Olivia Checa-Dover has been appointed to replace Oliver Thorne as the Head of KBW’s Police Law Team, with Daniel Penman remaining the Deputy Head.
Oliver has led the team to its present strength, becoming the first ever leader when the police law team split from the civil team, due to the amount and quality of work undertaken in that specialism. Since then, the team has grown in size and is now one of the leading police law teams in the country. He would like to thank the team for their support and Dan Penman for being an excellent deputy.
Olivia is a leading police law and JR specialist. She is described as a "true expert in police law" (Chambers UK 2025) and "an outstanding advocate with unprecedented expertise and knowledge in relation to police defendant work" (Chambers UK 2024).
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