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On 2nd October 2000, Birds Solicitors opened its doors for the first time with a staff of 8 people and coinciding with the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998. On our twentieth anniversary, the firm is 27 strong with 21 lawyers. Over…

Birds Solicitors is pleased to welcome Allan Briddock as a Consultant to the firm. Allan is a barrister and was called to the Bar in 2000. Allan joins our Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Department and will be advising our clients in relation to challenges…

Chris Grayling may consider the judgment today in the Court of Appeal to reverse the stay on the Operation Cotton fraud trial as some kind of success in his battle against those who defend cases in the criminal justice system. If anything, it is likely…

Birds Solicitors is seeking to recruit a paralegal, solicitor or barrister to expand our prison law department with immediate effect. We are reasonably flexible as to the terms of employment whether conventionally employed or operating as a self-employed consultant on a full or part time…

This blog looks at the real cost of the cuts which go beyond the advertised 17.5% in many instances. Police stations In relation to the London Police Station fees, from 11th January 2016 when the new own client and tendered duty contracts are due to…

On 6th February 2015 the Court Appeal quashed the conviction of our client Y, a female victim of human trafficking who has been convicted of possession of false identity documentation. Y was trafficked to the UK and had been sexually exploited. We did not represent…