Sasha Barton > Hodge Jones & Allen > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hodge Jones & Allen
180 NORTH GOWER STREET
LONDON
NW1 2NB
England

Work Department

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

Position

Sasha specialises in public and private law challenges against state bodies, with a particular interest in serious privacy breaches by state and other bodies, challenging the police for failures to investigate crimes and to protect vulnerable victims of sexual violence, challenging the police and CPS over serious disclosure failures and cases involving other human rights violations.

Career

Commission for Racial Equality 2002-05, Trained at  Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, Admitted May 2009, Associate July 2013, Senior Associate November 2014, Partner May 2016

Memberships

• Discrimination Law Association
• Police Action Lawyers Group
• Legal Reference Group for the Centre for Women’s Justice

Education

Robinson College, Cambridge University 1996 – 1999

Leisure

Running, skiing, swimming, walking, cycling, reading, cinema & theatre.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights

Enjoying ‘one of the strongest reputations for civil liberties work’, Hodge Jones & Allen proves its mettle in claims against the police and state authorities, protest law matters, inquests, and public inquiries. A robust commitment to human rights inspires confidence in vulnerable individuals who have experienced tragic and distressing events, as well as those wrongfully arrested and mistreated while exercising their right to protest. The ‘superbSusie Labinjoh helms the practice, and is a familiar face in civil actions against the police and prison service. Jocelyn Cockburn excels in bereavement matters, including inquests, deaths in custody, and military claims involving national security concerns, and Sasha Barton is ‘exemplary’ in her pursuit of novel claims based on Articles 3, 5, and 8 infringements. The ‘intellectually formidableCormac McDonough specialises in the representation of victims of maltreatment by the police and other state bodies. Maria O’Connell, who excels in civil liberties litigation, detention challenges, and prisoners’ rights, joined the team in October 2023 from Scott-Moncrieff & Associates Ltd. Alice Hardy left the firm in June 2023.