Members have experience in all aspects of human rights law and are happy to advise on such matters and undertake human rights challenges wherever relevant.

Chambers has a strong commitment to civil liberties and human rights and this is apparent throughout every area of specialisation:

• members of the crime team have brought cases before the European Court of Human Rights
• in public law and judicial review , members regularly pursue human rights challenges to administrative decision-making, particularly since the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998
• the immigration team regularly undertake human rights applications and appeals
• members of the prison law team have been involved in leading cases including the successful Article 6 challenge to prison adjudications and provide in-house training to solicitors covering topics including prisoners and human rights law
• members of the housing and community care teams are experts in the field of human rights law and regularly employ arguments under the ECHR
• members of the social security team have experience of litigation before the ECHR and the employment team have published on the subject of discrimination and human rights
• Actions against the police are brought under the Human Rights Act
• members have been instructed in cases on the application of Article 2 to inquest proceedings
• members have expertise in human rights law relating to the Armed Forces .

Our head of chambers, Ian Macdonald QC is heavily involved in human rights litigation and was one of the human rights experts who took part in the Judicial Studies Board training of the English and Welsh judiciary.

Pete Weatherby and Nick Stanage are acknowledged as the only two Leading Juniors outside of London in the category of Human Rights in Chambers and Partners 2007 (p1455).

In addition, members' commitment to human rights is demonstrated through their involvement in organisations such as Inquest, Liberty, British Irish Rights Watch, Amicus and MOJO (see Links for more details). Members also deliver seminars and training on aspects of human rights relating to all areas of specialisation, both through chambers activities and personal commitment to specific organisations.

> For more details of specific human rights experience view our barrister profiles or contact one of our clerks.

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"This Manchester-based set has experience in a wide range of human rights cases, touching on subjects such as immigration, race relations, social security, housing, discrimination, public law, police law and inquests. The set is instructed by leading human rights law irms in the North, the Midlands and London". (Chambers & Partners 2007, p1455)

"'top notch' and considered by practitioners to be 'the only noteworthy civil liberties outfit outside London'. Members deal with regional work raising important human rights issues, such as the Oldham and Burnley riot cases, as well as receiving wide-ranging national instructions". (Chambers and Partners 2005, p1626).