Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant
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Provided by Deighton Pierce Glynn
Deighton Pierce Glynn pursues complex, novel, and nuanced challenges against public authorities in judicial review proceedings, inquiries, and private law proceedings.
The public law team originated with Pierce Glynn Solicitors and has maintained the long-standing unique feature of focusing on judicial review challenges. They continue to be known for being the go-to firm for these cases. The fact that despite the difficult political and austere Legal Aid climate, the department continues to successfully represent marginalised individuals and groups; pushes on politically sensitive legal issues such as the Government’s sale of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United States; Windrush scandal; Inquiry into abuses at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre; the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; Covid-19 Government contracts; unlawful detention; unlawful removals; and data breaches, is testament to the team’s determination and unwavering commitment to holding the Government and those with power to account.
Chambers Review
Deighton Pierce Glynn is frequently involved in bringing high-profile challenges to the UK government's domestic and foreign policy on behalf of claimants. The firm has a notable emphasis on public law cases that intersect with equality, human rights and EU law. It achieves significant results on behalf of victims of trafficking, immigration detainees and individuals affected by cuts to welfare benefits. The team also acts on behalf of disability campaign groups to challenge cuts to healthcare access, as well as advising on challenges to UK surveillance policies.
Work Highlights
- Deighton Pierce Glynn represented a resident in a planning challenge against the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up. It concerned their plans to accommodate 1,700 asylum seekers at Wethersfield Airfield.
Strengths
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"Deighton Pierce Glynn is a go-to firm for public law challenges, particularly where these relate to immigration detention and social welfare challenges."
"The group is good at evidence gathering and they have good thoughts on the issues."
"The team is very good for human rights and claimant judicial reviews. They understand how the administrative court works and when to push for urgency."
"Deighton Pierce Glynn is a go-to firm for public law challenges, particularly where these relate to immigration detention and social welfare challenges."
"The group is good at evidence gathering and they have good thoughts on the issues."
"The team is very good for human rights and claimant judicial reviews. They understand how the administrative court works and when to push for urgency."
Notable Practitioners
Sue Willman is a senior consultant to Deighton Pierce Glynn, where she is a go-to lawyer for issues such as human rights, community care and migrants' rights.
"Sue Willman knows all the history in asylum support."
"Sue has a strategic brain."
Polly Glynn is the managing partner of Deighton Pierce Glynn. She is highly rated for her work on judicial review proceedings and has particular expertise in human rights, discrimination and social welfare.
"Polly is very tenacious and organised. She really engages with the issues and provides substantive insights and assistance."
Daniel Carey is a partner based in the Bristol office of Deighton Pierce Glynn. He has a strong practice which focuses on a broad range of public law challenges with particular expertise in the crossover between immigration and human rights law.
"Daniel is tactically very good and insightful."
"Daniel Carey is particularly thorough, clever and nice."
Connie Sozi is an experienced public law solicitor who frequently acts on behalf of vulnerable claimants in immigration-focused challenges, including nationality decisions and unlawful detention. She has particular experience representing Windrush migrants.
Sasha Rozansky is a partner at Deighton Pierce Glynn and head of the firm's migrant rights department. With a specialist practice in public, EU and human rights law, she is able to bring this overlapping expertise to judicial reviews and other legal challenges.
"Sasha is very on point. She immediately understands the issues in a case and how they will resonate with the judge and what the key points are."
"All my interactions with Sasha have been great. She has a deep knowledge of asylum support and really strong analysis."
"Sasha is very intelligent and thoughtful."
Zubier Yazdani specialises in administrative law, civil liberties and human rights matters. He is a go-to public lawyer with expertise representing clients in judicial review and has particular strengths in trafficking and data protection related work.
"Zubier Yazdani is excellent, incredibly committed and diligent. Nothing is too hard for him in terms of a task."
"He is a really dedicated human rights lawyer with great strategic sense and very sensitive client management for vulnerable clients."
"He is real intellectual powerhouse knowing the law inside out. He is a calming influence and fiercely intellectual."
"Zubair has a glorious brain and his attention to detail is absolutely brilliant."
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