The prisoner’s solicitor declined to give an undertaking because he considered it to be contrary to his professional duty to his client to disclose all information to
his client about his case.
Held: HH Judge Cotter QC found it unnecessary to adjudicate on the correctness of the solicitor’s approach, but said: ‘In my view it is important, given that Rule 17 expressly provides for release to legal representatives, that the Law Society and Bar Council consider the issue and provide professional guidance on the issue . . ‘
Judges:
HH Judge Cotter QC
Citations:
[2021] EWHC 128 (Admin)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Austin, Regina (on The Application of) v Parole Board for England and Wales Admn 17-Jan-2022
Parole Board Publication Scheme Unduly Complicated
This claim for judicial review raises important issues about the lawfulness of the Parole Board’s policy and practice in relation to the provision of a summary of a Parole Board decision to victims and victims’ families and the media. The protocol . .
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Prisons
Updated: 29 January 2022; Ref: scu.658028
