Catherine Hegarty
Solicitor, Public Law and Human Rights
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Our Public Law and Human Rights Solicitors specialise in community care and children’s rights, assisting children and young people in care, care leavers, vulnerable migrants and families with disabled children in challenging unlawful decisions taken by Local Authorities related to their accommodation and support.
Decisions made by Local Authorities can have a huge impact on the people who rely on their services. We specialise in advising on and bringing judicial review claims to challenge unlawful decisions made by Local Authorities, ongoing failures or refusals to act as well as challenging unlawful policies operated by Local Authorities.
Fill in the form below to get in touch with one of our dedicated team members, or call our team today on: 0800 260 5010
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Our Public Law and Human Rights Solicitors will challenge unlawful decisions or actions that concern the welfare of children as laid out in the Children Act. Our solicitors have the expertise to:
Our Public Law and Human Rights Team specialise in challenging the care provided for migrants in the UK without settled status including those who may be entitled to accommodation and support under the Care Act 2014.
For our work representing victims of trafficking and assistance with asylum support, see our Public Law Judicial review work for more information.
If this doesn’t apply to you and you have a family member or loved one who lacks capacity to make important decisions for themselves, our Court of Protection Team can help you.
For support in recovering care home fees or advice on NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding, get in touch with our Care Homes Team.
We're rated‘Excellent’
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Sarah Collier Since 2019 when she first met me and my brother Mustafa, Sarah has been the most brilliant support. She’s helped us so much – really caring for us and always there for us. I shall fo...
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Our expert Public Law and Human Rights Solicitors have years of experience in bringing judicial review proceedings. We specialise in and are passionate about assisting our clients in securing justice and accessing the services they are entitled to.
We also specialise in bringing challenges to unlawful policies being operated by Local Authorities which are affecting individual clients or a group of individuals.
We have a Legal Aid Agency contract in community care and most of the work we do is publicly funded. We can advise on whether clients are eligible for legal aid or not and explore alternatives such as fixed fee advice, no win no fee agreements and crowd funding.
Our Public Law Solicitors advise a large number of young people over the age of 18 but under 25 who aren’t receiving support from children’s services as care leavers, even though they’re clearly entitled to it. So how do you know if you might be a care leaver and still eligible for support?
The Human Rights Act is a UK law passed in 1998 that lets you defend your human rights in Court. It enables you to force government, police and local Councils to treat you with fairness, dignity and respect.
Fill in the form below to get in touch with one of our dedicated team members, or call our team today on: 0800 260 5010
