Team of the Year #MLAwards20 is .... Instalaw Solicitors congratulations!

Congratulations to both and amazing news that Nabila brought the title home! #MLA

We’re delighted to have been awarded “The Best Prison Law Firm” in the midlands! Thank you SME News 🥇

#AfterPrison is an exciting and ambitious new project from Centre for Crime and Justice Studies which involves engaging the public in imagining alternative uses for prison sites russellwebster.com/after-prison/

Did you see our #PressReleases in the February Bulletin. There's lots of news from Brady Solicitors Instalaw Solicitors MJC Law KCH Garden Square Nelsons @LawNLS OTB Legal Sills & Betteridge & RobertBarberSols Don't forget to send us your news for March! #readallaboutit buff.ly/2DDAAly

We are doing everything in our power to progress parole cases where possible, whilst keeping people safe, and are exploring new avenues to do so amid the coronavirus outbreak. Today, we have issued fresh guidance to members which I will outline below. 1/8

Our principles do not change: - Protection of the public - Fairness - The test for release When deciding if any changes need to be made to a hearing or panel, our touch-stone is whether these would undermine the fairness of proceedings. 2/8

Where hearings are needed, the Board is trying to be as flexible as possible with facilitating oral hearings where appropriate. This may include allowing panel members, legal reps and witnesses to undertake video/telephone links from home to try and avoid delay to hearings. 4/8

Victims will be invited to consider remote attendance, to keep them safe, or agree the panel can rely on the written statement. The views of the prisoner or rep will always be sought before deciding if an oral hearing is needed but the final decision lies with the panel chair 5/8

Where a panel member can no longer attend a hearing due to coronavirus (ie: self-isolating) that hearing may be cancelled if the remainder of the panel feel they cannot proceed, but the emphasis will be to proceed wherever possible, as long as it is fair and appropriate. 6/8

More cases will be concluded by a single panel member to ensure we maximise the use of our people to progress as many cases as we can. 7/8

I would like to finish by saying we are grateful to all those working together to ensure cases go ahead. Stay safe. 8/8

Acting on behalf of a group of clients, we have today written to the Government seeking proposals for a full, independent, public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. If you have questions you feel the Government need to be answering then please contact us.

Our latest article in Legal Practice Management (LPM) features Stephen Luke, Director and Partner at Instalaw Solicitors on why Insight Legal was crucial to the firm’s growth and success. Download your copy and scroll through to pages 36 & 37 to read more on this insightful case study; bit.ly/LPMJune2020

Read the latest issue of Legal Practice Management (LPM) featuring Director Stephen Luke and Insight Legal #legalpractice #LPM

We are delighted to announce that Director Stephen Luke will take up the new role of Deputy Vice President of Notts Law Society We’re looking forward to the first ever Virtual AGM to celebrate Jason Waghorne’s year as President & welcome a new President to the Society.

Well done to everyone tonight at the Legal Aid Lawyer awards. We all had a great night virtually! Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards #LALY20

R (Mendes) v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 924 Good result for appellant represented by ⁦Instalaw Solicitors⁩ with ⁦The AIRE Centre⁩ intervening linkedin.com/posts/no5chamb…

5 today! 🖐 🎂 🎉 Huge thanks to all of our clients, staff and other organisations with whom we have worked over our first 5 years - you really have made the journey very special. Here’s to 5 more! Head over to our FB page to see our charity fundraiser facebook.com/instalawsolici…