Civil Liberties & Human Rights: Prison Law | UK

Bhatt Murphy demonstrates a strong firm-wide focus on civil liberties and human rights, often handling some of the highest-profile cases in the field. Its civil liberties work encompasses security services matters, immigration detention and prison law. The team is experienced in supporting victims of domestic violence and hate crimes, particularly in cases arising from alleged procedural failures by the state. In addition, it offers capabilities in human trafficking and mental health-related cases. Recent matters the firm has been involved with include acting in a series of major public inquiries.

Leigh Day serves an international client base of charities, NGOs and individuals in human rights cases within UK borders and around the world. The firm's practice is comprehensive in scope, with areas of focus ranging from the rights of protesters to trafficking. Other areas of strength for the firm include matters related to the 'war on terror' and corporate complicity in human rights abuses. In addition, the team demonstrates expertise in information and data protection law with involvement in high-profile cases of this nature.

Hickman & Rose has a strong focus on representing bereaved families in restraint and death in custody cases, assisting them in bringing civil challenges and proceedings against state entities. The practice also incorporates immigration detention issues. It handles sophisticated international work including matters relating to war crimes and also demonstrates expertise in undercover policing matters.