Expertise

Challenging decisions of state agencies and reviewing the lawfulness of acts of public authorities including government departments, regional corporations, regulatory bodies and health authorities is a hugely important process to protect citizens’ human rights and individual liberties. It gives the protection of individual rights some needed ‘teeth’ and equips private persons with an effective means of ensuring the procedural accuracy of public decision-making

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) empowers citizens to obtain access to previously unreleased official documentation held by public authorities. If you are asking for information, I can help you put together a FOIA request in a way that is most likely to lead to the public authority supplying the information that you want. If the FOI request application is refused, I will help you challenge the refusal through the judicial review process.

I do specialized expertise in reputation management and support in defamation law suits across all media (including all forms of electronic media). An individual’s reputation can be ruined very quickly by defamatory comments made about you. Whether this is libel (through written statements published in the press or via social media platforms) or slander (which are defamatory comments that are spoken), I will assist those clients whose privacy has been invaded.

As a criminal defence attorney, I can offer the sort of specialist knowledge, quality advocacy and independent legal advice which can make a substantial difference to the outcome of your case. I will appear in court on your behalf, give you legal advice, draft documents for you and advise on the steps to be taken in proceedings. Advice from an attorney-at-law specializing in criminal defence at the early stages of any case can help to resolve problems quickly and efficiently. I provide legal representation for a wide variety of offences including murder, manslaughter, terrorism, serious violence, kidnapping, firearms offences, robbery, knife crime, drug trafficking, sexual offences and driving offences.

Divorce is never simple, but it is a lot easier with a trusted and competent legal professional by your side who guides you through the divorce procedure. If you are considering divorce, I recognize the uncertainty and anxiety that you may be facing and I can help you decide the best way to move forward including the financial settlement that is the most beneficial for your financial security. I also provide high quality representation, advocacy, and advice in all aspects of the law relating to children covering both private (child arrangements, parental alienation, adoption etc.) and public children law (e.g. sexual abuse cases, physical abuse or neglect, forced marriage).

Divorce is never simple, but it is a lot easier with a trusted and competent legal professional by your side who guides you through the divorce procedure. If you are considering divorce, I recognize the uncertainty and anxiety that you may be facing and I can help you decide the best way to move forward including the financial settlement that is the most beneficial for your financial security. I also provide high quality representation, advocacy, and advice in all aspects of the law relating to children covering both private (child arrangements, parental alienation, adoption etc.) and public children law (e.g. sexual abuse cases, physical abuse or neglect, forced marriage).