London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
HALL OF FAME4Samantha Knights KC –Matrix Chambers 'Samantha's approach is clear and sensible, but she also seeks to identify novel approaches which might assist the client.'
Samantha Knights
- Phone020 7404 3447
- Email[email protected]
Position
Barrister specialising in immigration and asylum, civil liberties, administrative and public law and commercial litigation including arbitration. Recent and important cases include: Al Sirri/DD (Afghanistan) v SSHD, UKSC (exclusion under Refugee Convention); NS v SSHD, CJEU (Dublin Regulation transfers and EU charter); Le Geyt v UK, ECtHR (no separate provision for female juvenile offenders in Jersey); SFO v Al Zayat, CA (Crim) (proceeds of crime); Rottenberg v LB Hackney, Div Ct (noise nuisance and Art. 9 ECHR).
Education
Somerville College, Oxford (1993 BA Hons); City University, London (1994 CPE); London School of Economics (2004 LLM).
Mentions
London Bar
Immigration (including business immigration)
HALL OF FAME2Samantha Knights KC – Matrix Chambers 'Samantha's approach is clear and sensible, but she also is imaginative and seeks to identify novel approaches which might assist the client.'