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About
Provided by Hugh Southey KC
Practice Areas
Hugh Southey has led at all levels up to and including 26 cases before the Supreme Court as well as in the Privy Council, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Hugh specialises in public law in a wide range of fields including human rights, regulatory, prison law, inquests, crime, extradition, mental health, terrorism, immigration, discrimination and elections. Recent key cases including: R (A) v SSJ [2021] UKSC 37; R (Hemmati) v SSHD [2021] AC 143; R (P) v SSHD [2020] AC 185; R(Stott) v SSJ [2020] AC 51.
Career
Admitted as a solicitor in 1991. Headed the Immigration and Crime Departments at Glazer Delmar. EHRC A list. Deputy High Court Judge. Recorder of the Crown Court. Called in Northern Ireland. Has also litigated in US, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Cayman Islands.
Professional Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association, Association of Prison Lawyers, Immigration Law Practitioners Association, Mental Health Lawyers Association, Human Rights Lawyers Association, Legal Action, Liberty, Justice.
Publications
Judicial Review: A Practical Guide (3rd Edition: With Amanda Weston, Jude Bunting and Raj Desai) and United Kingdom Human Rights Reports (Editor: 1998 – 2011).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Hugh Southey KC is a recognised expert in the fields of immigration, human rights and prison law, who demonstrates notable skill in cases concerning mental health, extradition and discrimination. He frequently represents clients before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Further areas of expertise include TPIM, work before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, and Court of Protection matters.
Hugh Southey KC is exceedingly popular among top-flight solicitors, and specialises in immigration, human rights and asylum matters. His main areas of focus include nationality law and unlawful detention claims, and particularly immigration matters involving the application of EU law. His immigration practice is complemented by his broader prison law expertise.
Hugh Southey KC specialises in judicial review challenging police action or inaction, including the disclosure of information or failure to investigate. He has taken on a number of cases scrutinising the role of the Northern Irish police during the Troubles.
Hugh Southey KC leads significant challenges to government policy, particularly in the areas of crime, national security and immigration. He is especially proficient at challenging police conduct through judicial review.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hugh Southey's ability to grasp the essence of the case and convey key information to the judges is impressive."
"He is always on top of his brief. He is technically excellent, a master strategist and an exceptional advocate. His level of expertise and sophistication of work is exceptionally high."
"Hugh is excellent at all levels! He is attentive, very quick to respond and a tactical mastermind in working through the matrix of complex litigation."
"Hugh really fights for his clients but he is very creative with his legal arguments and he thinks about a problem."
"Hugh is very clever and creative."
"He is a meticulous lawyer."
"Hugh has an ability to make incredibly complex things obvious, which is an incredibly hard thing to do."
"Hugh is a charming and erudite advocate. He is a defender of the basic human rights for his clients."
"He's very capable in understanding the complexities of matters and providing succinct advice."
"Hugh Southey's ability to grasp the essence of the case and convey key information to the judges is impressive."
"He is always on top of his brief. He is technically excellent, a master strategist and an exceptional advocate. His level of expertise and sophistication of work is exceptionally high."
"Hugh is excellent at all levels! He is attentive, very quick to respond and a tactical mastermind in working through the matrix of complex litigation."
"Hugh really fights for his clients but he is very creative with his legal arguments and he thinks about a problem."
"Hugh is very clever and creative."
"He is a meticulous lawyer."
"Hugh has an ability to make incredibly complex things obvious, which is an incredibly hard thing to do."
"Hugh is a charming and erudite advocate. He is a defender of the basic human rights for his clients."
"He's very capable in understanding the complexities of matters and providing succinct advice."
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