Lorna Hackett
@prisonlawyer
UK Human Rights barrister. Dedicated to equality and fairness. Podcaster thetwoheads.com Multi-tasking mother, wife, writer, runner and pianist.
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Checkout the latest episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast powered by Clio. This week Robert Hanna is joined by Michael Mansfield QC and Lorna Hackett. In an hour special, Michael and Lorna discuss high-profile cases, mental health, creating your own chambers and more!
Pleased to see that the Privileges Committee has agreed to take the approach I suggested a while back (in this article in the The New Statesman) and has asked Boris Johnson to attend and give evidence under oath. A sensible move in the circumstances. newstatesman.com/comment/2022/0…
Lorna Hackett speaking about IPP prisoner still inside 17 yrs later on a 2 and half yr sentence. I am McKenzie friend to this young man and he should be released. His family are heartbroken.. END IPP
It never feels real until you have a hard copy in your hands! Many thanks to all our contributors (and to Hart Publishing for making it happen).
A brief update on the proposed IPP prisoners amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill that I have been working on with Lorna Hackett Happily the amendment was tabled during the recess by John McDonnell. It has also received strong support in the House of Lords (1/2).
What should we do about “the greatest single stain on our criminal justice system”? Lorna Hackett and Alexander Horne say that of the two proposed amendments for the Victims and Prisoners Bill, the answer isn’t to choose one or the other—it’s both. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/62934…
The Mail wrote some absolute nonsense about prisoners working on ROTL yesterday. This is why they’re wrong. By me The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/dont-c…
Prisoners have no idea when, or if, they will ever be released from prison. Lorna Hackett and Alexander Horne on injustice, IPP and the criminal justice system: prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/62934…
Please take time to listen to this… Alex Chalk KC Alexander Horne Lord Moylan @JamesDalyMP Sir Bob Neill KC (Hon) John McDonnell David Blunkett Lorna Hackett Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture …Thank you.
Very pleased to see that the clause relating to IPP mentors and advocates (which I have been promoting with Lorna Hackett) was presented by Baroness Blower (having also been supported by Lord Garnier KC and Lord Blunkett): hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2024-03-…
Peter Stefanovic UNGRIPP IPP COMMITTEE IN ACTION JENGbA TRAPPED: The IPP Prisoner Scandal Lorna Hackett This is a very powerful documentry/film have a peep at the trailor, please share