WE ARE A HUMAN RIGHTS
LAW FIRM
working AGAINST injustice
working AGAINST the abuse of power
working FOR the vulnerable
WHO WE ARE
Conrathe Gardner LLP is a cutting-edge human rights law firm which helps clients challenge the lawfulness of actions taken by public authorities and the Government. Our lawyers have brought significant challenges against the State across a number of key areas. These include a challenge to the Government’s response to the COVID pandemic and challenges to the police in relation to the breach of their duty of impartiality and the overreach of police guidance concerning free speech. We have also acted on a stream of cases relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria. Our lawyers have brought several landmark cases which have related to the State’s actions/policies concerning gender ideology including
Miller v College of Policing, Bell v Tavistock and Smith v Northumbria Police.
​WHAT WE
DO
Our lawyers have represented clients in significant challenges against the State that have resulted in measurable impact across a variety of sectors.
HEALTHCARE
We provide advice in public law challenges in relation to the lawfulness of actions by the State in the provision of medical treatment.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Free Speech has been noted by one eminent judge as the ‘lifeblood of democracy’. It encompasses speech that people may find offensive.
EDUCATION
Our education practice is concerned with the potentially unlawful actions of schools, Local Authorities and central government.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
POLICE
We regularly advise on legal challenges against the police on issues relating to free speech, overreach and impartiality.
DISCRIMINATION & EQUALITY
We represent people who have been discriminated against or harassed because of their beliefs.
PUBLIC & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
This area concerns the decision-making and polices of public bodies and private bodies that work on behalf of the State.
Our work for people of faith, their communities, and faith-based organisations, covers their relationship with the State, violation of their beliefs and matters of conscience.
CASE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
BANNING SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS ACROSS ENGLAND
CGL is representing 17-year-old Flossie, mother Katie and fathers Pete and Will on a challenge to Bridget Phillipson’s failure to ban smartphones from primary and secondary schools in England. The case is being funded by donations from concerned people across the country - you can access the crowdfunder here. Flossie has bravely stepped forward to talk about the damage that smartphones are doing to young minds across the nation, and how a full ban in schools (including school buses and sports days) is urgently needed. The national media has taken up the cause, and MPs and members of the House of Lords are focusing on the issue as well.
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The Secretary of State for Education appears to be acknowledging the need to take action and has issued a new policy on Smartphones in school. Sadly this does not go far enough, leaving the ball in the court of headteachers and avoiding a clear ban. In the meantime, we await the Government’s defence to the claim we have issued in the High Court.