldson of Lymington
Thomas Summers West
RARDE
Judith Ward
Royal Commission on Criminal Justice
Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Wheeler v JJ Saunders Ltd
nuisance
Gillingham Borough Council v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd
"NatWest Three puzzle"

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