Saunders Law

Public Inquiries

Partner & Head of Public Inquiries

Cyrilia is a specialist human rights, Coronial and public law solicitor with expertise in representing claimants in civil claims against the police and other public authorities.

Cyrilia is a specialist human rights, Coronial and public law solicitor with expertise in representing claimants in civil claims against the police and other public authorities. Cyrilia heads the firm’s public inquiries team. She represents clients at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Infected Blood Inquiry The Undercover Police Inquiry and the Covid19 Inquiry.

Cyrilia has a long-standing commitment to protecting civil liberties, equality and access to justice by challenging the decisions of public bodies whilst representing some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised members of society.

A large part of her practice has involved representing bereaved families in inquests arising from deaths in custody and bringing challenges to coronial conclusions by way of judicial review.

Prior to working at Saunders, Cyrilia worked at Birnberg Peirce solicitors for 9 years where she trained and qualified. Cyrilia left Birnbergs in June 2017 to join a boutique City firm where she worked as Deputy Head of the Civil Liberties Department for 2 years.

Cyrilia is a member of the Police Action Lawyers Group and Inquest Lawyers Group.