England - London • Public sector
ITN Solicitors
The civil liberties group at ITN Solicitors has continued to expand its reputation for work related to national security issues, policing and protest regulations, and prisoners’ rights, acting for a broad range of private and third sector clients. William Kenyon heads up the practice and has a proven track record assisting British citizens who have been detained oversees. Lochlinn Parker departed for Good Law Practice in May 2023.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘William Kenyon is doggedly diligent and committed to his clients. He is calm and organised in his conduct of litigation and able to liaise with a team of counsel (and other firms of solicitors) seamlessly.’
‘William Kenyon is a phenomenally hard-working lawyer. He puts real time and care into thinking through all the issues on a case and is utterly committed to doing the best for his client.’
‘ITN's civil liberties and human rights practice has a strong national security and serious crime element.’
‘William Kenyon is a highly astute lawyer who grasps difficult legal problems and issues quickly, and proposes simple, straightforward solutions. This is a particular skill in the context of measures deployed for national security reasons where the legal framework is vague, which relies on lawyers taking the initiative to protect clients' rights.’
‘Fantastic cross-over experience in criminal and public law. Experts in protest law.’
'ITN is the place to go for civil liberties and human rights issues if you are bringing a claim. It is synonymous with civil liberties and human rights and has an established practice of bringing interesting and groundbreaking legal claims.'
'William Kenyon is incredibly intelligent, which he deploys in bringing challenging and high-profile claims. He is charming, meaning clients go back to him. If you have a civil liberties or human rights act claim, you can't get better than William Kenyon.'
Key clients
- XR Greta
- The App Drivers and Couriers Union (“ADCU”)
- C15 and other SIAC
- Smart v SSJ
Work highlights
- Acted in a novel application for habeas corpus on behalf of a client who is being detained indefinitely in a detention camp in North East Syria by the Kurdish authorities.
- Acting for a client seeking to review the decision to impose and maintain obligations imposed on him pursuant to his Temporary Exclusion Order.
- Act for a large number of XR activists who were allegedly unlawfully arrested at significant XR protests.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
William Kenyon