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Immigration - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Julia Smyth KC is an expert in public law and immigration matters relating to EU law who regularly appears in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Having previously worked within the Government Legal Department, she brings a unique degree of experience to her representation of the Home Secretary in a variety of cases.
Strengths
Julia stands out at the Bar; she has been a significantly fast mover. She is an intellectual public lawyer with investment in EU law.
She's very good. The depth of her knowledge is extraordinary and she is very effective.
The depth of her knowledge of EU law is unparalleled.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
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.
Strengths
Julia Smyth really is superb and she will no doubt will have a stellar career as a silk.
Julia is what the modern bar should want. She is amazingly clever but also down to earth.
Julia Smyth has an encyclopaedic knowledge of immigration, social security and the EU freedom of movement law.
Julia has an unbelievably thorough understanding of the full gamut of public work.
Julia is very sensible, very respected and very reliable.
Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Julia Smyth KC is a go-to barrister to act for and advise central government on a wide range of public and administrative law matters. She has experience handling matters concerning social security, healthcare and transport.
Strengths
Julia has a good eye and good judgement. She is very conscientious and easy to work with.
Julia gets under the skin of the issues and zones in on the key points like a hawk.
Julia is technically excellent and inspires the confidence of the court.
Julia was an extraordinary part of the team. She had a great questioning style.
Julia is amazingly clever but also down to earth. Judges love her and trust her - she never uses ridiculous points and she is eminently trustworthy.
European Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
New silk Julia Smyth of Landmark Chambers offers particularly strong experience defending the UK government in cases through which private individuals assert EU law-derived rights, including those concerning freedom of movement, residence and taxation.
Strengths
She's one of the top people the government goes to for advice on Brexit issues. She is truly excellent, she has a real grip of very fiddly stuff.
She has a great manner in the court, argues the case well and has good judgement. She knows her brief well and the court trusts her analysis of the law.
Julia's advocacy excels at making complex points seem simple and obvious.