I specialise in major public Inquiries and Inquests and in challenging decisions made by authorities like City Councils and Government. I’m proud to have represented 20 families during the Hillsborough inquests and continue to support them in the aftermath, I also act for families involved in the Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquest and The Manchester Arena Bombings Inquest. I provided pro bono consultancy to one of the family firms involved in the Grenfell Inquiry.    

A little about me.

I’m a firm believer that people struggling with powerful bodies need empowering. We all need to be able to ‘speak truth to power’ without fear of the consequences. I’ve spoken out about Hillsborough. 

I’ll continue to seek justice and protect those in need, with an ongoing passion to promote and help deliver ‘The Accountabily Bill’ (introduced to Parliament under the 10 minute rule on 29th March 2017), a piece of legislation that aims to make it a legal duty for public authorities and public servants to tell the truth. 

My experience.

My earliest experience of controversial cases started with my work arising from the 1981 Toxteth riots and subsequently, enabling many of those wrongly arrested to sue the police for abusing their powers. I’ve also fought for prisoners’ rights having argued for them to have access to voting, condoms and artificial insemination. I followed two years practising in Hong Kong with various civil rights firms in Liverpool and joined Broudie Jackson Canter in 2010. 

I’m Chair of Trustees for ‘The Bloom Appeal’, a charity dedicated to helping patients with blood cancer. I am a previous member of the Law Society Children’s Panel and continue to act as an advocate in complex care and family proceedings. I am also a founder trustee of a new charity which is being set up to support victims of terrorism.