England - London • Public sector
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mishcon de Reya LLP has extensive expertise in high-profile human rights cases with an international angle, as well as related areas of judicial review, employment, data protection and environmental law. Having been promoted to partner in April 2023, practice head Katy Colton leads a team with increasing strength in the immigration field, which is gaining notice for defending politically motivated prosecutions and bringing asylum claims engaging ECHR rights.
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Testimonials
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‘The team are gaining real momentum in building a profile in the civil liberties and human rights field. They are lovely, smart people who it is a joy to work with.’
‘First-rate human rights practice, in particular in the immigration and asylum sphere.’
‘Kamal Rahman is a leading human rights practitioner.’
‘A first rate civil liberties and human rights team. They have been involved in some of the most significant cases in the public law field in the last decade.'
‘Katy Colton is a true star and someone who has achieved partnership at an astonishingly young age.’
‘Katy Colton is a consummate professional who can be relied on to get the job done.’
‘They bring a commercial approach to human rights cases. They are fun to work while being focussed and serious about what they do.’
Key clients
- Rohingya victims of violence in Myanmar
- Public Law Project
- Jennifer Webster
- Community Windpower
- Janus Friis
- Azeem Rafiq
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
- Ukraine Justice Alliance
- Greener Litigation
Work highlights
- Representing members of the Rohingya community in an action to hold Facebook to account for its role in facilitating human rights abuses in Myanmar.
- Acting for the Public Law Project in an appeal concerning potential discrimination arising from the use of algorithms in the Home Office's decision making.
- Acted for Community Windpower in a successful challenge to the implementation of a cap on revenue for renewable energy generators, on grounds including a breach of Article 1, Protocol 1 ECHR.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Katy Colton