Civil liberties solicitor specialising in claims against the police and public authorities

Supervisor to the Actions against the Police and Civil Liberties team at our Fleet House officesExperienced solicitor specialising in human rights and public law with a caseload comprising of1. Private law claims against the police for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, unlawful assault, discrimination, misfeasance and breaches of the human rights act2.Inquests into deaths in state custody 3. Judicial review4. Private law claims against the prison service and private security contractors5. Public inquiries 6. Protest law

Experienced solicitor specialising in Human rights and Public Law. Experience of:1. Civil actions for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and unlawful assault by police and security forces. 2. Claims under the Human Rights Act 19983. Judicial Review4. Inquests into deaths in state custody5. Public Inquiries

Solicitor, Criminal defence and civil liberties1. Mixed caseload of crime and civil liberties matters2. Experience of advocacy before Magistrates Courts3. Accredited by the LCCSA to advise in police stations4. Experience of wide range of public law, judicial review and inquest/deaths in custody cases.5. Experience of public inquiries

Seats: 1. Criminal Law (with a focus on extradition)2. Social Housing3. Industrial Disease and 4. Personal Injury

Paralegal for the dispute resolution team. This involves:1. Undertaking large discovery/document review projects, reviewing and analysing large volumes of documents before sorting and categorising the same on the basis of confidentiality/privilege 2. Undertaking legal research as required3. Providing administrative support to supervising solicitor4. Bundling and collating documents

Fixed term external consultancy contract with Maplecroft, a risk analysis company that identifies social and environmental risks that affect growth opportunities for businesses around the world.1, Provided research on human rights risks globally, in relation to treatment of human rights defenders, use of torture and cruel and inhuman treatment against prisoners, use of force by security forces, detention centre and prison conditions. 2. Provided summaries and reports on human rights situations in specific countries as required.

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Paralegal:1. Managed my own caseload of 80 client files, with sole responsibility for all day to day aspects of file handling, from taking enquiries to issuing proceedings, including billing and recording costs. 2.Drafted: letters of claim, instructions to expert, instructions to counsel, taking and drafting witness statements, letters to the client, to concerned parties, to insurance companies, to defendant solicitors and insurers3. Significant experience of clerking work, including issuing proceedings at county court and high court, preparing applications such as applications for disclosure and summary judgement, hand delivering instructions to counsel at chambers, recording settlement meetings and ordering and collating trial bundles. 4. Extensive experience of a wide variety of claims: Accident at Work and Industrial Disease claims, General Negligence claims, Clinical Negligence, Slip and Trip claims under the Highways Act, Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority applications, complex multi-track claims and claims under the Human Rights Act5. Promoted the firms work by organising and taking part in marketing and networking events

1. Fielded enquiries to LIBERTY and handled walk in clients2. Managed organisational databases

1. Completed a full time seven month placement at an international non-governmental organisation which has become one of the world’s leading independent resources on business and human rights 2. Researched the human rights impacts of multinational companies, identifying both complicity in abuses and examples of best practice.3. General website maintenance and office administrative support as required.4. Helped organise events and represented the Resource Centre at human rights conferences5. Served as a point of contact for external enquiries to the Resource Centre