We pursue public law challenges in all areas ranging through inquests, police complaints, immigration detention powers, prisoners’ rights, data retention and criminal appeals.
All of our lawyers have experience in pursuing public law challenges as this remedy is integral to all aspects of our work and the service we provide.
This can ensure that new laws are interpreted and implemented so that they operate in accordance with fundamental human rights. We have challenged numerous laws including those relating to:
The police retention of DNA and fingerprint samples from innocent citizens;
The manner in which sentences are fixed for people convicted of murder; and
The test to be applied when released prisoners are recalled to prison.
This can ensure that new laws are interpreted and implemented so that they operate in accordance with fundamental human rights. We have challenged numerous laws including those relating to:
People should be given full and proper reasons for decisions that affect their rights. We have succeeded in achieving a right to properly reasoned decisions on behalf of:
We have challenged Coroners:
The investigation of police complaints raises many concerns and we have challenged:
Where victims of crime have concerns about how their cases have been handled by the police and the prosecuting authorities, we have represented people in challenges to:
The police make many decisions that impact on people’s rights and we have acted in cases challenging:
We have represented NGOs and individuals in cases seeking to ensure control over the state’s use of personal data before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights.