Duncan Lewis Solicitors
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Leading firm in UK 2026
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Duncan Lewis Solicitors is a leading UK law firm and the largest provider of publicly funded legal services, with offices across England and Wales. The firm advises individuals and corporates across 25 areas of law and is recognised for complex, high-profile and precedent-setting cases, combining technical excellence with a strong commitment to access to justice and client care.
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The firm is regularly instructed on complex, sensitive and high-value matters, many with wider public impact. Its teams act for vulnerable individuals, families and businesses, frequently challenging unlawful decisions and achieving landmark outcomes. Known for strategic litigation, cross-border work and multi-disciplinary expertise, the firm delivers robust advocacy alongside a client-focused approach.
Notable work
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Rwanda Policy Unlawful
The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that the UK-Rwanda policy is unlawful.
Duncan Lewis Solicitors v Lord Chancellor
Government confirmed uplift to civil legal aid fees following Duncan Lewis' legal challenge.
R (VT) & ORS v Commissioner for British Indian Ocean Territory [2025] BIOT CA CIV 1
The Court of Appeal of the BIOT dismissed the Commissioner’s appeal in a landmark Diego Garcia detention case.
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UK - Head office
Greater London
Sackville House 143-149 Fenchurch Street , London, Greater London, UK, EC3M 6BL, London
UK
West Midlands
158 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, B3 2HB, Birmingham
Middlesex
Suite 3d, 79 College Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, UK, HA1 1BD, Harrow-on-the-Hill
West Yorkshire
Office Number 1525, Pinnacle, 15th to 18th Floors, 67 Albion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK, LS1 5AA, Leeds
Greater London
1 Kingsland High Street Dalston Hackney , London, Greater London, UK, E8 2JS, London
Greater London
143-149 Fenchurch Street London , London, Greater London, UK, EC3M 6BL, London
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Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment for a Child with Leigh Syndrome
Kathy Walker, Child Care Director at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, represented the father in the recently published judgment of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board v SR & Ors [2026] EWHC 348 (Fam).
Home Office Prevented from Transferring Vulnerable Asylum Seeker Away from Support Network
Duncan Lewis’ public law team secures urgent out-of-hours injunction against Home Office
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment for a Child with Leigh Syndrome
Kathy Walker, Child Care Director at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, represented the father in the recently published judgment of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board v SR & Ors [2026] EWHC 348 (Fam).
Home Office Prevented from Transferring Vulnerable Asylum Seeker Away from Support Network
Duncan Lewis’ public law team secures urgent out-of-hours injunction against Home Office
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
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