Hickman & Rose

Civil Litigation

Laura Chapman is an experienced solicitor specialising in representing individuals whose human rights have been violated by the state and its agents.

Her practice focuses on holding public authorities to account through civil claims for compensation, police complaints, and public law challenges. Her cases often engage broader public interest issues and involve historical miscarriages of justice, allegations of serious police corruption and the criminalisation of political dissent.

Laura is also an experienced inquest and public inquiries lawyer. She acts for bereaved families of those who have died in state custody or following contact with the state, during inquest proceedings, and is currently acting for clients in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Laura is deeply committed to protecting the fundamental rights of her clients and using the law as a means to help people achieve accountability, justice and compensation, where their rights are infringed.

Laura qualified as a solicitor in 2022 and joined Hickman and Rose in 2024, having previously worked as a solicitor specialising in actions against public authorities and civil liberties, at other leading firms. Prior to qualifying, Laura worked at a law firm specialising in criminal defence and volunteered for LIBERTY, Prisoners Advice Service and Hackney Community Law Centre.

She is a member of the Police Action Lawyers Group (PALG), the INQUEST Lawyers Group (ILG), and Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR)