Doughty Street Chambers

Immigration Criminal Law and Appeals Anti-Trafficking Education

John represents clients in immigration tribunals, parole hearings and special educational needs tribunals.

He appears before the High Court and Court of Appeal and has had an impressive success rate before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

He takes cases on public access and undertakes work on a CFA basis as well as legal aid and privately funded cases.  

John practises in immigration and asylum law, appearing frequently before the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal and  First-Tier  Tribunal  in all areas of immigration law, including refugee, human rights, family, EEA, student, points-based system, and  deportation cases. He also represents in other public law areas such as education (especially those with an EU law element) and prison law cases.

John is recommended by Chambers and Partners: ‘A seasoned immigration barrister, he routinely undertakes public access work as well as legal aid and privately funded matters. He has notable experience of advising on family-related immigration and unlawful detention cases. He draws on his EU and prison law expertise to offer a finely tuned service. Excellent knowledge of EU free movement law. He stands out as an engaging advocate’.

John is chair of a charity campaigning for elderly Irish, prisoners and travellers (The Irish Chaplaincy in Britain). He is also a Trustee of two other charities involved with the provision of basic services to refused asylum applicants (Notre Dame Refugee Centre) and to keep his local library open (Friends of Kensal Rise Library).

Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar AssociationBar European GroupFamily Law Bar Association

BA (Hons)LLB (Hons)MA (Hons. London)MA (Hons. Dublin)