Background
Nkiru is a human rights solicitor in our London Office specialising in challenges against public authorities, in particular, the Home Office and she is developing an expertise in inquests and claims against the police. She joined in the firm in 2022.
In 2021 was shortlisted as a finalist in the Public Law category of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs). She is ranked in Chambers & Partners directory in the Civil Liberties and Human Rights category as an ‘Associate to Watch’.
Expertise
Nkiru is experienced in acting for Claimants in compensation claims against public authorities both through the Courts and through government schemes for compensation. She has been instructed in claims arising from, for example: false imprisonment; breaches of duties owed to trafficked persons; conversion (where the state has unlawfully retained, destroyed or lost possessions); physical and psychiatric injuries caused by the state; the Windrush scandal; unlawful searches, including at the border by UK Border Force; and discrimination e.g. on the grounds of race or disability.
Nkiru also acts for bereaved families in inquest proceedings following the death of their loved one in state custody. Alongside and as an extension of this, Nkiru advises on civil actions on behalf of bereaved families against the state.
Nkiru has acted in a range of public law challenges including those relating to: unlawful detention in immigration facilities; inappropriate accommodation (e.g. Bibby Stockholm); age disputes; failures to identify and protect trafficked persons; police failures to investigate; and unlawful immigration decisions.
Nkiru’s clients include those with disabilities, children, and those who have been subjected to mistreatment and injured by the authorities.
Nkiru’s clients often come with a complicated picture of interconnected problems, and she is passionate about using her skills to help them find holistic solutions.
Nkiru is a member of the Immigration Legal Practitioner Association, Police Action Lawyers Group and the Inquest Lawyers Group.
Reported Cases
Louis v The Home Office [2021] EWHC 288 (QB) (false imprisonment claim against the Home Office of a care leaver from DRC detained in excess of 4 years). See article – Independent.
