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Landmark Chambers

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Skilled at representing both defendants and claimants, Landmark Chambers' barristers frequently appear in human rights cases pertaining to healthcare, immigration and asylum, voting rights, prisoners' rights and torture. Landmark has "strong junior barristers as well as silks" who have appeared in both international and national courts. Recently, members from the set have appeared in R (Twala) v SSHD, concerning the right of a foreign national domiciled in the UK to return following a holiday.

Ben Connor and Mark Ball lead the practice as Practice Directors.

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Strengths

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  • I have always been able to call and be offered appropriate counsel by the clerking team.

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  • The clerking team is very good at working together with other sets to get things sorted.

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  • Landmark's clerking is always courteous, on time and professional.

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  • The service from the clerks is responsive and efficient, and they offer a level of expertise where I am always confident in the service I receive.

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  • Landmark's clerking is very helpful, organised and very communicative.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David Blundell
    David Blundell

    David Blundell

    David Blundell KC is a dynamic silk who has expertise across a broad range of human rights matters, including issues of national security. He regularly represents claimants as well as defendants and interested parties before all domestic courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights.

    • David Blundell has a direct and simple way of synthesising everything.

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    • David Blundell is the cleverest man I have ever met.

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    • David is one of the best public law silks.

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    • The wonderful David Blundell is totally in command of his stuff.

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    • David Blundell is a very responsible counsel and gives very proper and attractive submissions.

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  • Tim Buley
    Tim Buley

    Tim Buley

    Tim Buley KC is a highly capable human rights and civil liberties silk, who operates at every level of domestic court, with a particular focus on appellate work and judicial reviews. He frequently appears on behalf of central and local government, individuals and pressure groups. His human rights practice encompasses prisoners' rights, social welfare and immigration.

    • Tim can turn his hand to a broad range of things.

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    • Tim Buley has very good judgement.

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    • Tim has very good public law judgement and is a very nice man.

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    • Tim is an excellent leader whose strategic decisions are always incredibly well thought out.

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    • Tim is not stuffy and is clever in cases.

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  • Admas Habteslasie
    Admas Habteslasie

    Admas Habteslasie

    Admas Habteslasie is a highly knowledgeable barrister who has a broad civil liberties and human rights practice in which he acts for claimants, defendants and interveners. His recent cases have involved issues relating to trafficking, asylum and nationality, and representing NGOs. Admas is a member of the Attorney-General’s Public International Law C Panel.

    • Admas is very clever and tactically wise.

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    • Admas balances extremely high intelligence and talent while still being approachable and very enjoyable to work with.

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    • Admas really impressed me and I think he's going places.

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    • Admas is good at drafting and grasping arguments. He is a good team player.

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    • Admas is a professorial and mercurial figure.

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  • Alex Goodman
    Alex Goodman

    Alex Goodman

    Alex Goodman KC operates a busy human rights practice, taking in many high-profile judicial reviews and appeals. He focuses on challenges to immigration policy, including detention and welfare issues such as 'no recourse to public funds'.

    • Alex has developed from a very good junior into a heavyweight leader.

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    • Alex has an enormous creative and strategic vision with real depth and breadth.

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    • Alex is always up for a challenge.

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    • Alex has an exceptional eye for how to win a case.

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    • Alex's work is of a far more experienced silk than he is.

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  • Fiona Scolding
    Fiona Scolding

    Fiona Scolding

    Fiona Scolding is a highly regarded silk who regularly assists schools and students on civil rights matters arising in education contexts.

    • Fiona has real background in education and is a very safe pair of hands. Clients warm to her quickly and is my go-to for public law challenges.

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    • She has the best judgement I have ever seen.

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  • Miranda Butler
    Miranda Butler

    Miranda Butler

    Miranda Butler is an experienced junior barrister working in the field of public law. She has expertise in immigration, public inquiries and detention, and her human rights practice sees her assisting claimants arbitrarily detained among other issues.

    • Miranda is very knowledgeable of the facts and the law.

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    • Miranda is very confident, very respectful and really tenacious.

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    • Miranda is extremely polite in her approach, which is highly effective.

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    • Miranda is very good at thinking strategically and coming up with solutions and outcomes that we wanted.

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    • Miranda has a forensic level of detail and doesn't miss anything.

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  • Charles Bishop
    Charles Bishop

    Charles Bishop

    Charles Bishop is a public law specialist who also shows expertise in environmental, infrastructure and planning law. His civil liberties practice sees him tackles issues on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community and the homeless.

    • Charles Bishop is a real rising star.

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    • Charles has knowledge long before his call.

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    • Charles Bishop was brilliant and I really liked working with him.

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    • Charles Bishop is super-available, personable and client-friendly.

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    • Charles Bishop's strategic thinking went beyond what juniors do.

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  • Julia Smyth
    Julia Smyth

    Julia Smyth

    Julia Smyth KC is an experienced human rights barrister. She boasts deep expertise in representing government departments in matters arising from the European Convention of Human Rights.

    • Julia Smyth really is superb and she will no doubt will have a stellar career as a silk.

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    • Julia is what the modern bar should want. She is amazingly clever but also down to earth.

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    • Julia Smyth has an encyclopaedic knowledge of immigration, social security and the EU freedom of movement law.

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    • Julia has an unbelievably thorough understanding of the full gamut of public work.

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    • Julia is very sensible, very respected and very reliable.

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