Felicity Williams specialises in public law and human rights. She has particular expertise in representing young and vulnerable people through judicial review. Felicity is ranked for Civil Liberties and Human Rights in the Legal 500 2019.
Administrative and Public Law
Felicity frequently acts in judicial review proceedings for individuals contesting the acts of public authorities. She has extensive experience of representing vulnerable adults and children.
With established civil and criminal practices, she is strongly placed to represent those challenging their treatment in the community and in the criminal justice system. Recent public law work has included human rights, discrimination, prison law, community care, healthcare, police conduct and public protest issues.
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Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Felicity frequently acts in judicial review proceedings for individuals contesting the acts of public authorities. She has extensive experience of representing vulnerable adults and children. With established civil and criminal practices, she is strongly placed to represent those challenging their treatment in the community and in the criminal justice system. Recent public law work has included human rights, discrimination, prison law, community care, healthcare, police conduct and public protest issues.
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Community Care Law
Felicity is experienced in complex community care work. She often acts in cases seeking urgent accommodation and support under the Children Act 1989. She represents individuals in need of assessment, support and accommodation, including proceedings under the Care Act 2014, Equality Act 2010 and healthcare access.
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Prisoners’ Rights
Felicity undertakes wide-ranging prison law work. She advises on all matters of prison law including resettlement, discrimination, re-categorisation, segregation, adjudications, licence conditions, medical treatment, mental health and prison discipline. Much of her High Court casework has concerned the particular difficulties of prisoners during resettlement.
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Criminal Defence
Felicity's jury trial work included offences of grievous bodily harm, firearms, Class A drug supply and sexual offences. Her domestic criminal work now consists of appellate cases. Felicity was admitted to the International Criminal Court list of Counsel in 2013 and is eligible to represent accused and victims before the court.
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Public International Law
Felicity has extensive knowledge of international case work. Prior to pupillage, she worked on a range of international litigation including Al Skeini, Baha Mousa, the Gurkha discrimination cases and environmental cases such as R (Friends of the Earth) v EA. She was junior counsel at all stages of R (Al Jedda) v SSD [2008] 1 A.C. 332, HL. Felicity has been involved in the legal challenge to the exploitation of tar sands in Canada and fracking casework in the UK.
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Background
Felicity completed pupillage at Doughty Street Chambers in public law and crime before taking tenancy at 6 King's Bench Walk, where she won Young Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2008. She joined Tooks chambers in 2010 before moving to Garden Court Chambers in 2013.
Publications
'The Public Sector Equality Duty,' Legal Action 2013, Jan, 45-49 (co-authored with Catherine Rayner)
'Defendants and the Use of Registered Intermediaries,' Crimeline Article 2012 (co-authored with Shauneen Lambe, Just for Kids Law)
'European Arrest Warrants - Immunities and Amnesties', The European Arrest Warrant in Practice, (Nico Keijzer and Elies van Sliedregt Ed. 2009, TMC Asser Press) reviewed European Constitutional Law Review 2012, 8 (3), 523-533
'The Application of the European Arrest Warrant in the UK, Legislative Background and Human Rights Challenges', Still not resolved? Constitutional Issues of the European Arrest Warrant, (Elspeth Guild and Luisa Marin Ed. 2009, Wolf Legal Publishers)
