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Provided by Stefano Ruis
Practice Areas
Stefano Ruis is a partner in the civil department. He is an acknowledged expert in police law who conducts actions against the police, including public law challenges and related human rights issues.
Stefano has a strong track record of successful challenges to warrants, arrests, police cautions and decisions to disclose non-conviction information on DBS certificates. He also advises clients on the police complaints system as well as challenging decisions made by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
His caseload also includes matters involving witness protection and related civil claims. He has acted in a number of cases where arrests/prosecutions have arisen from protests/demonstrations.
Stefano also acts for individuals and businesses in civil fraud claims. He advises both claimants and defendants on how to make the best use of the civil court system in high value fraud actions
Career
BA University of Manchester. Qualified 1997 at Fisher Meredith. Partner and head of Fisher Meredith's police and prison law department until 2012 when he joined Hickman & Rose.
Professional Memberships
Law Society; Police Action Lawyers Group; Liberty.
Chambers Review
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Stefano Ruis has an impressive practice acting for claimants in a range of matters, including challenging arrests, cautions and inappropriate disclosure of information by the police.
Stefano Ruis is a partner at Hickman & Rose. He focuses his practice on the criminal justice system and public law challenges with particular expertise in DBS decisions.
Stefano Ruis has a strong reputation for handling civil liberties claims against the police and also undertakes public inquiry work.
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"Stefano is calm, measured, clear and always brings sound, reliable judgement to the table."
"Stef is a pleasure to work with. He is supremely well-organised, bright and really fights his client’s corner, while also being alive to the realities of the merits of the case."
"Stefano has extremely strong procedural knowledge and a real sense of the end goal and the big picture."
"Stefano is very experienced and well regarded."
"Not only is he a good lawyer, but he is also very humane and understanding of clients' needs."
"Stefano is someone who does extremely good-quality work."
"Stefano is incredibly smart. He is able to take a step back and see the bigger picture in achieving the best outcome. He is perfectly polished and impressive."
"Stef is deft and careful. He has great judgement and fabulous writing."
"He goes above and beyond to what solicitors tend to do. He has extradentary integrity as well."
"Stefano is calm and so robust in the understated fashion. He doesn't waste energy and is incredibly strategic."
"Stefano is calm, measured, clear and always brings sound, reliable judgement to the table."
"Stef is a pleasure to work with. He is supremely well-organised, bright and really fights his client’s corner, while also being alive to the realities of the merits of the case."
"Stefano has extremely strong procedural knowledge and a real sense of the end goal and the big picture."
"Stefano is very experienced and well regarded."
"Not only is he a good lawyer, but he is also very humane and understanding of clients' needs."
"Stefano is someone who does extremely good-quality work."
"Stefano is incredibly smart. He is able to take a step back and see the bigger picture in achieving the best outcome. He is perfectly polished and impressive."
"Stef is deft and careful. He has great judgement and fabulous writing."
"He goes above and beyond to what solicitors tend to do. He has extradentary integrity as well."
"Stefano is calm and so robust in the understated fashion. He doesn't waste energy and is incredibly strategic."
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