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R(Samuel) v The Parole Board for England and Wales & Anor [2020] EWHC 42 (Admin) Our public law team has succeeded in a claim for judicial review of a decision of the Parole Board. The Defendant Parole Board had refused to transfer our client to open conditions. Kesar & Co successfully argued that the incorrect […]

Jury conclude that prison service failures contributed to prisoner’s death

We were instructed to represent the mother of a prisoner who died after being found suspended from a noose in his prison cell on 5 February 2018. Solomon Bygrave had fashioned a ligature from a bedsheet. However, earlier in the day, he had handed another ligature to prison staff and was meant to have been […]

Permission granted by Upper Tribunal to bring judicial review of Home Office policy “Withdrawing Asylum Claims”

This challenge was brought on the basis that the above policy makes no provision for applicants’ capacity to waive rights and/or consider new evidence. Our Beth McGovern and Ali Bandegani of counsel are instructed to represent the claimant. The case continues.

Victims of paedophilia in the Serbian Orthodox Church seek justice

Six victims of child abuse by the Christian Orthodox priests in Bosnia and Serbia have issued proceedings at the Queen’s Bench Division. Apart from the allegations of sexual abuse, they claim they have not been given access to justice and due process in their countries.  The Serbian Orthodox Church has a large and long-established presence […]

Bob Neill MP visited Kesar & Co Solicitors

Following the YLAL “take your MP to work” campaign – we invited eleven MPs to visit our office and talk about the legal aid cuts and poor state of the UK justice system. Six MPs ignored us, three declined the offer, one accepted it but later made an excuse and cancelled the visit and Mr […]

When is a recall to prison lawful?

R (On the application of Goldsworthy) v The Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWHC 2822 (Admin) All offenders and prison law practitioners are familiar with the process of recall back to prison. Once an offender has been released on licence, they must comply with conditions set by the Parole Board and monitored by their […]

Parole Board reliance on old reports?

Whilst it may be well known to some, the only way to challenge an Oral Parole hearing is via a Judicial Review, and this must be done promptly and within three months. The case of R (on the application of Ian Mordecai) v Parole Board [2016] EWHC 2601 (Admin)  resulted in a decision refusing a transfer […]

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