R v Niki Haycock [2026] EWCA Crim 1105

Stephen Knight secured the quashing of an IPP sentence that was imposed unlawfully over 20 years ago, in a case which made national headlines.

Stephen Knight secured the quashing of an IPP sentence that was imposed unlawfully over 20 years ago, in a case which made national headlines.

The Court of Appeal used the opportunity to send a message to the government that action was needed in order to resolve the enduring injustice of IPP prisoners still serving sentences decades after their initial sentence.

Stephen was instructed by Baxter Jephcott at SL5 Legal.

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