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Provided by Kelly Darlington
Kelly is Head of Farleys’ inquest department and has a national client base. She has specialised for many years in representing bereaved families, with a particular emphasis on mental health related deaths, both in mental health detention and the community, deaths in prison, police custody, hospitals and local authority care. She also has experience in representing bereaved families of military personnel.
Kelly also specialises in civil claims against the State involving breaches of the European Convention of Human Rights with a particular emphasis on human rights claims arising from the death of a loved one.
Kelly is experienced in representing clients in police complaints, actions against the police, prison service and other state bodies. She has been involved in challenging decisions by way of Judicial Review.
Kelly’s work in this area of the law has led to a number of accolades including ‘Lawyer of the Week’ in The Times, and the Law Society Gazette.
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Kelly is absolutely fantastic. She listened to family and guided us professionally, while spectacularly providing us with a caring and empathetic rock to support us through this most awful ordeal.
Kelly is one of the most diligent and dedicated solicitors there is. She goes the extra mile for all of her clients and works tirelessly to get a positive outcome in her cases.
Kelly is very proactive with clients and gets clients' trust almost straight away. She keeps everyone and everything up to speed with what is going on. She manages cases very effectively.
Kelly is extremely professional. She also has great empathy. We could not have asked for more.
Kelly is fantastic. A brilliant solicitor to work alongside.
Kelly is absolutely fantastic. She listened to family and guided us professionally, while spectacularly providing us with a caring and empathetic rock to support us through this most awful ordeal.
Kelly is one of the most diligent and dedicated solicitors there is. She goes the extra mile for all of her clients and works tirelessly to get a positive outcome in her cases.
Kelly is very proactive with clients and gets clients' trust almost straight away. She keeps everyone and everything up to speed with what is going on. She manages cases very effectively.
Kelly is extremely professional. She also has great empathy. We could not have asked for more.
Kelly is fantastic. A brilliant solicitor to work alongside.