Sebastian Walker Email & Phone Number

I prosecute and defend in the Crown Court, as well as appearing in various crime-related public law proceedings, including prison law and civil proceeds of crime work. My full profile is available at: https://36group.co.uk/members/swa.

• Co-author of the new Chapter 5A (sentences and orders on conviction) of Archbold, which has been completely restructured to follow the chronology of a sentencing hearing to make the chapter more user-friendly and intuitive and now includes brand new dedicated sections on the sentencing of non-recent offences and the sentencing of children and young persons;• Author of the weekly e-update for all Chapters and Appendices of Archbold;• Author of the updates for Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6 to 11, 13, 16 to 22, 25 to 26, and the Appendices, for the Supplements to Archbold.

Providing legal support to the Law Officer's in the Private Law and Litigation Team. I worked on a range of topics including unduly lenient sentences, contempt of court, applications for consent to prosecute (including consents for explosive substances, year and a day prosecutions, international conspiracies and Armed Forces Act offences) and applications for second inquests. Notably, I lead on an application to amend the Thompson and Venables injunction and worked closely with the Civil Procedure Rules Committee on the redrafting of Part 81 of the Civil Procedure Rules (Contempt).

• Digesting new cases, legislation and sentencing guidelines relating to criminal law to ensure that practitioners stay up to date with legal developments.• Providing commentary and analysis of new cases, legislation and sentencing guidelines.

Teaching criminal law to first year undergraduates on the law LLB.

Lawyer (January 2019 to April 2019)Enhanced Research Assistant (October 2018 to January 2019)Research Assistant (June 2016 to October 2018)Since October 2018, I have been the lead on the Law Commission’s Sentencing Code project which seeks to consolidate the law of sentencing into a single Act. I oversaw the publication of the final report and draft Bill in November 2018 and have since been working closely with the Ministry of Justice and parliamentarians to ensure that the Sentencing Code is enacted. Previously I lead on drafting instructions for Parliamentary Counsel for the draft Sentencing Code as well as acting as the primary author for Law Commission Report No 382, Law Commission Consultation Paper No 234, and 5 chapters of Law Commission Consultation Paper No 232.

• Read all High Court, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and Supreme Court cases relevant to Part E (Sentencing) of Blackstone’s Criminal Practice and its supplements, identifying those which are appropriate for inclusion in the text;• Author of the monthly update service for Part E (Sentencing) of Blackstone’s Criminal Practice;• Reviewed, and providing comments on, proofs of Part E (Sentencing) of Blackstone’s Criminal Practice.

London, United Kingdom

Working to improve advocacy services for probation service users as service delivery by the London Community Rehabilitation Company undergoes major transitions. This consultation culminated in an Open Space event where service users and the heads of London CRC worked collaboratively to produce recommendations to improve CRC services.• Compiled, analysed and verified confidential data from source documents;• Coordinated data collection, liaising with engagers and probation service users;• Successfully organised, prepared and analysed service user focus groups for qualitative feedback on how to improve our advocacy services;• Event organisation support; coordinating invitee attendance; designing event layout and multimedia; and ensuring the smooth running on the day.

Nairobi, Kenya

Teaching the University of London’s Law LLB correspondence learning programme to prison officers and convicted inmates in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison and Langata Women’s Prison. As the students have very limited access to legal resources the role involves legal lecturing, the provision of one-on-one tutoring support and relevant legal resources and to prepare pupils for their examinations. Inmates and officers use their legal skills to give back to the prison community to improve access to justice by writing more effective bail applications and appeals.

Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Part-time role teaching as a secondary ICT teacher. Helped to deliver content, provided one-on-one support for pupils from years 7-11, including those with a range of special educational needs and promoted interest in higher education in a school where students are generally from a poor socio-economic area and rarely reach post-16 education. On occasion provided sole cover for lessons. Involved ensuring quick resolution to pupil conflicts, planning and presenting to the class material, providing personal support and working in a team with colleagues to engage pupils.

Bptc, Outstanding

Master Of Laws (Llm), Law (Criminal Justice), Distinction

Activities and Societies: Learning Community Forum LLM Lead Representative, Rape: Challenging the Orthodoxy (jointly hosted.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law, 2:1

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