Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
033 3772 0409About
Provided by Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Duncan Lewis Solicitors continuously handles high profile strategic public law litigation. Our influence, not just in case law, but the amount of people we affect through legal challenges is unparalleled. Our expertise across interlocking practices enables us to deal with all public law matters, including:
- A large judicial review claimant practice, representing vulnerable claimants in human rights, crime, prison law, court of protection, mental capacity and social welfare; with a niche specialism in human rights, immigration, inquests, civil liberties claimant judicial review matters, and costs litigation.
- Our London-based education law team represents schools, governing bodies, parents and students.
- We have an expanded international presence, developing litigation challenges to UK government practices in Libya and Eritrea, taking on and attaining successful outcomes.
Our public law team is well known for:
- Representing claimants in the lead challenge to the SSHD’s Rwanda policy to remove asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda;
- Leading the first group litigation challenge in respect of wrongful detention at the Manston facility in Kent; and
- Assisting individuals facing discrimination and violations of their family life as a result of the Windrush Scheme.
Chambers Review
Duncan Lewis Solicitors has a wide-ranging national practice that handles a variety of high-profile strategic law litigation. The firm is noted for its commitment to support vulnerable individuals in public law challenges that touch on issues such as asylum, detention and trafficking, among others. In addition, the team takes on cases focused on the criminal justice system, prison law and social welfare.
Work Highlights
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors successfully represented several lead claimants in a judicial review in the Supreme Court concerning the government's Rwanda policy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers provide plenty of guidance on the issue being addressed, identify what information is needed, feed back quickly and clearly understand the complexity of the issue."
"Duncan Lewis Solicitors are a real asset and resource that we find valuable. They are knowledgeable, communicative, efficient and empathetic."
"The team understands the law very well. They are very client-centred. They are very good with both vulnerable clients and detention matters."
"The lawyers provide plenty of guidance on the issue being addressed, identify what information is needed, feed back quickly and clearly understand the complexity of the issue."
"Duncan Lewis Solicitors are a real asset and resource that we find valuable. They are knowledgeable, communicative, efficient and empathetic."
"The team understands the law very well. They are very client-centred. They are very good with both vulnerable clients and detention matters."
Notable Practitioners
Toufique Hossain is a director of public law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. He regularly handles public law litigation related to trafficking, detention and deportation.
"Toufique Hossain has superb tactical awareness."
"Toufique is a very good strategic litigator and has very good judgement. He is extremely committed."
"Toufique is an outstanding solicitor."
Ranked Lawyers at
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
UK-wide
Members
Provided by Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Bahar Ata
Head of Department
James Packer
Head of Department
Lewis Kett
Head of Department