Gimhani Eriyagolla

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

Gimhani is an associate in the Civil Liberties & Human Rights team. She specialises in civil claims and inquests; acting for bereaved families who have lost someone in state custody, or as a result of state actions. She recently represented the family of David Morgan, who died following an overdose of his medication at HMP Chelmsford in 2018, and was left for several hours without medical attention whilst becoming increasingly ill. She also brings public law challenges in relation to the Home Office for unlawful detention and failures over providing asylum support.