Matrix Chambers excels across the full spectrum of police claimant work, with clients benefitting from the set’s in-depth knowledge of related areas of law, including criminal, public, media, and information law. Phillippa Kaufmann KC is a port of call for civil claims against violent police, while Raj Desai's focus areas include state culpability for deaths with discrimination elements. Ifeanyi Odogwu‘s workload includes an instruction regarding the police use of a Taser on a mentally ill man on Westminster Bridge. Jesse Nicholls is representing the family of a man shot and killed by police firearm officers in West London in 2021, after reportedly being seen entering a bank and a betting shop with a firearm.
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Jesse specialises in judicial review, inquests and inquiries, civil claims against public authorities, human rights, equality and discrimination law, and media and open justice.
His expertise encompasses public and private law claims involving complex points of law, as well as evidence-heavy and contentious inquests, public inquiries and civil trials. He is equally assured advising on significant and novel points of law and making complex legal submissions, as he is questioning witnesses in high profile public inquiries, inquests and civil trials.
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- 'Matrix has strong junior counsel. The clerks are nice and helpful.'
- 'Matrix has top-tier barristers, particularly in police law.'
- 'Matrix Chambers is a go-to set for police law claims, including inquests and complex public and private law claims against the state.'
- 'Matrix Chambers provides the key expertise in this area of law.'
- 'A good set set for actions against the police, particularly in relation to data privacy rights.'