Court of Protection, Inquests and public inquiries, International law, Prison law, Public law (judicial review)
Kate Stone is a human rights and public law specialist, with an emphasis on inquests and inquiries, judicial review and civil actions against public authorities. She has a developing Court of Protection practice. Kate was instructed as junior counsel for 22 families in the Hillsborough inquests (2014 to 2016). She is instructed as part of the Counsel team on behalf of Covid Bereaved Families for Justice in the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
She also specialises in international human rights law.
Kate has extensive experience of inquests, particularly complex proceedings engaging Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and frequently represents bereaved families whose loved ones have died in detention or where there is or may be other state involvement in the death, including high profile cases.
Kate conducts all types of public law challenge with an emphasis on judicial review cases involving human rights issues, and has a particular interest in cases involving international human rights law. She has substantial experience of judicial review proceedings in respect of prison law (Parole Board decision-making, unlawful detention, prisoner treatment, discrimination), inquests, policing and mental health. She also has experience of making applications for permission to intervene, including in high profile cases.
Kate is a specialist in international human rights law. She has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) since 2018. She completed a Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law (Distinction) at the University of Oxford in 2012.
Kate has a developing Court of Protection practice, focused in particular on cases involving deprivation of liberty.
English
MA (First Class) University of Edinburgh; PGDL; Major Scholar (Inner Temple); MA in International Human Rights Law (Oxon.)