Georgina Colegate-Stone

Georgina Colegate-Stone

Solicitor

“The reason for this email is to thank you enormously for the work you did with our case. Thank you for your time, dedication, professionalism and perseverance. And that thanks to all this, the desired result could be obtained […] On behalf of my entire family […] we are very grateful for your work and if we ever needed a lawyer in the future, we would not hesitate to look for someone from the Deighton Pierce Glynn firm again to represent us”

Client

Background

George is a human rights and civil liberties solicitor in our London Office.

George’s clients include those with disabilities, children and those who have been subjected to mistreatment and injured by the authorities. George’s background working on varied areas of policy and law in previous roles in politics and advocacy gives her extensive experience to draw upon when assisting DPG’s clients. She very much values the work of charities, community groups and NGOs supporting those subject to abuses of power and works collaboratively with these organisations to ensure that our clients’ voices are heard and to try to pursue tangible social change.

George trained in both our civil actions against public authorities team with Jo Eggleton and Christina Juman, and our public law and discrimination team with Sasha Rozansky. George rejoined the firm in 2024.

George is a member of Police Action Lawyers Group and Inquest Lawyers Group.

George has Higher Rights (Civil), regularly appears in the Asylum Support Appeals Tribunal and holds the BCL from Exeter College, Oxford.

Expertise

George works in a team with Bharine Kalsi and Rachel Pask specialising in representing women and children, people with disabilities and marginalised groups and those with disabilities who have experienced human rights and civil liberties violations and racism at the hands of state agencies particularly focusing upon:

• Sexual and other abuse by police officers
• Inquests and civil claims following domestic abuse
• Inquests and civilclaims regarding the deaths of disabled children
• Unlawful detention of children
• Civil claims on behalf of children
• Failure to prosecute perpetrators of crime/failure to protect victims of crime

George also specialises in deaths in custody, claims against the Home Office and other public bodies, judicial reviews and other public law issues and is instructed on behalf of core participants who have been spied upon in the Undercover Policing Inquiry with Jane Deighton & Isla Woodcock.

Sample Cases

Civil Claims

George regularly brings claims in relation to police misconduct; including bringing complaints and damages claims for discrimination, false imprisonment, assault, misfeasance and malicious prosecution.

Inquests

George represents bereaved families at inquests: both in relation to loved one’s deaths in custody and in the community to try to ensure families’ questions are answered. George also regularly brings civil claims against those responsible for loved one’s deaths.

Public Inquiries

Undercover Policing Inquiry: Racist Murders and Policing

Judicial Reviews

George represents asylum seekers and their families seeking adequate accommodation and support from the Home Office or Local Authorities. She has helped people and their families secure accommodation that is suitable and safe and that will allow children and their families to continue to access vital support.

Forcing the Home Office to introduce policies to protect people experiencing abuse in shared asylum support accommodation. R (XN) v SSHD [2020] EWHC 2117 (Admin) – The Home Office agreed to amend its policy and pay the victim damages

Making the Home Office amend its policy relating to urgent applications from destitute people for Schedule 10 accommodation

Obtaining declarations from the High Court that the Home Office breached equality laws for failing to have a lawful system to accommodate disabled people seeking asylum. R (DMA) v SSHD [2020] EWHC 3416 (Admin)

Disability campaigners call on Justice Minister to protect people discriminated against under the Equality Act following High Court judgment