Immigration

Lisa Giovannetti KC is a leading immigration specialist with a vast and varied practice consisting of government, public body and private individual work. Her caseload encompasses the full spectrum of human rights, national security and asylum matters, and she routinely appears in the highest domestic and EU courts.

Rory Dunlop KC is an esteemed silk offering capabilities that cover the full range of immigration law. He routinely acts both for and against the government and is a familiar face in the High Court. He is noted for his expertise in complex cases concerning asylum and detention.

Alan Payne KC is an accomplished barrister who routinely acts for the government in immigration and human rights cases. His broad public law knowledge serves to strengthen his work in the field. He is particularly adept at handling Article 8 cases that concern the interaction between Strasbourg and domestic law.

Frequently acting for the Home Secretary, Jack Anderson has experience in judicial reviews and statutory appeals, including flagship government immigration policies. He has recently appeared before the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Colin Thomann KC is an established immigration barrister who receives frequent instructions from the Secretary of State in important challenges. He draws on extensive experience in a range of matters including country guidance and no recourse to public funds.

Emily Wilsdon's well-regarded practice covers immigration decisions, trafficking policy challenges and immigration bail and curfews, in which she has been involved in key tort law. Wilsdon has also acted in national security cases before SIAC.

Katherine Apps KC is an impressive barrister with expertise in immigration law. She regularly advises vulnerable individuals before the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. She is particularly noted for her knowledge on the interpretation of Article 8 ECHR, and EEA regulations relating to EU national workers.

Well-regarded barrister Tom Tabori is making a great name for himself in the sector. He is known for his careful navigation of cases across all aspects of immigration law, boasting particular expertise in legislative and policy challenges. He is gaining further experience and exposure as a result of his appointment to the Attorney General's A Panel.

Zane Malik KC is an experienced and respected silk whose practice has an emphasis on immigration, asylum and EU regulatory matters. He mobilises his experience as a junior on the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel to the Crown to effectively handle complex and high-level matters.

Christopher Staker frequently represents the Home Secretary in human rights immigration and asylum cases, involving issues of family life and trafficking, among others. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions in such cases.

Jennifer Thelen is a well-regarded junior who regularly appears for the Secretary of State in immigration matters. A member of the Attorney General's A Panel, Thelen regularly appears in SIAC as well as courts in the first instance and at appeal.