Public Law - your voice in the justice system
Helping you to defend your rights
Switalskis Solicitors' Public Law Department has a specialist quality mark from the Legal Services Commission. Public law encompasses a wide range of legal issues that can be challenged by way of judicial review. At Switalskis we have a particular focus on public law challenges with a human rights component.
How we can help
Here are some the public law or human rights issues our specialist solicitors may be able to help you with:
- challenging the lawfulness of someone's detention under the Mental Health Act, or within the criminal justice system
- challenging the lawfulness of Local Authority decision relating to care needs
- challenging the fairness of a Tribunal hearing
- challenging the fairness of other policies limiting services
- providing advice and representation in cases which concern rights under the European Convention on Human Rights such as the right to life, the right not to be treated in a degrading manner, and the right to family life.
Our Public Law team often works in conjunction with specialists from other departments within the firm where the approach of Judicial Review is appropriate. Our expertise in Public Law includes challenges in the fields of Prison Law, Community Care Law, Mental Health Law and Immigratoin and Asylum Law.
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Please note: We do not undertake public law challenges in the business field.
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