Useful meeting with the Prisons Minister today. We discussed the terrible problems in getting legal visits in prisons, the dire state of #legalaid & why #IPP termination cases shouldn't be means tested. We had a quick debrief in the MoJ's local park before rushing back to work...

Legally Lesbians: 25 lawyers tells us why lesbian visibility is important this #LVW24

This list of empowering individuals touches on the diverse experiences of lesbians within the legal sector diva-magazine.com/2024/04/24/leg…

A jury in the inquest into the death of Daniel Weighman has concluded that multiple failures by prison and healthcare staff contributed to his death at HMP Chelmsford.

Daniel’s family was represented by Cian Murphy instructed by Gimhani Eriyagolla and Alisha McSporran of…

Join me this Thursday for a co-hosted seminar with SL5 Legal on 'Preparing your Client's Case Before the Parole Board.' There's still time to sign up for this 3-hour seminar, which will provide you with the hottest tips on all the steps you should consider.

Judgment of Saini J refusing the Solicitor General's application for permission to proceed with contempt proceedings against Trudi Warner: judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

I'll be discussing some of the early findings from my research into toxic fan practices among the social media audiences of political influencers at this event in UCD on 23 April. Thanks to UCD DeepLab - Digital Economy & Extreme Politics for hosting and to IrishResearchCouncil for postdoc funding #LoveIrishResearch

I enjoyed this. Dr Craissati is one of the best speakers on risk assessments and the Parole Board.

My @SL5Legal colleague Emma has written this powerful and moving piece about Matthew Price and the enduring disgrace of the IPP sentence.

WARNING– this article contains distressing content.

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5 April 2024

R (Swellings) v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 771 (Admin) 

prisons; reasons; rationality; relevant considerations

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Prison lawyers and trainee prison lawyers - new skills, refreshers, problem-solving, advocacy techniques and effectively challenging parole decisions:

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