Firm appoints prison law director
Duncan Lewis has announced the recent internal appointment of Abigail Fogg to her new role as director of the firm’s prison law department.
Abigail has considerable experience representing prisoners before the Parole Board and in independent adjudications. She has acted in complex cases involving prisoners with life and imprisonment for personal protection sentences who are significantly over tariff often with mental health or personality disorders. Abigail has a thorough knowledge of risk assessments and ensuring that the Parole Board considers all possible treatment pathways before making their decision. She has successfully challenged Parole Board decisions with Judicial Reviews.
She has advised clients on a wide range of prison law matters including: pre-tariff applications, applications for exceptional reduction in tariff, Guittard applications, re-categorisation, home detention curfew and release on temporary licences, re-settlement, segregation, licence conditions, medical treatment, transfers, treatment matters, mental health and prison discipline.
