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Tooks Chambers has an established team of specialists in prison law that has experience of representing prisoners at all levels, from judicial reviews before the House of Lords to hearings before the adjudicators and the Parole Board. Chambers & Partners 2008 said: "The team's experience in ... fields such as human rights, prison law and crime gives them a well-rounded perspective" In the 2010 Guide Hugh Southey QC and Adam Straw were noted for their work in prison law. Our specialists draw on chambers' expertise in other related areas, such as immigration, public law, human rights and civil liberties, discrimination, civil actions against public authorities, crime (including appeals and references to the Criminal Cases Review Commission) and inquests. Recent cases in which Tooks has been involved include: • R (Chester) v Secretary of State (2009) The Times 3 November
• R (Alcock) v Parole Board [2009] EWHC Admin 2401
• R (Roberts) v Secretary of State [2009] EWHC Admin 2321
• R (F) v Secretary of State (2009) The Times 20 August
• R (Robinson) v Secretary of State [2009] EWHC Admin 2251
• R (Betteridge) v Parole Board [2009] EWHC Admin 1638
• R (Faizovas) v Secretary of State (2009) The Times 25 May
• R (Black) v Sectary of State [2009] 2 WLR 282
• R (Haase) v Independent Adjudicator [2009] 2 WLR 1004
• Dunn v Parole Board [2008] EWCA Civ 374
• R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice (2008) The Times 18 April
• Bailey v Secretary of State for Justice (2008) The Times 18 March
• R (Haase) v Independant Adjudicator (2008) The Times 11 February
• R (Walker) v Secretary of State for Justice (2008) The Times 6 February
• R (Graham) v Secretary of State for Justice [2007] EWHC Admin 2940
• R (Page) v Secretary of State for Justice [2007] EWHC Admin 2026
• R ( Cooper) v Parole Board (2007) The Times 6 June
• Roberts v Home Office [2006] 1 WLR 843 Members of the team are also authors, editors and contributors to a number of publications including Judicial Review: A Practical Guide (Jordans, 2004), Jordans' UK Human Rights Reports, A Criminal Practitioners Guide to Judicial Review and Case Stated, the legal queries section of Inside Time prison magazine, and Legal Action. Practitioners carry out pro-bono work, such as for the Prisoners Advice Service. The team is always happy to be approached for training purposes. Further Information Further information about individual members of our Prison Law team can be found using the links to the right. You can also contact our clerks directly: Useful links ( in alphabetical order) Recent news
- Hugh Southey QC Acted for Four Prisoners Classified as High Escape Risk
The four are all serving life sentences with minimum jail terms of more than 30 years before they can be considered for parole.
4 November 2011 - Richard Reynolds Returns to Chambers
Tooks are delighted to announce that Richard Reynolds has returned to Chambers after working for a year as Judicial Assistant to Lady Hale at the United Kingdom Supreme Court.
6 October 2011 - Launch of the Prisons Memory Archive Website
A recent project has gathered together the memories and experiences of those who had dealings with Armagh gaol during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
13 June 2011 - Tooks Prison Law Team on Twitter
You can now follow the Tooks Prison law team on Twitter : @tooksprison
7 April 2011 - Abigail Smith Returns to Practice
Tooks are delighted to welcome Abigail Smith back to practice following her maternity leave
10 January 2011 - Prisoners to be Given the Right to Vote
Hugh Southey QC is acting for Peter Chester in his appeal arguing that prisoners have been unlawfully denied the right to vote
2 November 2010 - Supreme Court Rules That Sex Offender Legislation Breaches Article 8
Hugh Southey QC and Adam Straw acted for JF who successfully argued before the Supreme Court that the lack of a review mechanism meant that sex offender registration breached article 8.
21 April 2010 - Compatibility of Sex Offender Registration with Article 8 of ECHR
On 3 February 2010 Hugh Southey is leading Adam Straw in the Supreme Court in the case of F considering the compatibility of sex offender registration with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
2 February 2010 - High Court Judgment in Prisoner Medical Treatment Judicial Review
Adam Straw represented the claimant who was successful in requiring the Secretary of State to publish his policy on providing medical treatment to prisoners
2 September 2009 - Court of Appeal Judgment re Indefinite Sex Offender Registration
Hugh Southey represented a young sex offender, F, in the Secretary of State’s appeal against the finding of the Divisional Court that indefinite sex offender registration without the possibility of review was not compatible with article 8 of the ECHR. The Court of Appeal delivered judgment on 23 July 2009 upholding the Divisional Court judgment.
23 July 2009
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