a challenge in the House of Lords - a test case concerning the approach where an application meets the Immigration Rules when made, but is refused because the Rules are altered before the application is considered, I have regular conduct of major test cases at the highest level, including: I have also brought successful challenges to the European Court of Human Rights. I have extensive experience of cases which have been decided in the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. I am also constantly involved in appealing costs decisions, usually to the Court of Appeal. I litigate across a broad range of areas and regularly conduct test cases concerning issues that involve access to the Courts, unlawful detention, enforced removals from the United Kingdom, challenges to decisions to refuse legal aid and associated litigation. I am now a Solicitor-Advocate (with Higher Rights of Audience in Civil matters) head of department for Public Law, and a Director of the firm. I cross- qualified as a solicitor in 2007. I was soon appointed supervisor, and began to practise in judicial review. I initially trained as a barrister (called to the Bar in 1999) - sharing the civil litigation prize at Bar School, and subsequently joined Duncan Lewis, initially in the advocacy team. I have previously been ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in Chambers & Partners for Immigration. I am a Recommended Individual in the Legal 500 for my work in Public Law and Immigration. I have been consistently recognised in in both Chambers and Partners as "exceptional" and The Legal 500, 2019 edition as an "outstanding lawyer" who "identifies points with ease and precision and thinks tactically". I supervise a team of solicitors, trainees and caseworkers all dedicated to representing the most vulnerable in society. I am a Director of the Public Law Department at Duncan Lewis. Immigration: Human Rights, appeals & overstay / London
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