Our Team
Harriet Wistrich
CEO
Harriet is the founder and CEO of the Centre for Women’s Justice and a solicitor of 30 years experience who worked for many years with renowned civil liberties firm, Birnberg Peirce Ltd. She is the winner of the Liberty Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award 2014, Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2018 for public law and Law Society Gazette personality of the year 2019. She has acted in many high profile cases around violence against women including on behalf of women who challenged the police and parole board in the John Worboys case, women deceived in relationships by undercover police officers and on behalf of women appealing murder convictions for killing abusive partners, most recently Sally Challen and Farieissia Martin. She is a founder member of the campaign group, Justice for Women and trustee of the charity, the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize. She is also author of ‘Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men’ published in 2024, which describes a number of the key legal battles she has fought over the years.
Board of Trustees
Staff
Nic Mainwood
Director of Finance and Operations
Kate Ellis
Joint Head of Litigation Team
Natasha Hermans
In-House Barrister
Harriet Dowse-Bland
Solicitor
Ugo Hayter
Solicitor
Tamsin Hope
Assistant Solicitor
Giulia Lima Bianchi
Trainee Solicitor
Mahnoor Rashid
Trainee Solicitor
Rebecca Dare
Paralegal
Alex Kelly
Legal Personal Assistant
Jemima Carr
Finance Officer
Capella Rew
Communications & Fundraising Assistant
Venecia Kakusha
Office Assistant