• Mail
  • Linkedin
Kesar and Co
  • HOME
  • PRACTICE AREAS
    • For individuals
    • For business
  • STAFF
    • Staff
    • Recruitment
    • Solicitor Apprenticeships
    • Training contracts
    • Work Experience
  • ABOUT US
    • About us
    • Legal Aid
    • Our Fees
    • Recent Cases
    • Customer Views
    • Social Responsibility
    • Equality and Diversity
    • Privacy Policy
  • FREE DATABASE
  • CHARITY
  • NEWS
  • GET IN TOUCH
  • Search
  • Menu

Does extradition always take precedence over deportation?

January 3, 2021/0 Comments/in News /by Alan Viles

This is the issue for the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of Lopes) v. SSHD and another, following permission by LJ Dingemans granted on 22 December 2020. Our client, a foreign national who is serving a life sentence, was sought by the Portuguese authorities for an unrelated historic offence under the Extradition […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Alan Viles https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Alan Viles2021-01-03 18:32:052021-03-04 19:30:29Does extradition always take precedence over deportation?

Admin Court provides guidance on costs awards against a tribunal or lower court

January 17, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2020-01-17 10:46:222020-01-17 10:46:32Admin Court provides guidance on costs awards against a tribunal or lower court

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

July 12, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2019-07-12 11:56:362019-07-12 11:57:52Jury conclude that prison service failures contributed to prisoner's death

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

May 8, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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.

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2019-05-08 21:08:092019-05-29 08:11:29Permission granted by Upper Tribunal to bring judicial review of Home Office policy “Withdrawing Asylum Claims”

Victims of paedophilia in the Serbian Orthodox Church seek justice

April 18, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2019-04-18 21:10:482019-05-24 21:13:02Victims of paedophilia in the Serbian Orthodox Church seek justice

Bob Neill MP visited Kesar & Co Solicitors

March 18, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bob.jpg 1975 3423 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2019-03-18 19:49:332019-05-25 09:54:53Bob Neill MP visited Kesar & Co Solicitors

Shkar Kider appeared on BBC Five Live to talk about the Worboys case

March 28, 2018/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co
Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2018-03-28 21:00:562019-05-24 21:06:53Shkar Kider appeared on BBC Five Live to talk about the Worboys case

When is a recall to prison lawful?

November 24, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screenshot-kesar.webexperts.me-2019.05.12-18-52-39-e1557680169267.png 370 794 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2017-11-24 19:55:192019-05-25 08:03:12When is a recall to prison lawful?

Parole Board reliance on old reports?

November 14, 2017/0 Comments/in News /by Kesar & Co

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 […]

Read more
https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png 0 0 Kesar & Co https://kesarandcosolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/logo-kesar4-300x141.png Kesar & Co2017-11-14 20:58:102019-05-24 21:06:53Parole Board reliance on old reports?
Page 2 of 212
8.7K followersicons8

Judgment was handed down on 21 March 2025 in the case of R (on the application of Owen) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2025] EWHC 590 (Admin) where Malcolm Tebb and Shannon Crawford acted for the Claimant, finding that that Parole Board’s decision to conclude an oral hearing on the papers without hearing live evidence was unlawful. The Claimant was represented by Carl Buckley of 33 Bedford Row.

The Claimant had been recalled back to prison and had requested an oral Parole hearing from the Parole Board. The challenge was brought on the basis that the Parole Board had failed to properly consider and apply the principles in Osborn, and more recently, Somers.

The decision in Owen reiterates that it is in the fairness to the individual for the Parole Board to hold an oral hearing and to hear live evidence from the report authors. This is an important judgement to ensure fairness for all prisoners who are having their detention reviewed by the Parole Board.

His Honour Judge Eyre said at paragraph 31:

I am satisfied that when matters are seen in the round, fairness requires there to be an oral hearing. In the absence of a hearing, there is a real risk of the decision about the Claimant's liberty being made on a factual basis which he wishes to dispute and which he believes to be incorrect. A basis, moreover, in respect of which the Claimant has competing points to advance and where it cannot be said that the asserted factual dispute is fanciful. Whether the points which the Claimant seeks to advance, and his factual assertions are ultimately accepted and whether the outcome will ultimately be different, are not the relevant questions. The position instead is that there will be unfairness if the Defendant proceeds to its determination without the Claimant being given an opportunity to advance his case at an oral hearing.

As a result, we succeeded in securing that the previous Parole Board’s decision was quashed and an oral hearing before the Parole Board was directed in line with the Parole Board’s prioritisation framework.

Judgement can be found at: https://lnkd.in/ed_NQGqX

hashtag#prisons hashtag#prisoners hashtag#parole

Our asylum seeking client and her two toddlers have not had it easy but they are finally settling down. ☺️ The Home Office failed to properly exercise its discretion and delayed to provide Section 95 accommodation, then provided grossly inadequate initial accommodation - one room in a hotel for a family of 4, miles away from our client’s support system. Our client felt her mental health plummet as her anxiety and insomnia worsened and her toddlers, accustomed to their home-cooked cultural foods, struggled with the hotel food and developed rashes. We are so pleased that after serving the pre-action letter, the family have now been moved to a suitable property closer to our client’s support network, where they can reside longer-term until our client’s asylum claim is decided. Our client now has self catering accommodation and her toddlers are happily eating their home cooked food again! Thank you Kesar and Co Solicitors for the opportunity to do such meaningful work and thank you to Simon Cox of Counsel.

Although it has been almost 10 months since the lead claimant made a funding application , we are not just waiting for legal aid. More claimants have been added to our list, more claims have been issued and additional expert evidence may soon be available.

A new update will be sent to all those who have contacted us including the former Dartmoor staff members, healthcare workers etc. Radon can cause serious health problems and if you have been exposed to it and feel symptoms that you did not have before, do not delay contacting your doctors.

hashtag#radon hashtag#HMPDartmoor hashtag#cancer hashtag#radiation hashtag#prison

A little heart-warming message from our disabled client. It makes all the difference...

When a prison unlawfully opens a prisoner’s legal mail, it’s not just a technical breach—it’s a fundamental violation of their rights. Our client endured repeated breaches of legal mail confidentiality, causing significant distress, but when he raised complaints, he was met with intimidation from staff, accused of ‘finding a loophole in the system,’ and labelled a ‘serial litigator.’ He was also told that 'he would not get a penny from them'.

Our Sammy Bilton took action, challenging these breaches through legal proceedings. The result? A successful outcome, with our client receiving compensation and an acknowledgment of the wrongdoing. No one should face reprisals for asserting their legal rights.

hashtag#prisons hashtag#legalprivilege hashtag#legalaid hashtag#access2justice

Link to: Get in touch

Kesar & Co Solicitors is part of Kesar & Co Ltd. Company registration number 8235271.
Registered address: 27 London Road BR1 1DG.
Service of documents by email not accepted.

DISCLAIMER

If you provide us with any personal data while using this website we may use it to provide you with any information or services you have requested. We may also use it for any other purpose for which you give your consent. For example we may send you additional information about the firm or its services, if you have consented to us doing so.

Kesar & Co support and promote Diversity and Inclusion Charter of the Law Society

This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority – registration number 607531

Follow a manual added link
Follow a manual added link
Follow a manual added link

Registration no ZA138984

© 2019 Baroom.me

Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more