Astraea Linskills
Astraea Linskills‘ elections team is trusted to advise the Conservative Party, as well as several of its MPs, agents, and councillors, across a range of electoral matters. The firm is particularly well-versed in handling contentious matters and has acted for Conservative elected officials in defamation, libel, and false advertising claims and disputes with potential electoral consequences. The team also has a record of advising on a wide variety of political investigations. The team is led by Liverpool-based elections specialist James Roochove, who boasts extensive experience acting in contentious matters related to fraud claims and is also capable of handling claims related to defamation and libel. Key contact Nama Zarroug has experience handling party complaints proceedings and electoral investigations and is also based in Liverpool.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘From the very start, the team were extremely attentive. My initial consultation was with several specialist lawyers from the firm to best work out which services I would require, and which lawyer was the best fit for me. I found that even once the need for their services was finished, the team continued to follow up and support me, which was an additional service and made me feel genuinely valued as a client of theirs. I also felt that I could really talk to the lawyers I was dealing with. They were extremely understanding and took my case on board with a genuine passion to achieve the best results. In future, I would only consider using them.’
‘Whilst all the lawyers I met and dealt with from the firm were incredibly talented, knowledgable and dedicated, special mention has to go to James Roochove. From my first contact with the firm, James responded with extreme speed. I cannot commend enough his efficiency with the way he worked. James’ knowledge was also infallible. His knowledge of case law and precedent off the top of his head, and even more so when he was issuing advice, was impressive. James also proved dedicated and committed from beginning to end, and I cannot thank him enough for his services. I do not have a bad word to say about James and the service I received. I can and do recommend him to anyone.’
Key clients
- Lee Anderson MP
- Brendan Clarke-Smith MP
Work highlights
- Assisted Lee Anderson MP with securing a settlement, including an apology from Google in a statement in Open Court, following threatened action against Google in relation to defamatory adverts about Mr Anderson displayed on Google’s Adsense platform.
- Advised Brendan Clarke-Smith MP on wide-ranging action undertaken against numerous high-profile individuals in relation to false statements and defamatory posts on Twitter relating to Mr Clarke-Smith’s charity work.