The third and final seminar will focus on challenging Parole Board decisions. It will comprehensively cover the latest developments in this area and provide an in-depth guide to identifying potential grounds of review. Training will also be provided in relation to how to commence judicial review proceedings.
Trainers will include speakers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers and SL5 Legal.
Topics that will be covered in the morning session include:
- Applying for reconsideration.
- Dealing with applications to set aside.
- Identifying grounds for judicial review against Parole Board decisions.
- Identifying grounds for judicial review against negative open conditions decisions made by the Secretary of State for Justice.
Topics that will be covered in the afternoon session include:
- Practical steps to judicially reviewing decisions.
- How to fund challenges.
- Drafting letters of claim.
- From issuing the claim to preparing for the substantive hearing.
