Invaluable legal support for nurses and midwives
Help with criminal appeals cases
If you, or someone you know, have been convicted of a criminal offence and are considering an appeal or application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), we may be able to help.
We’re a not-for-profit and charge £60+VAT per hour (or an agreed a fixed-fee) for specialist legal advice, building your case and preparing your application to the CCRC.
Email us to arrange a free confidential – hello@sequentus.org – or scroll down to find out more about how we work.
Get low cost professional legal advice
All of our services are billed at £60+VAT per hour but we will normally agree a fixed-fee before we start working on your case.
Initial Review and legal advice
No matter how complex your case is, we will carry out a comprehensive review and provide you with a document which sets out the legal and factual issues that need to be dealt with. We will give you detailed legal advice on potential grounds of appeal and arguments that we can advance to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
As part of our review we will look at any relevant changes in the law, fresh evidence that you might already have obtained – or that we think might help your case. We will evaluate whether or not your trial could be considered to have been unfair.
We will also help you to understand your conviction and the complexities of the appeals process.
If you have already submitted an application to the CCRC, we can still support you or help with a new application.
Applications to the CCRC
Our team can draft your application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and liaise with the case manager who is handling your application.
Pro Bono
In certain cases we are able to work pro bono, so we provide legal advice and support free or charge. This depends on the resources that we have available within our team.
Free counselling
As part of our commitment to mental health, we provide all of our clients with access to free counselling to support you through the criminal appeals process.
Our Experts
Jyoti Kumar
Junior Case Lawyer
Jyoti has a background in regulatory affairs and having completed the Bar training course now represents professional discipline clients in interim hearings and university FTP cases.
Benjamin Bardell
Case Lawyer
Ben focuses on case preparation for professional discipline hearings and specialises in the early resolution of regulatory concerns.
Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Senior Case Lawyer // Director of Legal Education
Khaled is a qualified lawyer whose main area of practice is professional discipline. He is regularly instructed to represent healthcare professionals in fitness to practise proceedings and also leads the development of our legal education programmes.
Sam Wilson
Programme Director - FTP
As a practising nurse who is re-training to become a solicitor, Sam understands both facets of regulatory proceedings. She works tirelessly on behalf of clients, focussing on empowering registrants so that they can make informed choices about their case.
Niina Ankers
Junior Case Lawyer // Mediation Lead
Niina is a CMC accredited mediator and leads our mediation team. Having completed the Bar training course Niina represents clients in interim hearings and university FTP cases.
We are a not-for-profit established in 2022 and our goal is simple – to provide flexible legal work experience to people from non-traditional backgrounds so that they can fulfil their potential.
Over the past eight years, across different organisations, our team of people have trained thousands of aspiring lawyers in casework methodology, giving them the knowledge and skills to complete
meaningful work on client cases. This expertise is distilled into casework programmes as well as our QWE and SQE opportunities.
We’re proud that our innovative model ensures that clients who would otherwise be denied access to justice can rely on a highly-focused team of qualified and trainee lawyers, while students get access to the most dynamic and exciting real-life legal experience imaginable
Next steps
Contact us for a free initial discussion about your case
Benjamin Bardell
Case Lawyer
Alternatively you can call us on 020 3151 8015
I felt supported every step of the way — from legal advice to professional growth opportunities.
Alex
Healthcare Professional
As a law student, I gained real-world experience that no classroom could provide. It shaped my career direction with confidence, and gave me the skills to step into practice with a clear sense of purpose.
