Saunders Law

Human Rights

Clare is the Deputy Head of Human Rights. Clare is a civil liberties solicitor, specialising in human rights, inquest and public law.

Clare has a decade of experience representing some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised members of society. She is committed to holding the state to account on behalf of her clients, be it for human rights breaches, or deliberate state abuse of power. She regularly challenges the police and prisons, and represents deceased victims and their families at inquests, where death has occurred in state custody.

Clare is mentioned in the Legal 500 for her standout contribution in the areas of Civil Liberties & Human Rights, and Administrative & Public Law.

Clare has acted for numerous other clients in their race discrimination claims, obtaining successful outcomes including damages, apologies and upheld findings in complaint matters.

Clare has represented numerous families in inquest matters (including deaths in mental health settings), arising from deaths in custody, and regularly negotiates damages settlements for family members of the deceased, in the resulting civil claims.

Clare has acted in numerous claims arising out of NHS or other clinical / care settings, often initially taken on as inquests.

Clare is a member of the Police Action Lawyers Group and the Inquest Lawyers Group. She is a panel solicitor for the Centre for Women’s Justice.