UPDATE: the fight to reform Joint Enterprise law continues
Actors, academics and legal experts amongst 170 signatories of an open letter to back my Bill
Why we must reform the Joint Enterprise law to #EndGuiltByAssociation
The MPs backing my Bill to Reform Joint Enterprise
My Private Members’ Bill to end the injustice of Joint Enterprise: no contribution, no conviction
My Bill – Joint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) aims to tighten up the law on Joint Enterprise. This law is used to prosecute someone who “assists or encourages” an offence – and if found guilty, they are punished as harshly as if they had been the principal offender, which can lead to life imprisonment.