The Justice Committee is launching an inquiry into prison governance. MPs will investigate the role and responsibilities of prison governors, and how the Ministry of Justice and HM Prisons and Probation Service should provide effective oversight of prisons. Bob Neill MP, the Committee’s Chair, said: ‘The findings of our recent inquiries into HMPs in Liverpool and Birmingham show that big questions remain around the effectiveness of the oversight arrangements in place and how our prisons should be run.’ Written evidence is invited via the committee website by 7 May 2019.
10 April 2019
Prisons inquiry launched
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Ward Hadaway—Alex Cooper
Corporate team welcomes partner in Leeds
Ellisons—Navraj Rai
Senior associate joins employment department
DWF—Chris Spelman
London dispute resolution team expands with partner hire
NEWS
Endometriosis Awareness North, a charity raising awareness of endometriosis and supporting those affected across the North of England, has received a £500 boost from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Ministers will pilot youth intervention courts for repeat offenders as part of an overall package of support to stop young people becoming involved in crime
Former subpostmaster Lee Castleton, one of the litigants in Bates v Post Office, has won his appeal against a decision to split his £2m claim against the Post Office into two trials
Small and mid-sized law firms are enjoying a period of sustainable growth and hitting the mark when it comes to meeting client expectations, according to this year’s LexisNexis Bellwether report
The Law Society has urged the government to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) tool for government services to include signposting on legal issues
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