Welcome to JIMS – Justice for Innocent Men Scotland
We stand for truth, fairness, justice and the protection of fundamental human rights for all. JIMS is dedicated to supporting men in Scotland who have been falsely accused of SO crimes. Our focus is on the lack of fair trials in these cases, and our campaign is centred around fighting for justice, transparency, and much needed reform in the legal system.
We are providing a voice for the innocent and advocating for change.
Whether you are seeking support, information, or want to raise awareness about wrongful accusations, you’re not alone. If you or someone you know has been affected, or if you want to support our cause, please follow us for updates, stories, and ways to get involved. Together, we can fight for justice and ensure that every man is treated fairly.
FAIR TRIAL REVIEW
THE FAIR TRIAL REVIEW — JIMS IS LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC CASES
Were you, or a man in your family, convicted of a sexual offence in
Scotland between 2013 and 2025?
After conviction, were you:
• told there were “no grounds for appeal” and therefore never
appealed; OR
• did your appeal go no further than the first sift?
And do you believe there was relevant evidence that the jury was
never allowed to hear which could have made a difference to your
defence?
We want to hear from you.
On 12 November 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered its
judgment in Daly & Keir v HMA. The Court found that the approach
being taken in Scotland to the admission of certain evidence in
sexual-offence trials was liable to result in breaches of an accused
person’s Article 6 right to a fair trial.
The SCCRC has since established a process for dealing with
potential cases arising from this judgment and has stated that the
decision opens the door to reconsideration of sexual-offence
convictions between 2013 and 2025.
We understand there remains considerable uncertainty - including
among legal representatives - about which cases may potentially be
affected and what should be done next.
Previously, we believed this would principally concern cases where
a section 274/275 application had been made and evidence was
refused.
We now understand the potential issue may be wider than that.
Even if no section 275 application was made at all, but there was
evidence you believe should have been put before the jury and could have made a material difference to the defence, we want you to contact us.
We cannot guarantee the outcome of any individual case. No one can promise that an appeal will succeed or that a conviction will ultimately be overturned.
But what we can do is help identify potentially relevant cases and do the legwork needed to get them into the hands of the people who can help.
The aim is to help appropriate cases through the first and second sift, so that the SCCRC can then carry out the full review these cases may require.
And we want to make something very clear:
Most experienced legal minds in Scotland - people with decades of experience in criminal law who have themselves been involved in significant developments in Scots law - recognise that 30 applications made to SCCRC is just the tip of the iceberg. They want to help, and they have asked JIMS to do the legwork.
So if you meet the criteria above, please contact us at enquiries@jimsscotland.org
And please share this as widely as possible.
The people we need to reach may be the very people who were told years ago that there was nowhere left to go.
*PLEASE NOTE: We do not yet know how many people will come forward through this campaign. If we receive a very high volume of enquiries, priority will initially be given to existing JIMS supporters, while we work through all other enquiries as quickly as our capacity allows.
JIMS is doing this work on a voluntary basis and cannot guarantee that every case will meet the relevant legal criteria, be progressed, referred to the SCCRC or result in a successful appeal. Each case will need to be considered individually.
