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Specialist in
Experience
Mirren practises across public and human rights law, including civil actions against the State, inquests and public inquiries, prison and parole board matters and housing and community care.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Mirren was an award-nominated journalist, most recently working as an investigative journalist for the human rights organisation, Liberty. In addition to her work as a barrister, Mirren chairs a local police scrutiny group.
Public Law, Prison Law and Human Rights
Mirren is regularly instructed in judicial review matters across a broad range of areas including prison law, migrant rights, housing and homelessness and community care.
Mirren has appeared unled in the High Court and led in the Court of Appeal and has worked across all stages of judicial review proceedings. In addition to her judicial review work, Mirren represents prisoners in Parole Board hearings and has experience advocating at finding of fact and public parole hearings.
Inquests and Inquiries
Mirren represents bereaved families at inquests and has a particular interest in inquests involving failures by the police and/or prisons.
Mirren is currently instructed on an inquest concerning the seemingly natural death of a prisoner for which she has made successful submissions on Article 2 engagement and the need for a jury. She is also instructed on an inquest into the death of a person in police custody.
Mirren has recently finished a jury inquest into the death of a prisoner from psychoactive substances for which the jury found causative and non-causative failures. She also recently represented a family whose loved one died in a psychiatric hospital, for which she made successful submissions on the need for a neglect rider to be added to the conclusion.
Mirren is interested in developing an inquiries practice and is currently instructed as a junior on an ongoing inquiry.
Civil Actions Against the State
Mirren is regularly instructed in civil actions against police forces and prisons and has experience bringing cases concerning trespass to the person as well as breaches of the Equality Act 2010. Mirren’s prior journalistic experience means she is particularly skilled at determining what evidence is needed to bring a successful claim and how to obtain it.
Education
Bar Training Course, High-Level Distinction (previously referred to as an Outstanding), BPP
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Distinction, BPP
MA Terrorism, Security and Society, Distinction – first in year, King’s College London
BA English Literature, 2:1, University College London
Scholarships
Roger Cox Bar Course Scholarship, Gray’s Inn
Advocacy Scholarship, BPP
Enoch Dumbutshena GDL Scholarship, Gray’s Inn
Professional Memberships
Human Rights Lawyers’ Association
Inquest Lawyers’ Group
Association of Prison Lawyers
Co-convenor, Police Action Lawyers’ Group
Chair, Tower Hamlets Community Monitoring Group
Decision of the Court of Appeal quashing a prison governor’s refusal to submit an application for Early Release on Compassionate Grounds to the Secretary of State for Justice.
Area of Law: Prison Law Judicial Review
— Read moreInquest jury finds multiple failures in the death of a prisoner from psychoactive substances
Area of Law: Inquests & Public Inquiries Team
— Read moreMirren represented the family of Benjamin ‘Ben’ Brown, whose inquest took place between 15 September 2025 and 25 September 2025 at the Inner North London Coroner’s Court.
Area of Law: Public Law Inquests
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