Stefano Ruis > Hickman & Rose > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hickman & Rose Offices
Pennybank
33-35 ST Johns Square
LONDON
EC1M 4DS
England
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Stefano Ruis
Work Department
Partner. Civil Litigation.
Position
Stefano Ruis is one of the country’s leading experts in civil law as it relates to state bodies.
He specialises in bringing public law challenges in relation to cautions, search warrants, DBS disclosure decisions and notices under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987. His pioneering work in this area has supported the development of a number of significant additional protections for the individual.
Stefano’s clients are often professionals working in regulated industries for whom the inappropriate application of police powers and retention of data can have devastating consequences.
A client-orientated lawyer with intense focus on detail, Stefano has a developed a particular specialism in the law around DBS disclosure. He has had repeated success using public law remedies to challenge disclosures made on enhanced criminal record certificates.
He also advises on civil claims against the police, complaints and challenges to IOPC decisions, often on behalf of those engaged in peaceful protest.
Stefano also acts for ex-family members of undercover officers in the Undercover Policing Inquiry,.
In addition, Stefano also uses his extensive litigation experience to act for both individuals and businesses in civil fraud claims. He acts for both claimants and defendants and has achieved significant success in a number of high value matters.
Career
Trained Fisher Meredith; qualified 1997. Stefano qualified as a solicitor in 1997 following a degree in philosophy and a background in the public sector as an advice worker. Partner at Fisher Meredith where he headed their police and prison law department until 2012 when he joined Hickman and Rose, where he became a partner in 2014.
Languages
Italian speaker.
Memberships
Law Society. Police Action Lawyers Group. Liberty.
Education
University of Manchester (BA (Hons) Philosophy).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
Upholding the rights of victims of serious abuses of power by the police and other detaining authorities stands at the heart of Hickman & Rose’s ‘unwavering commitment to justice’, including challenging failures to discharge Articles 2 and 3 obligations. The team is also well versed in bringing alleged perpetrators of war crimes committed abroad to justice in the UK, and pursuing claims against the state to the ECtHR. Practice head Daniel Machover is recognised as ‘astute and a master of strategy’ in dealing with human rights abuses and failures in the criminal justice system, while Kate Maynard
’s inquest law expertise is magnified by her ability to ‘build trust with clients in the most difficult of circumstances’. Stefano Ruis is ‘able to achieve fantastic results’ in challenging DBS disclosure and DBS barring decisions. Helen Stone is ‘very understanding of sensitive or possibly upsetting occasions’ and performs best in matters relating to deaths in police custody or prison.