In February 2016, the Supreme Court said that the ‘Joint Enterprise’ law has been wrongly interpreted for over 30 years.

Joint enterprise is seen as a controversial law, as it means an individual could be convicted of murder, even if they did not inflict the fatal blow.Watch students from the Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre at the University of Sheffield School of Law describe the importance of this ruling, and how it could have wide ranging changes to the law.Congratulations to undergraduate students Nicola Campbell, Scott Leonard, Elliot Booth and Jessica Low who won a prestigious Law Commission award in 2016 with their submission on joint enterprise law reform.Music is Ritual Seven by Jason Leonard CC BY-NC 3.0