Hickman & Rose

Partner. Civil litigation.

Kate specialises in private and public law claims arising from the criminal justice system. Her clients include bereaved families at inquests into deaths in custody, and individuals who have been failed by the police and criminal justice system.

She acts for professionals, protesters, businesses and other individuals caught up in incidents involving the police, seeking redress, and for prisoners in complex and serious injury claims against the Ministry of Justice.

Her international work includes assisting victims of torture and war crimes to pursue the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators both in the UK and elsewhere. She is experienced in claims involving multi-party litigation.

Joined Hickman and Rose in September 2001, qualified in July 2004, partner in 2009.

Member of the Police Actions Lawyers Group, Inquest Lawyers Group, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, UK Universal Jurisdiction.