Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 4

Administrative & Public Law

UK-wide

1 Years Ranked

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aty is a Partner in Mishcon Private and Head of the Politics and Law Group. Katy specialises in political disputes, public law, and commercial litigation predominantly for individuals and their businesses and families. Katy's breadth of experience ensures that she is well-placed to devise creative solutions to meet the needs of private clients in their wider personal, political and business lives.

Katy is regularly called upon to advise on public law issues and has broad experience advising politicians, activists, NGOs and charities in relation to complex, often high profile, contentious matters engaging issues of equality, administrative law, human rights and international justice. Katy also has great experience advising clients on complex, high-stakes international litigation, deploying creative legal strategies to achieve her clients' specific objectives.

Katy has been at the forefront of high-profile legal cases. In particular, Katy acted for Gina Miller in her successful judicial review claim against the Government, arguing that Article 50 could not be triggered without the express authorisation of Parliament. Katy also made legal precedent by securing the first "fake news" injunction, acted for Margaret Hodge MP in her dispute with the Labour Party in the summer of 2018 and acted for the Jewish Labour Movement in relation to the investigation by the EHRC into Antisemitism within the Labour Party.

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Parliamentary & Public Affairs: Public Affairs - UK-wide
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Band 2

Katy Colton is head of the politics and law group at Mishcon de Reya. She offers specialist expertise in a plethora of matters, including advice on political disputes, public affairs campaigns and public consultation responses.


Administrative & Public Law - UK-wide
4
Band 4

Katy Colton acts for commercial clients and charities in a broad range of administrative and public law matters. She is particularly recognised for handling judicial reviews often involving human rights and political elements.

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