Donoghue Solicitors

By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and Founding Director at Donoghue Solicitors Kevin Donoghue Solicitor Advocate interviewed by journalist Miriam Hide for the ITV News Calendar programme. It’s been five years since Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens brutally raped and murdered Sarah Everard. This week, the ITV News Calendar programme reported on how police forces deal with abuse of…

Kevin Donoghue Solicitor Advocate represented Edwin Afriyie. Here he explains how Edwin’s case helped establish legal precedent and was referred to in QOCS arguments. By Kevin Donoghue Solicitor Advocate and director at Donoghue Solicitors One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was fact, today is doctrine. -Dedication to the English Nation – The…

Daniel Fitzsimmons, Director and Chartered Legal Executive at Donoghue Solicitors. By Daniel Fitzsimmons, Director and Chartered Legal Executive Warning: this blog post contains offensive language. Like every workplace, we deal with abuse occasionally, albeit rarely. Sometimes it’s over the phone. Other times in emails. Very rarely in person, probably because “keyboard warrior” bullies tend to…

New blog post by Kevin Donoghue, #Solicitor Advocate: Why I am Running to be a Director of #Liverpool #Law Society

Kevin Donoghue Solicitor Advocate is running to be a director of Liverpool Law Society. Read why here. By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and Director at Donoghue Solicitors On Thursday, 28 November, Liverpool Law Society will hold its Annual General Meeting. The meeting, which will be at the Liverpool Racquet Club, is an opportunity for the Society’s directors, committee members, and 2,434…

New blog post by Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and lawyer for Edwin Afriyie in his case against the City of London Police: How Edwin Afriyie Won at the Court of Appeal

Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate, represented Edwin Afriyie in his civil action against the City of London Police. The case was decided in Mr Afriyie’s favour at the Court of Appeal.   By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and legal representative for Edwin Afriyie in his case against the City of London Police In my last blog post I described how I recently attended the Court of Appeal with my…

Richard Clayton KC, David Hughes, Barrister, Edwin Afriyie, Claimant, and Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice after appearing before the Court of Appeal on 8 October 2024.By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate This week I attended the Court of Appeal with my client Edwin Afriyie to seek to overturn an unfavourable High Court judgment. We were at the Court…

Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate, recently obtained his Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Courts). By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate I am thrilled to announce that I recently qualified as a Solicitor Advocate. Here, I explain why, what was involved, and why it matters to my clients and colleagues. Why Being a Solicitor Advocate Matters All solicitors can represent clients in courts across…

  Civil court delays are a problem for all of us. Daniel Fitzsimmons explains how here. By Daniel Fitzsimmons, Director at Donoghue Solicitors Recently the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers published a report which revealed shocking civil court delays. So what? Well, it matters for those involved in litigation, working within the court system, or funding it. One way or another, that’s all of…

  Contact Kevin Donoghue, Chloe Cuthbert, and the team at Donoghue Solicitors to start your compensation claim. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor We got some fantastic news yesterday. My colleague and fellow lawyer Chloe Cuthbert received an email from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. It confirmed that she has been admitted as a Fellow of the Institute. In layman’s terms, Chloe Cuthbert is…

  Kevin Donoghue, solicitor director of Donoghue Solicitors, warns of a scam involving someone claiming to be “Graham Kilbride” who claims, falsely, to work for Donoghue Solicitors. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor Today, I learned that a con artist claiming to be a “Graham Kilbride” has scammed an innocent victim out of £690 by falsely claiming to work for Donoghue Solicitors. We are not involved in…

New blog post by Kevin Donoghue, #solicitor: Edwin Afriyie’s Appeal: The Inside Story

Last year, Edwin Afriyie failed to prove liability in his civil claim against the City of London Police at the High Court. Normally, that would be an end to the matter. But Edwin has been granted permission to take his case to the Court of Appeal. Find out how, and why, here. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor Edwin Afriyie with his lawyers David Hughes, barrister (left) and Kevin Donoghue, solicitor…

  Daniel Fitzsimmons, Director, nominated Kevin Donoghue for the Outstanding Lawyer Award at the 2023 Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards. By Daniel Fitzsimmons, Director at Donoghue Solicitors I am delighted to announce that my colleague and fellow director, Kevin Donoghue, has been short-listed for the Outstanding Lawyer Award at the prestigious 2023 Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards. Kevin is…

New blog post by Kevin Donoghue, solicitor: Can the #police arrest protesters during the Queen’s Funeral and the period of Royal Mourning?

  Solicitor Kevin Donoghue considers the law relating to the police’s treatment of protesters during the Queen’s funeral and period of Royal Mourning. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor I was interviewed by ITV news today about the police’s treatment of protesters during the period of Royal Mourning following the Queen’s death. The period of mourning started on 9 September and is expected to continue…

New blog post by Kevin Donoghue, #solicitor: Why Sorry Should Not be the Hardest Word

Why don’t the police say sorry? Kevin Donoghue, solicitor, describes why they should change their approach to apologies here. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor I recently settled a police abuse of authority for sexual gain compensation claim against Greater Manchester Police (GMP). My client, a vulnerable victim of crime, was “groomed” into a sexual relationship by PC Simon Rose, a (then-serving)…

New blog post by solicitor Kevin Donoghue: What the #ChildQ and Children’s Commissioner Reports Show About Child Strip Searches by #Police

  Kevin Donoghue discussed the police’s use of strip searches on children on Sky News. In this blog post he explains what the Child Q review and Children’s Commissioner’s report say about this issue. By Kevin Donoghue, solicitor This week I was interviewed by Sky News about the police’s use of strip search on children aged between 10-17 years old. New data from Dame Rachel de Souza DBE, the…