Hickman & Rose

Associate. Civil Litigation.

Toby Wilton has extensive experience acting for individuals whose human rights have been breached by, or who have suffered injuries at the hands of the State.

He represents individuals who have been failed by state bodies, including those failed by the criminal justice system, victims of miscarriages of justice, and who have lost loved ones in the care of the State. His work includes acting for individuals in private law claims for compensation and public law claims for judicial review against police forces, the prison service, and other state bodies, as well as assisting bereaved families with inquests and acting for interested persons in public inquiries.

Toby’s recent work has included acting for Andrew Malkinson in his claims for compensation arising from the miscarriage of justice that he suffered and the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry, as well as acting on behalf of a group of the bereaved, survivors and former residents of Grenfell Tower in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and associated civil litigation.

Before qualifying as a solicitor Toby worked for several years at the human rights charity, Reprieve, where he represented individuals facing the death penalty in the USA, South Asia and Africa, including cases involving arbitrary detention, inhumane and degrading treatment and police and prosecutorial misconduct.

Prior to joining Hickman & Rose Toby trained and practised as a solicitor at Leigh Day, where he worked in the Human Rights and Clinical Negligence departments.

Toby is co-chair of the Police Action Lawyers Group, a national organisation of lawyers who represent complainants against the police in England & Wales, as well as being a member of the Inquest Lawyers Group (ILG) and Law for Change’s Legal Panel.

University of Oxford (2011) - History BA (Hons). Oxford Brookes University (2012) – GDL (School of Law Diploma Prize). BPP University Law School (2017) – LPC (Distinction)