himself, Keith Hunter and Mike Kalaugher (the Scott Watson campaigners). An attempt to establish a New Zealand Innocence Project was made in 2009 by a group of lawyers concerned about the life sentence given to Alan Hall. In 2013, the project was re-launched out of the University of Otago, and has now been officially accepted as a branch of the Global Innocence network, becoming the world’s 63rd innocence project. Following the Privy Council decision to overturn the murder convictions of Mark Lundy, Karam said the Lundy case shows again that "an independent body is needed to review potential miscarriages of justice". Mark Lundy was convicted at his retrial in 2015. Publications Joe Karam: David and Goliath: the Bain family murders (Auckland: Reed, 1997) Joe Karam: Bain and Beyond (Auckland: Reed, 2000) Joe Karam: Innocent!: seven critical flaws in the wrongful conviction of David Bain (2001) (Auckland: Pohutakawa Productions, 2001) Joe Karam: Trial By Ambush: The Prosecutions Of David Bain (Harper Collins) References 1951 births New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand rugby union players Lebanese rugby league players Glenora Bears players Auckland rugby league team players New Zealand international rugby union players Living people People educated at St. Patrick's College, Silverstream North Island rugby league team players New Zealand people of Lebanese descent New Zealand people of Irish descent Rugby league fullbacks Rugby union fullbacks Wellington rugby union players Horowhenua-Kapiti rugby union players People from Taumarunui Sportspeople of Lebanese descent