Polly’s work spans discrimination, human rights and police misconduct claims against a wide range of clients both in the public sector and private organisations who provide services to the public, such as central and local Government, leisure and hospitality industries, and the police.

Polly’s discrimination practice covers all types of Equality Act claims, including direct and indirect discrimination, victimisation, and failures to provide reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities.

Polly’s human rights and civil liberties practice focuses largely on claims of wrongful arrest and false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office against police forces, and claims for breaches of Articles, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the ECHR.

Prior to joining DAC Beachcroft, Polly served as a National Security Legal Adviser at the Home Office, and litigator for the Ministry of Defence dealing with the Iraqi civilians group litigation.