Doughty Street Chambers is lauded for its wealth of experience in high-profile police law matters, with the set’s repertoire including the interaction of the police and media law, the use of automatic facial recognition technology, and claims for damages against forces. Jude Bunting KC was instructed by the national media, including Sky News and the BBC, in the trial of a police officer (who was ultimately acquitted) for the murder of Chris Kaba, a musician and organised crime figure who was shot dead by armed police, regarding the shooting officer’s application for anonymity as well as reporting restrictions to prohibit reporting of Kaba’s criminal activity. Nick Stanage is instructed to pursue claims arising from thousands of WhatsApp and Facebook messages alleged to show Gwent Police officers openly discussing the sexual harassment of junior female colleagues, racism, the leaking of sensitive police material, and corruption.
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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
French
Memberships
Police Actions Lawyers Group
Education
St Andrews University, MA (Hons), First Class.
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- 'Counsel's clerk was always keen to assist during the course of the instruction, and the Chambers as a whole is impressive.'
- 'The set continues to have a leading reputation in acting for claimants in cases involving the police and other public authorities.'
- 'Great set, always the first we go to for police actions and inquests.'
- 'Excellent, wide range of super bright barristers, friendly and very helpful clerks who respond super quickly.'
- 'Doughty Street Chambers is an impressive set, offering an absolute powerhouse of legal talent and a shoreless reservoir of legal knowledge.'