Public Law & Human Rights Solicitors

Why choose Simpson Millar?

We are well-known and widely recognised for our expertise across a broad range of public law including trafficking, asylum support, unlawful detention and false imprisonment, children’s and young people’s rights including children in care and care leavers, prisoner’s rights, police law, inquests, education law and vulnerable adults.

We specialise in:

• Bringing judicial review claims challenging unlawful decisions taken by public bodies.
• Bringing claims for compensation when our clients’ human rights have been infringed by public bodies.
• Representing bereaved families in inquests concerning the loss of a loved one.

We’ve also been recognised for our services in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in categories including Administrative and Public Law, and Human Rights and Civil Liberties.

How are claims funded?

Simpson Millar has a Legal Aid Agency contract and we can assess eligibility for Legal Aid.

We are experts in explaining how Legal Aid works and applying for it on behalf of our clients. If this doesn’t apply, we’ll be able to discuss other options for funding. This can include alternatives such as a no win no fee agreement, damages-based agreements, crowdfunding and fixed fee packages.   

Simpson Millar Solicitors are a national law firm with over 500 staff and offices in Billingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Catterick, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, London and Manchester.