Criminal Solicitors
A note on how firms are graded
You can find further details here
A = Highly recommend
B = Recommended
C = Unsure or no recommendation
D = Do not recommend
BELFAST
Phoenix Law
Third and Fourth Floor
92 High Street
Belfast BT1 2BG
T: 028 9032 8383
E: phoenix-law.org/contact/
Graded B
Darragh Mackin [darragh@phoenix-law.org] specialises in human rights cases and has been recommended
BIRMINGHAM
BMV Solicitors
Third Floor, Ruskin Chambers,
191 Corporation Street,
Birmingham, B4 6RP
T: 0121 248 1980
E: office@bmv-solicitors.co.uk
Graded B
BRIGHTON
Kellys Solicitors
9 St. Georges Place,
Brighton, BN1 4GB
T: 01273 674 898
Out of hours pager:0800 387 463
www.kellys-solicitors.co.uk
Graded A
A highly respected firm covering the South East, London and Wales. Good at instructing agents and has been known to represent people across the country where requested. Widely praised and often favoured by anti-fascist activists. Lydia Dagostino has a long and successful track record of defending activists and is recommended by many as having a solid political understanding.
BRISTOL
Aidan Woods & Co
238 Stapleton Road,
Bristol, BS5 0NT
T: 0117 952 2006 (24 hours)
Graded B
Paul Stevens & Co
48 Gloucester Road,
Bishopston,
Bristol, BS7 8BH
T: 0117 942 9308
Main contact: Nicola Smailes
Graded B
Sansbury Douglas
6 Unity Street,
Bristol, BS1 5HH
T: 0117 926 5341 (24 hours)
www.sansburydouglas.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
Banner Jones
2/4 Marsden Street,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, S40 1JY
T: 01246 560 560
Out of hours: 07973 225894
www.bannerjones.co.uk
Graded B
Bird & Co
15 Castlegate,
Grantham,
Lincolnshire, NG31 6SE
T: 01476 591711
Out of hours: 07711 627048
www.birdandco.co.uk
38 Kirk Gate,
Newark,
Nottinghamshire NG24 1AB
T: 01636 650880
Out of hours: 07971 923651
Graded B
GLASGOW
J Beltrami Berlow
40 Carlton Place,
Glasgow G5 9TW
T: 0141 554 0999 (24 hours)
Graded B
Clare Ryan
2 Douglas Gardens,
Bearsden,
Glasgow G61 2SJ
T@ 07977 000 312
Graded A
Covers the whole of Scotland. Clare Ryan has a great track record of defending activists in Scotland.
LEEDS
Harrison Bundey
219 Chapeltown Road,
Leeds LS7 3DX
t: 0113 200 7400
Out of hours:07659 106872
Graded A
LONDON
Bindmans
236 Gray’s Inn Road,
London WC1X 8HB
t: 020 7833 4433O
ut of hours:084 3224 9025
Graded A
Particularly good for environmental protest and issues. Mike Schwarz has decades of experience defending activists. Gavin who is often their police station rep is also extremely good.
Birds
61 Wandsworth High Street,
London SW18 2PT
T: 0208 874 7433
Out of hours: 07966 234994
Graded B
Tim Greene has been recommended in particular for animal rights cases.
Birnberg Peirce
14 Inverness Street,
London NW1 7HJ
T: 020 7911 0166
Out of hours: 020 7911 0166
Graded B
Matt Foot has been recommended for protest cases.
BSB Solicitors
2nd Floor,
3 Gower Street,
London WC1E 6HA
T: 020 7837 3456 (24 hour)
Graded B
Commons
The Co-op Centre,
11 Mowll Street,
London SW9 6BG
T: 020 3865 5403
Graded B
Small cooperatively run firm made up of solicitors with a background in protest cases.
Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson
662-664 Commercial Road,
London E14 7HA
T: 020 7790 4032
Graded B
Adeela Khan has been successful in protest cases and is recommended.
Hayes Law
1 Lyric Square,
Hammersmith,
London, W6 0NB
T: 0203 159 4248
Out of hours:07717 606 639
Graded C
Hodge Jones & Allen
180 North Gower Street,
London, NW1 2NB
T: 00808 274 8226 (24 hours)
www.hja.net
Graded A
Good all round firm. Had some significant successes defending anti-arms trade protesters. Raj Chada has an excellent track record. Darrell Ennis-Gayle have also been successful in protest cases and is recommended.
Irvine Thanvi Natas (ITN)
19 – 21 Great Tower Street
Tower Hill
London, EC3R 5AQ
T: 020 3909 8100
Graded A
Good all round firm. Particularly good at defending anti-fascists. Simon Natas is highly recommended.
MANCHESTER
Robert Lizar
101 Princess Road,
Moss Side,
Manchester, M14 4RB
T: 0161 227 7777
Out of hours:07900 998 999
Graded A
Impressive track record on Manchester city centre protests and anti-fracking protests in Lancashire and Salford. Simon Pook is highly recommended, a dedicated solicitor with solid politics too
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Singleton Winn Connell
232 Shields Road,
Byker,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1DQ
T: 0191 265 8817
Out of hours:07904 190 124
Graded B
YORK
Howard & Byrne
Chestnut Court,
148 Lawrence St,
York YO1 3EB
T: 01904 431421
Graded B