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Rating & Valuation - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Galina Ward KC is noted for her public law expertise and recognised for advising the Valuation Office on significant litigation. She often appears before the Upper Tribunal and has experience acting in the Supreme Court.
Strengths
She has a very good presence with even the most demanding clients.
Galina is an effective, hard-working specialist and all-round team player.
Galina Ward is an excellent practitioner. She is really clever and respected by everyone operating in the sphere.
Immigration - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Galina Ward KC has a broad public law practice and strong knowledge of asylum, trafficking and unlawful detention matters. She specialises in the representation of migrants and families who are subject to immigration control, regularly appearing in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals as well as the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Galina has lots of expertise around EU law and migration. She is someone I go to for help on that side.
She is very, very impressive silk. She both sounds and acts like a silk.
Her written work is meticulously well researched and clear. I have also seen her advocacy in different forums and she is always very well prepared. She has a very relaxed style of advocacy.
Education - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Galina Ward KC is an expert in SEN matters with over 20 years of experience at the Bar. She routinely acts for individuals, schools and local authorities in complex education cases and judicial reviews. She has been involved in the COVID-19 Inquiry, representing the Secretary of State for Education.
Strengths
Galina's written work is absolutely fantastic. I have seen her advocacy in different forums and she is always very well prepared. She deals with interventions very well and is calm and unflappable.
Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Galina Ward KC is highly praised by peers for her knowledge and advocacy across the sphere of public law. She possesses considerable experience across public and property law, acting for and against central and local government. She is frequently instructed to defend government policy and decision-making, including in the areas of education and welfare.
Strengths
Galina is meticulously well researched and clear. Her advocacy is always very well prepared. She puts people on the right track and is calm and unflappable.
You get all the benefits of just how much she has prepared and thought about a case. She has a mastery of the case: she knows every single point and knows how best to address it.