Representing pregnant woman and mothers in the criminal justice system
A Legal Toolkit from Level Up and Doughty Street Chambers
This legal toolkit from Level Up and Doughty Street Chambers is designed to equip lawyers with the core legal arguments, tools and resources to effectively represent pregnant women and mothers of infants at all stages of the criminal justice process including bail, sentencing and appeals against sentence, and provides practitioners with the key prison law issues facing incarcerated mothers and pregnant women.
By Maya Sikand KC, Pippa Woodrow and Hannah Smith (Doughty Street Chambers) and Janey Starling (Level Up)