Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice

People who are wrongly convicted should be compensated for all their losses on the same basis as other injury claims. Winning a proper amount in compensation does not restore the missing years and cannot undo the original damage, but it will help.

However, in 2006 the government capped compensation – even in cases where a defendant was demonstrably innocent – at £500,000 (£1m where imprisonment exceeds a decade).

Hickman & Rose are specialists in fighting for the maximum that can be obtained in such cases, and has persistently challenged a culture of low awards. For example, in 2008 H&R recovered £1.6 million for a former City of London banker who had spent less than 2.5 years in prison.