Katie Wheatley, who heads our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team, has today been quoted in The Independent on the latest developments in the Lucy Letby case: Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths.

Katie Wheatley, head of crime and regulatory at Bindmans, reacted to the Lucy Letby press conference this afternoon. She said: “Usually when there has been an unsuccessful appeal at the Court of Appeal, even if fresh evidence comes to light, the convicted person seeking to appeal has to refer their case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) and the CCRC will decide whether to refer the case back to the Court of Appeal.

“Due to the CCRC’s heavy caseload, decisions can take months if not years. The CCRC has power to investigate and gather material before reaching a decision.”

Ms Wheatley said that the CCRC will refer a case back to the Court of Appeal if “there is a real possibility that the conviction will be overturned”.

This appeared in today’s print edition.