By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and Founding Director at Donoghue Solicitors I have spent the best part of 25 years holding police forces to account for the force they use against the public. My successful clients include Edwin Afriyie, who won his case at the Court of Appeal after being unlawfully tasered by a City… Read more »
Notes from the Donoghue Solicitors FC Football Tour
By Kevin Donoghue, Club Chairman, Donoghue Solicitors FC As some readers will know, outside of my day job as a Solicitor Advocate, I am also Club Chairman, FA-accredited Welfare Officer, and Coach of Donoghue Solicitors FC, a group of football teams playing in the Bootle Junior Football League. Recently, we took our Under-13s football team… Read more »
Did Wayne Couzens’ Shocking Crimes Change Policing?
By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and Founding Director at Donoghue Solicitors 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 authority for sexual gain within their ranks and what, if any, improvements… Read more »
Kevin Donoghue wins the Liverpool Law Society Outstanding Lawyer Award
By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate What a night! I’m absolutely thrilled and flabbergasted to share that I won the Outstanding Lawyer Award at last night’s Liverpool Law Society Annual Dinner and Legal Awards. As my colleague and fellow director Daniel Fitzsimmons described, an independent judging panel shortlisted four lawyers (out of a potential pool of… Read more »
Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards – Donoghue Solicitors Shortlisted Again!
Donoghue Solicitors has been shortlisted for two Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards. Daniel Fitzsimmons explains why here. By Daniel Fitzsimmons, director at Donoghue Solicitors I’m excited to share that my firm, Donoghue Solicitors, has been shortlisted for two awards in the prestigious 2025 Liverpool Law Society Legal Awards! We’re in the running for: Outstanding… Read more »
How QOCS Arguments in Edwin Afriyie’s Case Created Legal Precedent
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 Letters of Junius. (1769-1771) A High Court ruling issued by Mr. Justice Bourne on 28 July 2025 highlights the importance of… Read more »
Why I Took a Law Society Client Care Microcredential Course
By Daniel Fitzsimmons, Chartered Legal Executive and Director at Donoghue Solicitors I recently completed a Client Care Microcredential course provided by The Law Society of England and Wales. This was a discretionary course, which means that I was not required to do it. But I wanted to because achieving success in the course will help… Read more »
How the Bail Information Service Could Help Those Involved in the Criminal Justice System
By Kevin Donoghue, Solicitor Advocate and Director at Donoghue Solicitors One of the things I love about my job is learning new things. I have a genuine thirst for knowledge and am always on the lookout for information which could help my clients, many of whom are victims of police misconduct. Recently, while working… Read more »
Abuse is Not in a Day’s Work
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 lose their confidence face-to-face. An example of the kind of… Read more »
Why I am Running to be a Director of Liverpool Law Society
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 members to review the Society’s accounts, annual report, and other things…. Read more »
