Duncan Lewis Solicitors
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𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
Finnian was instructed by Nazia Khan (Director), Raman Kumar (Solicitor), Jessie Shepherd (Trainee Solicitor) and Auhona Majumdar (Caseworker) of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social
Finnian was instructed by Nazia Khan (Director), Raman Kumar (Solicitor), Jessie Shepherd (Trainee Solicitor) and Auhona Majumdar (Caseworker) of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social
Further success for Gazan students as the Home Office and Foreign Office commit to supporting the evacuation of their dependants
Finnian Clarke, along with Sonali Naik KC, Maha Sardar and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers, who secured success on beha
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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
Finnian was instructed by Nazia Khan (Director), Raman Kumar (Solicitor), Jessie Shepherd (Trainee Solicitor) and Auhona Majumdar (Caseworker) of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social
Finnian was instructed by Nazia Khan (Director), Raman Kumar (Solicitor), Jessie Shepherd (Trainee Solicitor) and Auhona Majumdar (Caseworker) of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social
⚠️ Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack: Months after personal data of hundreds of thousands of applicants was accessed and downloaded, large parts of the system still remain offline.
What happened? Caseworker Nina Brinklow discusses the cyber-attack and its impact on clients today. 👉 buff.ly/QanU4kH
What happened? Caseworker Nina Brinklow discusses the cyber-attack and its impact on clients today. 👉 buff.ly/QanU4kH
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August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚠️ Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack: Months after personal data of hundreds of thousands of applicants was accessed and downloaded, large parts of the system still remain offline.
What happened? Caseworker Nina Brinklow discusses the cyber-attack and its impact on clients today. 👉 buff.ly/QanU4kH
What happened? Caseworker Nina Brinklow discusses the cyber-attack and its impact on clients today. 👉 buff.ly/QanU4kH
When landlord and tenant are also husband and wife, which rights apply? 🤔
Our client faced eviction from her landlord, who was also her husband. However, the Court found that the wife's marital rights superseded the tenancy agreement.
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Our client faced eviction from her landlord, who was also her husband. However, the Court found that the wife's marital rights superseded the tenancy agreement.
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August 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
When landlord and tenant are also husband and wife, which rights apply? 🤔
Our client faced eviction from her landlord, who was also her husband. However, the Court found that the wife's marital rights superseded the tenancy agreement.
Read on here 👉 buff.ly/m6SQhjf
Our client faced eviction from her landlord, who was also her husband. However, the Court found that the wife's marital rights superseded the tenancy agreement.
Read on here 👉 buff.ly/m6SQhjf
➡️ Did you know that 62% of single homeless people face hidden homelessness, often staying with friends or family without a secure home?
But Legal help is available.
We have created a short guide on eligibility for a homelessness application & how & where to apply. 🤝
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But Legal help is available.
We have created a short guide on eligibility for a homelessness application & how & where to apply. 🤝
Find it here: buff.ly/HnWbkYf
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July 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
➡️ Did you know that 62% of single homeless people face hidden homelessness, often staying with friends or family without a secure home?
But Legal help is available.
We have created a short guide on eligibility for a homelessness application & how & where to apply. 🤝
Find it here: buff.ly/HnWbkYf
But Legal help is available.
We have created a short guide on eligibility for a homelessness application & how & where to apply. 🤝
Find it here: buff.ly/HnWbkYf
🚨 The UK Government has formally acknowledged a major data breach affecting thousands of Afghan nationals linked to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and has confirmed the closure of a secret resettlement route known as the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR).
July 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🚨 The UK Government has formally acknowledged a major data breach affecting thousands of Afghan nationals linked to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and has confirmed the closure of a secret resettlement route known as the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR).
Can anyone call themselves an expert in a British courtroom? Right now, the answer seems to be yes. 🤔
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, but what credential checks are actually in place?
We explore the risks of these unvetted “experts” who take the stand: buff.ly/ftt8Fg9
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, but what credential checks are actually in place?
We explore the risks of these unvetted “experts” who take the stand: buff.ly/ftt8Fg9
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June 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Can anyone call themselves an expert in a British courtroom? Right now, the answer seems to be yes. 🤔
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, but what credential checks are actually in place?
We explore the risks of these unvetted “experts” who take the stand: buff.ly/ftt8Fg9
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, but what credential checks are actually in place?
We explore the risks of these unvetted “experts” who take the stand: buff.ly/ftt8Fg9
🚨 Facing removal after 16 years in the UK, our 55-year-old client has been granted an urgent stay on her deportation, thanks to our Public Law team.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🚨 Facing removal after 16 years in the UK, our 55-year-old client has been granted an urgent stay on her deportation, thanks to our Public Law team.
Read more on this case here: buff.ly/KgxgxS6
Read more on this case here: buff.ly/KgxgxS6
In a false imprisonment claim against the Home Office, our team remarkably secured £73,000 in damages for our client. 👏
The claim arose from a period of prolonged and unlawful detention, during which our client suffered considerable harm.
The claim arose from a period of prolonged and unlawful detention, during which our client suffered considerable harm.
June 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In a false imprisonment claim against the Home Office, our team remarkably secured £73,000 in damages for our client. 👏
The claim arose from a period of prolonged and unlawful detention, during which our client suffered considerable harm.
The claim arose from a period of prolonged and unlawful detention, during which our client suffered considerable harm.
Neurodiversity in Legal Practice – Online Panel Event ⚖️
Join Cardiff & District Law Society for an insightful online panel discussion on Neurodiversity in Legal Practice, hosted by Duncan Lewis' Director, Jenine Abdo.
Join Cardiff & District Law Society for an insightful online panel discussion on Neurodiversity in Legal Practice, hosted by Duncan Lewis' Director, Jenine Abdo.
May 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Neurodiversity in Legal Practice – Online Panel Event ⚖️
Join Cardiff & District Law Society for an insightful online panel discussion on Neurodiversity in Legal Practice, hosted by Duncan Lewis' Director, Jenine Abdo.
Join Cardiff & District Law Society for an insightful online panel discussion on Neurodiversity in Legal Practice, hosted by Duncan Lewis' Director, Jenine Abdo.
Our team was granted permission to apply for Judicial Review for a vulnerable care leaver and victim of human trafficking and modern slavery.
Our client, a national of Vietnam, was transported out of Vietnam and into Europe at age 11 and completely on his own. ▶️ buff.ly/6e29WCD
Our client, a national of Vietnam, was transported out of Vietnam and into Europe at age 11 and completely on his own. ▶️ buff.ly/6e29WCD
Duncan Lewis granted permission to apply for Judicial Review on behalf
Duncan Lewis granted permission to apply for Judicial Review on behalf of victim of human trafficking and modern slavery
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April 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our team was granted permission to apply for Judicial Review for a vulnerable care leaver and victim of human trafficking and modern slavery.
Our client, a national of Vietnam, was transported out of Vietnam and into Europe at age 11 and completely on his own. ▶️ buff.ly/6e29WCD
Our client, a national of Vietnam, was transported out of Vietnam and into Europe at age 11 and completely on his own. ▶️ buff.ly/6e29WCD
Our client concerned that she would lose her home of 25 years after the death of her mother, who died without leaving a will, contacted our team for assistance.
Our team swiftly resolved the dispute, halting an impending eviction issued by our client's brother. ▶️ buff.ly/ek44zUY
Our team swiftly resolved the dispute, halting an impending eviction issued by our client's brother. ▶️ buff.ly/ek44zUY
Duncan Lewis Secures Client’s Right to Family Home in Sibling Dispute
Wills and Probate Solicitor Eleanor Murray Secures Client’s Family Home in Long-Running Probate Dispute
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April 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Our client concerned that she would lose her home of 25 years after the death of her mother, who died without leaving a will, contacted our team for assistance.
Our team swiftly resolved the dispute, halting an impending eviction issued by our client's brother. ▶️ buff.ly/ek44zUY
Our team swiftly resolved the dispute, halting an impending eviction issued by our client's brother. ▶️ buff.ly/ek44zUY
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📣High Court finds decision to detain tourist and cancel their permission to be in UK as visitor unlawful📣
Our Alex Grigg represented the Claimant, instructed by Darren Middleton of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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Our Alex Grigg represented the Claimant, instructed by Darren Middleton of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
📣High Court finds decision to detain tourist and cancel their permission to be in UK as visitor unlawful📣
Our Alex Grigg represented the Claimant, instructed by Darren Middleton of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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Our Alex Grigg represented the Claimant, instructed by Darren Middleton of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
Read on here 🔽
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Our team successfully represented a refugee mother who was forced to flee to the UK & leave her children behind in her country of origin, where they later suffered neglect & abuse.
We have assisted the mother in applying for Family Reunion so her children could safely join her. ▶️ buff.ly/dWCkJD8
We have assisted the mother in applying for Family Reunion so her children could safely join her. ▶️ buff.ly/dWCkJD8
Duncan Lewis Helps Refugee Mother Bring Her Children to Safety
Duncan Lewis Helps Refugee Mother Bring Her Children to Safety in the UK
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April 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our team successfully represented a refugee mother who was forced to flee to the UK & leave her children behind in her country of origin, where they later suffered neglect & abuse.
We have assisted the mother in applying for Family Reunion so her children could safely join her. ▶️ buff.ly/dWCkJD8
We have assisted the mother in applying for Family Reunion so her children could safely join her. ▶️ buff.ly/dWCkJD8
Our client, a #Ugandan national who fled the civil war as a child, now has formal confirmation of her immigration status following a successful judicial review application challenging the SSHD.
April 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our client, a #Ugandan national who fled the civil war as a child, now has formal confirmation of her immigration status following a successful judicial review application challenging the SSHD.
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🚨 Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’ 🚨
Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
Read on here 🔽
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March 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🚨 Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’ 🚨
Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
Read on here 🔽
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Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
Read on here 🔽
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📣 High Court ruling on asylum claim withdrawals & support termination protects asylum seekers 📣
Irena Sabic KC & Alex Grigg of our #ImmigrationLaw Team acted for MAH in the High Court, instructed by Bahar Ata, Katie Nelson & Ana Isabel Hart of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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Irena Sabic KC & Alex Grigg of our #ImmigrationLaw Team acted for MAH in the High Court, instructed by Bahar Ata, Katie Nelson & Ana Isabel Hart of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📣 High Court ruling on asylum claim withdrawals & support termination protects asylum seekers 📣
Irena Sabic KC & Alex Grigg of our #ImmigrationLaw Team acted for MAH in the High Court, instructed by Bahar Ata, Katie Nelson & Ana Isabel Hart of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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Irena Sabic KC & Alex Grigg of our #ImmigrationLaw Team acted for MAH in the High Court, instructed by Bahar Ata, Katie Nelson & Ana Isabel Hart of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.
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The tragic death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has once again exposed serious failures in the UK’s child protection system.
Sara, who endured relentless abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, was failed by authorities who had years of missed opportunities to intervene ▶️ buff.ly/k33P7fg
Sara, who endured relentless abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, was failed by authorities who had years of missed opportunities to intervene ▶️ buff.ly/k33P7fg
The Tragic Death of Sara Sharif: A Wake-Up Call for Child Protection
Family Lawyer highlights systemic families in the UK’s child protection system following Sara Sharif’s death
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March 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The tragic death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has once again exposed serious failures in the UK’s child protection system.
Sara, who endured relentless abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, was failed by authorities who had years of missed opportunities to intervene ▶️ buff.ly/k33P7fg
Sara, who endured relentless abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, was failed by authorities who had years of missed opportunities to intervene ▶️ buff.ly/k33P7fg
Our team has obtained High Court permission to challenge the Home Office’s decision to move an asylum-seeking father away from his two children.
The court has criticised the Home Office for the lack of reasoning behind its decision. ▶️ buff.ly/o6WYkg5
The court has criticised the Home Office for the lack of reasoning behind its decision. ▶️ buff.ly/o6WYkg5
High Court Grants Permission to Challenge Father’s Forced Relocation
High Court Grants Permission to Challenge Father’s Forced Relocation
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March 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Our team has obtained High Court permission to challenge the Home Office’s decision to move an asylum-seeking father away from his two children.
The court has criticised the Home Office for the lack of reasoning behind its decision. ▶️ buff.ly/o6WYkg5
The court has criticised the Home Office for the lack of reasoning behind its decision. ▶️ buff.ly/o6WYkg5
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@mariathomas.bsky.social , the solicitor representing 21 bereaved families and a survivor, explains “many onboard the small boat (...) were likely to still be alive many hours after the boat capsized”
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March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@mariathomas.bsky.social , the solicitor representing 21 bereaved families and a survivor, explains “many onboard the small boat (...) were likely to still be alive many hours after the boat capsized”
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4 years after the mass-drowning of 27 men, women and children in the UK #Channel, the #CranstonInquiry highlights how this disaster could have been prevented. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Many victims of Channel dinghy tragedy could have been saved, inquiry lawyers say
Many of 27 people who drowned in 2021 might have survived if rescue services had searched for longer, inquiry hears
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March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
4 years after the mass-drowning of 27 men, women and children in the UK #Channel, the #CranstonInquiry highlights how this disaster could have been prevented. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🚨Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House Inquiry Response.
This is going to be an important legal challenge to hold the current gov to accountable on the ongoing failures
#ImmigrationDetention
This is going to be an important legal challenge to hold the current gov to accountable on the ongoing failures
#ImmigrationDetention
We're representing three claimants in a judicial review challenge against the Government’s failure to act on the findings of the Brook House Public Inquiry. ▶️ buff.ly/GNX6nTf
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House ?Inquiry Respon
Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House Inquiry Response
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March 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🚨Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House Inquiry Response.
This is going to be an important legal challenge to hold the current gov to accountable on the ongoing failures
#ImmigrationDetention
This is going to be an important legal challenge to hold the current gov to accountable on the ongoing failures
#ImmigrationDetention
We're representing three claimants in a judicial review challenge against the Government’s failure to act on the findings of the Brook House Public Inquiry. ▶️ buff.ly/GNX6nTf
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House ?Inquiry Respon
Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House Inquiry Response
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March 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We're representing three claimants in a judicial review challenge against the Government’s failure to act on the findings of the Brook House Public Inquiry. ▶️ buff.ly/GNX6nTf
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
The inquiry exposed serious mistreatment & abuse of immigration detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).
Our client, a member of the Windrush generation with indefinite leave to remain, was unlawfully deported to Jamaica in 2013 and has been homeless since.
Upper Tribunal Judge Hoffman has granted our client permission to challenge the SSHD's refusal to revoke his deportation order. ▶️ buff.ly/cQHqVRw
Upper Tribunal Judge Hoffman has granted our client permission to challenge the SSHD's refusal to revoke his deportation order. ▶️ buff.ly/cQHqVRw
Upper Tribunal Judge Grants Permission to Challenge Unlawful
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Upper Tribunal Judge Hoffman has granted our client permission to challenge the Secretary of State’s refusal to revoke his deportation order
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March 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Our client, a member of the Windrush generation with indefinite leave to remain, was unlawfully deported to Jamaica in 2013 and has been homeless since.
Upper Tribunal Judge Hoffman has granted our client permission to challenge the SSHD's refusal to revoke his deportation order. ▶️ buff.ly/cQHqVRw
Upper Tribunal Judge Hoffman has granted our client permission to challenge the SSHD's refusal to revoke his deportation order. ▶️ buff.ly/cQHqVRw
Duncan Lewis has secured an urgent interim relief order in relation to a postpartum mother who was in wholly inadequate Home Office accommodation. ▶️ buff.ly/I1eMLah
The client was represented by Emma Breslin, Tom Leahy & Gemma Lynch. Counsel instructed was Oliva Beach of @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
The client was represented by Emma Breslin, Tom Leahy & Gemma Lynch. Counsel instructed was Oliva Beach of @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
March 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Duncan Lewis has secured an urgent interim relief order in relation to a postpartum mother who was in wholly inadequate Home Office accommodation. ▶️ buff.ly/I1eMLah
The client was represented by Emma Breslin, Tom Leahy & Gemma Lynch. Counsel instructed was Oliva Beach of @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
The client was represented by Emma Breslin, Tom Leahy & Gemma Lynch. Counsel instructed was Oliva Beach of @onepumpcourt.co.uk.
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@duncanlewiss.bsky.social acted for MJ, instructing Alex Goodman KC and Miranda Butler of @landmarkchambers.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@duncanlewiss.bsky.social acted for MJ, instructing Alex Goodman KC and Miranda Butler of @landmarkchambers.bsky.social