Harriet Wistrich: Women and Justice (Ticket Needed)

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Due to limitations of space, please can you purchase a FREE ticket if you are attending.

 

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The Law Society are delighted to host 

 

Harriet Wistrich 

 

Harriet is the founder and director of the Centre for Women’s Justice and a solicitor with 25 years of experience who worked for many years with renowned civil liberties firm Birnberg Peirce Ltd. She is the winner of the Liberty Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award 2014, Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2018 for public law and Law Society Gazette personality of the year 2019. 

 

Among her notable cases are: 

 

Acting for two rape victims of the notorious taxi driver John Woboys, and establishing the precedent at Court of Appeal level whereby the police failure to investigate was held to be a violation of Article 3 ECHR Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis v DSD and NBV and Alio Koraou v Chief Constable of Manchester [2015] EWCA Civ 646. 

 

Acting for eight women who brought claims against the metropolitan police arising from being deceived in relationships with undercover police officers – recently resulting in an unprecedented apology and substantial compensation payments Dil & Ors v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2014] EWHC 2184 (QB) (02 July 2014) 

 

Harriet will be talking about her incredible career and some of the complex criminal and human rights cases she has handled.

 

This is event will take place at 10 AM on Tuesday 22^nd November in T2.11 (This is found on the second floor of the Curve)