On Friday 16 August 2024, following the urgent judicial review proceedings and interim relief application brought by the Prisoners’ Advice Service, instructing Philip Rule KC…
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…
Yesterday, we held the second of our Prison Law Seminars from our London office alongside speakers from SL5 Legal. There is still time to register…
The second seminar will guide attendees through how to best represent their clients at oral hearings. This session will be split into two parts. In…
The first seminar in the series will guide attendees through all the required steps for applying for and preparing for an oral hearing. It is…
Successful claim brought by innocent couple left living for eight years with the uncertainty and anxiety of a police “Released Under Investigation” (RUI) status before…
On 22 January 2024 at the County Court at Plymouth, District Judge Leach held that the Parole Board was liable for delaying Mr Robert’s parole…
Chambers is pleased to announce that Giles Pengelly has been appointed as a Legally Qualified Chair of the Police Misconduct Panels for the South Eastern…
The Prisons Handbook 2024 provides an invaluable resource for prisoners, prison staff and legal practitioners entering this area of work. It offers an exhaustive guide…
On 6 September 2023, District Judge Anthony Rich TD, sitting at Birmingham County Court, rejected attempts by the Government and G4S, the world’s largest security…
On 7 September 2023, in R (Ellis) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 2230 (Admin) the Administrative Court allowed a judicial review challenge…
In R (Dich & Murphy) v Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 945 (Admin) the Divisional Court (William Davis LJ and…
On 4 April 2023, the Divisional Court (Macur LJ and Chamberlain J) held a further hearing in the case of R (Bailey and Morris) v…
Today the Supreme Court reveals its judgment on the question of the permissible approaches for the panels of the Parole Board to take to unproven…
The government has introduced into parliament a Victims and Prisoners Bill. This follows the “Root and Branch Review” of the Parole Board previously launched by…
