Emma Lough
Director
Emma is responsible for overseeing LAP’s strategic operations. She has 10 years’ experience working on human rights and access to justice in the non-profit sector.
Richard Dyton
Co-Chair
Richard is a Partner at Simmons & Simmons and Head of International Projects and Chair of the Legal Response Initiative and the London Legal Support Trust.
Kirsty Wilson
Co-Chair
Kirsty is a Partner at Baker & McKenzie and leads their group specialising in global reorganisations.
Spencer Simmons
Treasurer
Spencer is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was previously a Partner in Haslers Chartered Accountants. He has also supported organisations as a volunteer for the charity Accounting for International Development.
Caroline Ndindi
Trustee
Caroline is legal counsel for WWF International and has over 15 years’ experience as in-house legal counsel supporting organisations to achieve their objectives.
Joss Saunders
Trustee
Joss is the General Counsel of Oxfam International and Oxfam GB. He is one of the co-founders of Advocates for International Development and the Legal Response Initiative as well as Lawyers Against Poverty.
Anna Kirkpatrick
Trustee
Anna is Senior Associate at Clifford Chance specialising in international arbitration, international law, business and human rights.
Nikki Elliott
Trustee
Nikki is in-house legal counsel for DHL Technology and Telecoms and was previously in-house counsel at AET.
Louise Curd
Trustee
Louise practised as a solicitor for 10 years before transitioning into the charity sector. She has been involved with LAP since 2017 and is a passionate supporter of access to justice work.
Susan Jackson
Trustee
Sue is a retired lawyer, having spent her career specialising in food law and employment law. She is also a Trustee of the charity Oxfordshire Youth.
Pascale Bird
Trustee & Twinning Programme Lead
Pascale is a qualified solicitor and Legal Officer and Advice Coordinator at Legal Response International.
Naomi Passman
Trustee & Women’s Rights Group Lead
Naomi is Head of European Programmes and Local Growth at the Department for Communities and Local Government and Chair of Redbridge Action Against Domestic Abuse.
Emily Blower
Trustee & Ethical Business Group Lead
Emily is Supervising Associate at Simmons & Simmons in their Litigation & Arbitration practice group and has a special interest in Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) disputes.
Kinnari Bhatt
Land Rights Group Lead
Kinnari is a lawyer working in sustainable finance with a PhD on implementing indigenous land rights.
Adrian Henderson
Refugee Rights Group Lead
Adrian is an employment lawyer and leads the Refugee Rights Group. He has also supported the development of LAP’s Legal Confidence Programme.
Naomi Sander
JLAP Coordinator
Naomi Sander is a qualified solicitor and has led the work of the Junior Lawyers Against Poverty (JLAP) network since it was first established.