Alice Hardy

Practice Areas

Partner, Public Law and Human Rights.

She specialises in human rights claims and public law challenges against government bodies and detaining authorities, with particular interest in women’s rights, protest law, discrimination and coronial law.

Alice represents victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse and other individuals who have been poorly treated by the State, including the criminal justice system. Her caseload includes civil claims and judicial reviews against the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice, prosecuting agencies and local authorities.

She also acts for environmental and political activists and campaigning groups, challenging unlawful decisions and injunctions that restrict the right of protest and freedom of speech. She has acted in challenges to injunctions issued by Shell, Esso, Exxon, Valero, National Highways Limited, Transport for London, North Warwickshire Borough Council, Thurrock County Council and Three Countries Agricultural Society.

Alice also represents bereaved families at inquests and in judicial review challenges and civil claims, where their loved one has died in custody or in other circumstances in which the State is implicated in the death.

Professional Memberships

• Centre for Women’s Justice Legal Advice Panel and Femicide Working Group

• INQUEST Lawyers Steering Group

• Police Action Lawyers Group

Publications

• How the Government and Wealthy Corporations work together to stifle protest (2022)

• Insulate Britain are on the right side of history; the Government’s injunctions are not (2021)

• The real agenda behind the Independent Review of Administrative Law (2020)

• Policing the Coronavirus: Protecting the Collateral Victims (2020)

Alice has drafted numerous consultation responses, including:

• The Bill of Rights (2022)

• Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments (2021)

• Independent Review of Administrative Law (2020)

• Independent Public Advocate (2018)