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Protest Law - All Circuits
What the Team is Known For
Doughty Street Chambers is "distinguished by its deep legal knowledge, particularly in human rights law and public interest litigation" and is highly regarded as a go-to set for protest cases. The set's barristers are routinely instructed in high-profile judicial reviews concerning the right to protest and challenges to injunctions preventing occupation. The team is also lauded for its expert representation of protesters in criminal proceedings. Recent standout cases handled by the set include Cuciurean v UK, an appeal to the ECtHR following a Court of Appeal decision concerning committal for contempt over the breach of a civil injunction relating to HS2 protest activity, and R (Graham Smith) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis concerning the lawfulness of the arrest of an anti-monarchist at the coronation of King Charles III.
Sian Wilkins is the senior civil clerk.