India Cooper

India is a solicitor in our Public Law and Human Rights team.

She assists with a wide range of judicial review, human rights and public procurement work, with a particular focus on strategic litigation. She regularly works with high-profile individuals, charities and NGOs, for example, she was part of the team representing the Good Law Project in several cases challenging government bias in procurement undertaken during the pandemic.

India also has experience of assisting clients in civil claims for compensation and other relief arising from police misconduct and the failures of other state agencies. This includes claims for assault, false imprisonment, misfeasance in public office, malicious prosecution, and discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. India also has experience of assisting with the following cases:

• Group claims concerning rights to protest, arising from the arrests and criminal prosecution of political and environmental activists
• Inquests, representing bereaved families of those who have died following contact with the police or in prison or a psychiatric setting
• Victim’s Rights to Review (VRR) cases, with a particular focus on victims of domestic and sexual violence

India is interested, in particular, in the investigation and prosecution of gender-based violence and discrimination in the criminal justice system. She is committed to supporting survivors of domestic abuse, domestic homicide, trafficking and sexual violence who seek accountability from the state.