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Nick Stanage
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Nick Stanage specialises in actions against the police, inquests, immigration and related judicial reviews.
Since 1997 Nick Stanage has specialised in actions and complaints against the police, inquests, public inquiries, human rights and judicial review. For the UN he advises governments, judiciaries, prosecution and police services on criminal justice, fair trial rights and human rights. Fluent in French and Spanish, he has been instructed to work as an independent legal expert in 17 countries from Colombia to Cambodia.
Nick Stanage is public access qualified and authorised to litigate. You can instruct him to take all necessary steps in litigation and at hearing or trial without the need for a solicitor.
Career
Year of Call: 1997
He sits as an Assistant Coroner and as a Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Hearings. He is a consultant to the UN Institute of Training and Research, and is on the UN Experts Roster for Rapid Response. He was shortlisted to be the member for Western Europe on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Nick is a deployable civilian expert and criminal justice advisor to the UK Government’s Stabilisation Unit. He lectures at professional and judicial conferences in the UK and abroad.
Languages
Spanish
French
Memberships
Police Actions Lawyers Group
Education
St Andrews University, MA (Hons), First Class.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Nick Stanage – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Nick is helpful in his knowledge of the law and practice in historical investigations of the police and CPS.’
London Bar > Police law (claimant)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Nick Stanage – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Nick is an amazing advocate. He recently represented at an inquest on a particularly difficult matter. He is extremely persuasive and articulate. His client care is exceptional – and his ability to explain to a bereaved family the intricacies of coronial law second to none. Watching him in court is like watching the very best of court room dramas. Highly recommended.’
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Nick Stanage – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Juries like his clear and direct questions.’