Hogan Lovells International LLP pursues significant civil liberties and human rights claims with ‘vigour and persistence’, including using UN special procedures and thematic mechanisms, and providing representation before regional human rights bodies and constitutional courts. The team is brought together under the leadership of the ’passionate, inquisitive, and dedicated’ Yasmin Waljee, who focuses on victims and reparations work with particular emphasis on death penalties, human trafficking, and sexual violence. Helen Boniface secures difficult wins in complex inquests and public inquiries look ‘effortless’.
Testimonials
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‘Helen Boniface is an outstanding solicitor in the fields of inquests, public inquiries, criminal regulatory proceedings, and human rights. She has been instructed in leading high-profile cases affecting human rights.’
‘The team is very motivated to achieve justice for clients and meaningful change in the law. Brilliant lawyers with great one-to-one relationships with clients while at the same time able to draw on the breadth of Hogan Lovells’ wider legal expertise and extensive research and legal support resources when needed.’
‘Helen Boniface is working at the level of a partner without the formal title. She knows her cases inside out, gives wise advice, sets ambitious goals, and makes achieving them look far more effortless than it is.’
- ‘Haylea Campbell is a driven superbrain, but always with a smile and good humour.’
- ‘In pro bono work, Yasmin Waljee and the rest of her team demonstrate outstanding leadership. Their commitment has improved the lives of many thousands of people in the UK and globally. Their work ranges from representing individuals in civil actions to developing and advising at the multilateral level to improve legislation and responses to issues such as human trafficking and modern slavery.’
‘Haylea Campbell has shown particular dedication, support, and incredible passion and communication throughout. She has driven forward in-depth research to ensure the campaign is evidence driven and has coordinated research to be conducted by teams within Hogan Lovells. Her endless passion and enthusiasm have been a privilege to experience.’
‘The dedication of the Hogan Lovells team in civil liberties and human rights is impressive, and their commitment to pro bono work is unequalled. Hogan Lovells take on a wide variety of matters, each important and urgent in its own right, and they pursue them with vigour and persistence.’
‘Yasmin Waljee is very impressive: organised, passionate, inquisitive, and dedicated, she brings together a strong team and puts them in service of important and innovative matters. Something of a moral entrepreneur, and a consummate professional, Yasmin is a delight to work with and learn from.’
Key clients
- Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin
- Family of Roisin Hunter Bennett (domestic abuse)
- Essex 39 bereaved families
- Five Yazidi women
- Odessa Fine Arts Museum
- Six Manchester Arena bereaved families
- National Association of Care and Support Workers
- Patchwork Foundation
- CPAG and School Food Matters
Work highlights
- Represented Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, two British nationals who were captured by Russian forces in Ukraine and sentenced to death.
- Represented bereaved families in domestic abuse related Coroner’s inquests, including the family of Roisin Hunter Bennett through a successful judicial review which resulted in the change of the Record of Inquest to recognise that domestic abuse was causative in her death.
- Represented five Yazidi women who were subjected to gross violations of their human rights when held by ISIS through domestic and international mechanisms to seek accountability and reparations.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yasmin Waljee