About

Provided by Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis' Immigration and Public Law department, based across England and Wales, are experts in all aspects of human rights, asylum and deportation. They have achieved significant success on behalf of their clients, and hold a distinguished position in leading bold public interest litigation and that frequently invoke common law, constitutional and human rights arguments.

The team has a broad practice representing clients in matters involving immigration; asylum and human rights and deportation matters, with a niche specialism in immigration and civil liberties claimant judicial review matters. They have significant experience in immigration detention cases with high net claims for damages and challenging immigration removal cases, particularly third country removal cases.

The department houses teams that are led by directors who are experts in their field. The majority of the team are accredited at Level 2 and Level 3 under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Scheme. Many are award winning and their cases raise new and important issues, and create legal precedents for the future.

The majority of the clients represented are extremely vulnerable and marginalised, including those with severe mental health conditions, unaccompanied minors, and victims of torture, human trafficking, modern slavery and domestic violence.

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Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is particularly well known for its work on behalf of legal aid clients, including vulnerable individuals such as LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and those with mental health conditions. The firm is active across the spectrum of human rights-related immigration cases, including unlawful detention challenges and leave to remain applications. The team routinely appears before the higher domestic courts, including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Toufique Hossain
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Toufique Hossain
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Toufique Hossain leads Duncan Lewis Solicitors' public law and immigration department. He has extensive experience in high-profile judicial review proceedings involving immigration detention practices. Hossain is also adept at handling leave to remain applications, with recent work for individuals affected by the Windrush scandal and LGBT+ asylum seekers.

He has enormous integrity and provides so much support.

Toufique continues to do fantastic work. He is a standout in strategic litigation relating to immigration. He has excellent judgement.

He has a panoramic perspective on what is happening legally. He has strategic instincts and has a real eye for winning cases.

James Packer
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James Packer
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James Packer represents the most vulnerable in society. He is regarded for his litigation prowess in the areas of unlawful detention, enforced removals and trafficking. Packer has extensive experience in the higher courts, including the Supreme Court and the ECtHR.

He is a very able and analytic solicitor. He has built some very strong arguments and has really good judgement. He takes real care of his clients.

He is phenomenal.

He is a hugely experienced lawyer with great legal instinct and is great at working fast under pressure.

Jeremy Bloom
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Jeremy Bloom
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Jeremy Bloom is a seasoned immigration solicitor and is specifically noted for his expertise across matters relating to the Windrush generation.

I am so impressed by him; he is really great. He is very committed, and has great judgement.

Jeremy is very on top of his cases and is really comprehensive in his strategic thinking, case analysis and case preparation.

Lewis Kett
Lewis Kett
Associates to watch
Lewis Kett continues to develop an impressive reputation in the field of immigration and frequently handles complex human rights, EU law and detention matters.

He is knowledgeable about immigration and temporary detention.

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Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation

Toufique Hossain
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Toufique Hossain
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James Packer
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James Packer
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Jeremy Bloom
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Jeremy Bloom
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Lewis Kett
Lewis Kett
Associates to watch

Members

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Bahar Ata

Claire Ryan

Darren Middleton

Gabor Nagy

Gemma Lynch

Gergana Pentcheva

James Packer

Jenna McKinney

Nazia Khan

Pardeep Somel

Rohena Wallace

Satvir Sahota

Tamana Aziz

Vicash Ramkissoon

Vilash Gami

Vinita Templeton