JUNIOR PROFILE
Sandra Akinbolu

Sandra Akinbolu

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Immigration

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

About

Provided by 36 Public & Human Rights

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Sandra is a skilful and experienced advocate, specialising in Immigration, Asylum, Nationality and Public law. Ranked as a Leading Junior by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, she is approachable, knowledgeable and committed to the interests of her clients.

Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights.

Sandra advises on all aspects of public and private immigration work. She appears regularly in the Tribunal and Appeal courts, providing careful and professional representation in asylum, deportation, European and family cases. She also provides top quality advice on business immigration and nationality applications. Sandra is an experienced and popular trainer in this jurisdiction, providing expert seminars for HJT, MBL, ILPA and Law Friends. She is also the lead reviewer for Advocate, the Bar’s leading provider of pro bono work.

Public

Sandra has a busy judicial review practice, advising and appearing on refusals of fresh human rights and asylum claims, challenges involving British citizenship, unlawful detention, age assessments, trafficking claims, housing and support claims, and injunctive relief for removals and administrative errors, amongst others. Sandra is a regular speaker at the HJT Judicial Review conference.

Direct Access

Sandra is Direct Access qualified, and accepts instructions in all areas of immigration, nationality and administrative law. Easily accessible and clear in her instructions,

Vulnerable clients

Sandra is committed to ensuring that vulnerable clients have a fair opportunity to have their voice heard.

Career

Call 2002

Professional Memberships

• Member Middle Temple Diversity and Equality Committee

• Member Middle Temple Access to the Bar Scheme

• ILPA

• ALBA

• Advocate

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Immigration - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sandra Akinbolu is an experienced immigration barrister focusing on nationality, asylum and EU free movement law. She routinely acts for family members of EU nationals, refugees and vulnerable individuals, and is a popular choice for judicial reviews and appeals.

Strengths

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  • No one understands immigration issues and how they relate to EU nationals in the way she does.

    ImmigrationUK Bar
  • Her drafting is impeccable. She is very approachable and always willing to discuss case strategy. She is unflappable and deals with whatever challenge is before her in the best possible way.

    ImmigrationUK Bar

Ranked Barristers at 36 Public & Human Rights (56)

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