Ruth Brander

r.brander@doughtystreet.co.uk

Year of Call

2001
Ruth Brander
Profile

Ruth Brander specialises in civil actions against the police, prisoners' rights, inquests, public law, international law and appellate crime. She has a particular interest in the rights of protestors and of vulnerable, young or mentally disordered detainees. She regularly represents bereaved families at inquests and in civil proceedings.

Administrative and Public Law

Ruth’s public law work includes challenges on behalf of protestors [R (Castle) v Met Police Commr [2011] EWHC 2317 – s.11 Children Act 2004 duty applies to exercise of frontline police functions; R (Hicks) v Met Police Commr; R (Glazier) v Met Police Commr; R(Pearce) v Met Police Commr – challenges to pre-emptive Royal Wedding arrests]. She also specialises in prisoners’ rights, including challenges to parole licence conditions and resettlement issues, particularly for young detainees. She has been junior counsel in some of the key constitutional challenges to the death penalty in the Caribbean [R v Trimmingham [2009] UKPC 25; Bowe and Davis v R [2006] UKPC 10; Boyce & Joseph v R [2005] 1 AC 400].

Actions Against the Police and Public Authorities

Ruth is regularly instructed in civil claims on behalf of protestors, prisoners and other detainees.

Criminal Appeals

Ruth has particular expertise in criminal appellate work, especially CCRC referrals and appeals concerning young defendants. She represented a series of appellants challenging HM Revenue and Customs' use of participating informants: R v Vernett-Showers & 10 Others [2007] EWCA Crim 1767; Latif, Shahzad & Others [2007] EWCA Crim 307; R v Choudhery & Others [2005] EWCA Crim 1788. She was subsequently instructed on behalf of a number of these appellants in civil claims arising out of their criminal cases.

Inquiries and Inquests

Ruth represents bereaved families in inquest proceedings, often, but not exclusively, arising out of deaths in custody.

Prison Law and Criminal Justice

 Ruth regularly represents prisoners at parole hearings, in civil actions and in public law proceedings.

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