Human Rights - Coram Chambers

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Our expert barristers are highly experienced in providing representation and legal advice to clients in human rights matters such as cases involving the deprivation of the liberty of a child. Coram is a leading family law chambers providing representation and advice to clients in human rights matters in London and across England and Wales. We have human rights law specialists at all levels of seniority (including King’s Counsel), with an unparalleled depth and breadth of experience.

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Our approach

We approach all cases with professionalism, commitment, and sensitivity. We have a proactive commitment in helping clients to bring and successfully argue Human Rights Act 1998 claims for declarations and for compensation by way of damages. The cases in which members have been instructed include applications both made within existing family law proceedings and as free-standing applications.

Areas of expertise

Our barristers are skilled at guiding clients in complex cases daily, including: deprivation of the liberty of a child, abuse of section 20 arrangements, and infringements arising from the alleged failure of a Local Authority to intervene to protect children from abuse.

Our human rights barristers are highly skills and work at the forefront of human rights practice, including:

Children’s rights
Economic, social and cultural rights
Women’s rights
Discrimination
Trafficking and modern slavery.

Our human rights barristers convert their experience into seminars on issues that arise both for claimants and defendants in human rights cases including ‘conflict’ of Rules, appropriate causes of action, litigation strategy for children (in particular and generally), and as to quantum and costs.

Additional services

Coram provides a full and bespoke out of court Dispute Resolution service which utilises the expert skills of our family barristers as mediators, arbitrators and through neutral evaluation (private FDR hearings). The expertise of several of our members is recognised by the most prominent directories, Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.