Joanna Carty

Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 2010 having trained with Weightmans. She acts for police forces and public authorities in relation to a wide range of issues. Joanna specialises in police malfeasance claims and judicial review. In particular, she regularly acts in claims involving areas of particular sensitivity such as claims involving undercover officers, CHIS (covert human intelligence source) handlers and intelligence; those with reputational issues for clients and multi-action claims involving a number of claimants such as complex protest claims and claims involving issues that affect police forces nationally. For example, the police overtime claims litigation. · Weightmans LLP

EnglandLitigation, Public Law

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Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 2010 having trained with Weightmans and acts for police forces and public authorities across a wide range of matters. She specialises in police malfeasance claims and judicial review, frequently handling sensitive cases involving undercover officers, CHIS and intelligence, reputational issues, and multi‑action litigation such as complex protest claims and police overtime claims.

Practice areas

LitigationPublic LawPublic SectorInvestigations & Enforcement

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England

Weightmans LLP · Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 2010 having trained with Weightmans. She acts for police forces and public authorities in relation to a wide range of issues. Joanna specialises in police malfeasance claims and judicial review. In particular, she regularly acts in claims involving areas of particular sensitivity such as claims involving undercover officers, CHIS (covert human intelligence source) handlers and intelligence; those with reputational issues for clients and multi-action claims involving a number of claimants such as complex protest claims and claims involving issues that affect police forces nationally. For example, the police overtime claims litigation.

England

Expertise

Police forces and public authoritiesPolice malfeasance claimsJudicial reviewUndercover operations & CHIS (covert human intelligence sources)Complex protest and multi‑party / multi‑action claimsReputationally sensitive litigation

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor (2010)