Andrew Guile
Director/Solicitor
Andrew Guile founded GN Law together with Omiros Nicholas in 2006. Andrew specialises in all aspects of complaints and compensation claims against the police, mental health law and wills & probate litigation.
About Andrew
Andrew Guile is a solicitor/director at GN Law. At heart, Andrew is a litigator. He has extensive past experience of personal injury litigation and now specialises in police actions, mental health work and probate litigation. Andrew is a skilled negotiator who looks to secure swift out of court settlements for clients where possible and pursues court litigation where necessary.
He has particular expertise in:
- pursuing all types of compensation claims against the police and other detaining authorities
- human rights challenges against institutions and various arms of the state
- probate litigation
- mental health and capacity law
Andrew advises clients upon all aspects of bringing compensation claims against the police, prisons and other bodies in relation to false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution, trespass, misfeasance and discrimination. Alongside his police work, Andrew has also specialised in mental health and capacity law for more than twenty years.
Andrew's experience in mental health and capacity law includes conducting mental health tribunals for detained patients seeking discharge, appeals to the Upper Tier Tribunal and human rights challenges brought by way of judicial review in the High Court.
More recently, Andrew's caseload has increasingly involved probate litigation including wills disputed for reasons of duress and lack of capacity, forcing sale of property, misappropriation of property and promissory estoppel.
Click here to watch Andrew's GN Law TV Videos
Click here for the Police Actions In Conversation series
Cases
Over the last two years, Andrew has been involved in bringing a great many compensation claims including an entrapment/malicious prosecution claim against The News of the World that alleged wrongdoing by Mazher Mahmood also known as 'the fake sheikh'; successfully challenged a will where a relative was accused of fabricating documents so as to take property not belonging to them, and is currently involved in a malicious prosecution claim against the Metropolitan Police which includes allegations of manufacturing of evidence, corruption and manipulation of 'supergrass' evidence.
Mental health human rights work in 2002/3 saw Andrew bring a leading test case against the government for delays in scheduling Mental Health Tribunals. This case saw Andrew give interviews on Radio 5 Live, Radio 4's Today Programme and on Channel 4 News.
Education
- Legal Practice Course - College of Law, Guildford (1993 - 1994)
- University of Essex (1990 - 1993), LLB (hons)
- A levels - Maiden Erlegh School, Earley, Reading, Berks
Career
- GN Law - (2006 - present)
- Galbraith Branley Solicitors
Partner 2000 - 2006
Solicitor 1996 - 2000
Trainee 1994 - 1996
Professional Memberships
- Police Action Lawyers Group
Speaking Engagements
- 7th June 2012 - Losing it! An educational talk about mental health and depression at Lincolns Inn with Mental Health Research UK and Ruby Wax.
Publications
Personal Interests and Activities
In his spare time, Andrew writes children's books. His has his own website at www.andrewguile.com.
Andrew is also a long-suffering Brighton & Hove Albion fan and regularly drives to the south coast to watch them lose. Their recent elevation to the premier league is as much a surprise to him as it is to everyone else. Andrew not working, writing and spending time with his family, Andrew loves going to the cinema, reading and playing football.