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Human rights
Leigh Day & Co’s human rights team is one of the leading team of practitioners in this specialist area in the country.
For the people we help, recognition that their human rights have been violated is crucial as compensation will never take away the pain. Frances Swaine. Head of the human rights department.
Bringing together a mixture of public law, civil liberties, discrimination, health and social care expertise, our lawyers act for individuals, groups and organisations across a wide range of legal areas with the common thread that we challenge the lawfulness of decisions, acts, omissions and policies of public bodies and authorities. A list of our specialist practice areas is listed on the left-hand side of the screen.
Our human rights solicitors are dedicated to ensuring access to justice for our clients in the notoriously expensive UK legal system. For further information on how we can help you fund and bring your case please follow the relevant link depending upon whether you are an individual or an organisation and our FAQs.
Richard Stein is recognised as “a real legal campaigner: if you want sheer commitment to a case then go to him." Chambers guide to the legal profession
News
Claim on behalf of deaf prisoner for inadequate treatment and care-
Leigh Day & Co is representing a deaf prisoner who has not received adequate medical treatment and care
£800,000 awarded to learning disabled adult for severe sexual abuse in residential care-
A vulnerable adult has been awarded a substantial six-figure sum after suffering from severe sexual abuse whilst in residential care
Pierce v Doncaster MBC: Human rights team welcomes child abuse judgment-
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that Doncaster MBC failed in its duty of care to a child who, as a young baby, was returned to an abusive family home, from foster care.
‘Appalling failures in the health care of children in detention centres’-
The Lancet has denounced the standard of health care provided for children held in detention centres.
PoVA case moves to House of Lords-
Leigh Day & Co and the Royal College of Nursing are representing their nurses and other carers in the House of Lords
Permission granted: the first step towards a fresh inquest is achieved-
Administrative Court grant Erica Duggan permission to pursue judicial review
Successful challenge of prison’s refusal to provide gender dysphoria treatment-
Leigh Day & Co has successfully concluded a judicial review challenge on behalf of our client, an inmate at HMP Dovegate
First steps towards a fresh inquest?-
Erica Duggan is seeking a fresh inquest into her son's death.
US court slams US government's attempts to avoid disclosing evidence of torture-
An American judge has criticised the US government over torture evidence
Full story of Guantanamo detainee's rendition and torture begins to unravel-
Home Secretary refers Binyam Mohamed case to the Attorney General
False imprisonment and assault of immigration detainees-
Leigh Day represent a family who allege false imprisonment and assault during removal attempts
Permission granted in prisoner healthcare judicial review-
A prisoner who has been receiving inadequate treatment and care can apply for judicial review
