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About
Provided by Helen Stone
Practice Areas
Helen specialises in human rights law, actions against the police and public law.
She has significant experience working with the families of those who have died in police and prison custody. Helen also acts in civil litigation and public law proceedings for individuals who have been failed by the criminal justice system.
Helen has worked on many significant cases, including the deaths of Sean Rigg, Duncan Tomlin, and Dalian Atkinson, as well as the Azelle Rodney Inquiry. She was instructed by the charity INQUEST in its Supreme Court intervention regarding the stand of proof at inquests.
Helen's current work includes acting in relation to the deaths of Sean Fitzgerald, who was shot dead by a police firearms officer, Thomas Orchard, who died following restraint by police, and Emiliano Sala, who died following a plane crash; as well as civil claims arising from the Grenfell fire, and acting for Core Participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
Career
Helen has an LLB from the University of Birmingham and an LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham. She joined Hickman & Rose in 2010 and became a partner in 2022.
Professional Memberships
Police Actions Lawyers Group, Inquest Lawyers Group, Fraud Lawyers Association.
Chambers Review
UK
Helen Stone is an expert in inquest law with deep expertise in acting for bereaved families following deaths in contact with the police or while in custody.
Helen Stone is well versed in a broad range of police law matters. She has notable expertise acting on behalf of bereaved families following deaths in police custody.
Helen Stone has built a strong reputation for her work bringing claims against the police and prison services. She has particular expertise in representing bereaved families at inquests.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helen is very smart and strategic. I was really impressed by her."
"Helen has really good attention to detail. She is thorough and persistent. She comes across as super-knowledgeable and smart."
"Helen is an outstanding practitioner in the inquest and inquiries space and she has an exceptional amount of experience. She is extremely industrious."
"Helen is very professional but also understanding of personal matters and emotions. I have never doubted her ability and have always trusted her judgement."
"Helen comes across as super knowledgeable and smart."
"Helen is an outstanding practitioner who has an exceptional amount of experience. She is extremely industrious."
"Helen has really good attention to detail."
"Helen is highly trusted by the coroner. She is proactive in anticipating and dealing with things."
"Helen is very smart and strategic. I was really impressed by her."
"Helen has really good attention to detail. She is thorough and persistent. She comes across as super-knowledgeable and smart."
"Helen is an outstanding practitioner in the inquest and inquiries space and she has an exceptional amount of experience. She is extremely industrious."
"Helen is very professional but also understanding of personal matters and emotions. I have never doubted her ability and have always trusted her judgement."
"Helen comes across as super knowledgeable and smart."
"Helen is an outstanding practitioner who has an exceptional amount of experience. She is extremely industrious."
"Helen has really good attention to detail."
"Helen is highly trusted by the coroner. She is proactive in anticipating and dealing with things."
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