Harnessing the strengths of its ‘clever, organised, and astute human rights lawyers’, Irwin Mitchell marries public law, health and social care, and civil liberties expertise to provide assistance with actions against the police, prison, and immigration authorities, as well as claims against healthcare, social services, and education providers. Individuals, charities, and NGOs alike rely on the team for in-depth knowledge of human rights and administrative law. Yogi Amin stands at the head of the practice, and deploys decades of experience in the breadth of public law and civil liberties work, with an emphasis on Court of Protection matters. Angela Jackman specialises in mental capacity, education, and human rights, while Fiona McGhie is proficient in actions against the police and local authorities. The ’extremely experienced and knowledgeable’ Andrew Arthur excels in claimant police mandates, and the ‘highly personable’ Juliet Spender enjoys a strong reputation in both traditional civil liberties and cases against welfare authorities.
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Testimonials
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‘Irwin Mitchell’s civil liberties team is excellent. They are extremely professional and have real expertise across a wide range of civil liberties work.’
‘The civil liberties and human rights team at Irwin Mitchell is second to none. They are hugely competent lawyers who manage complex and important cases. The team has clever, organised, and astute human rights lawyers, who are able to draw on the deep resources of Irwin Mitchell as a firm.’
‘Juliet Spender has an excellent knowledge of human rights in the policing context.’
‘Juliet Spender is an excellent lawyer. She is confident and experienced, but also highly personable and really enjoyable to work with. Juliet manages her cases with great skill and care.’
‘Highly respected firm covering a range of practice areas, with an excellent civil liberties and human rights team.’
‘Andrew Arthur is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. Andrew takes on a range of different civil liberties and human rights cases.’
‘Excellent all round team, really well-resourced and diligent.’
‘Excellent team. True strength in depth.’
Key clients
- HD and Others v Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police
- Benjamin Forster
- Family of Sali Byberi
- LP and KM v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
- Camilla Tooke
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yogi Amin