il isation ▁and ▁Emb ry ology ▁Author ity ▁( H FE A ) ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁exercise ▁dis cret ion ▁when ▁it ▁denied ▁D iane ▁Blood ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁dead ▁husband ' s ▁child ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁decision ▁allowed ▁Blood ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁child ▁using ▁her ▁former ▁husband ' s ▁s perm , ▁which ▁was ▁obtained ▁shortly ▁before ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁Pear ce ▁v ▁United ▁Br istol ▁Health care ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁[ 1 9 9 9 ] ▁P I Q R ▁ 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁W ool f ▁reduced ▁the ▁minimum ▁sentence ▁of ▁Jon ▁Ven ables ▁and ▁Robert ▁Thompson ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁James ▁Bul ger ▁by ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁good ▁behaviour ▁and ▁rem or se ▁shown ▁while ▁in ▁det ention , ▁effectively ▁rest oring ▁the ▁original ▁trial ▁judge ' s ▁eight - year ▁recommended ▁minimum ▁sentence . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁W ool f , ▁together ▁with ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Curt is ▁and ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Henri ques , ▁refused ▁Barry ▁George ' s ▁first ▁appeal ▁against ▁his ▁conv iction ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁J ill ▁D ando . ▁However , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁next ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁Lord ▁Phill ips , ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁further ▁expert ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁for ens ic ▁evidence , ▁declared ▁George ' s ▁conv iction ▁" un safe " ▁and ▁also ▁ordered ▁a