Lucy Mair

Lucy Mair

Family rights, immigration, public law (judicial review), Garden Court North Chambers

Work Department

Family rights, Immigration, Public law (judicial review)

Position

Lucy Mair is a passionate and experienced human rights barrister who practices in all areas of immigration and asylum law, with particular expertise in cases involving gender-based violence, especially for victims of human trafficking/ modern slavery and migrant victims of domestic violence.

Lucy has acted in a number of reported trafficking cases including with regard to the correct approach to expert evidence, to the definition of forced labour and in reported migrant domestic violence cases regarding rights of appeal, procedural fairness and the correct approach to corroborative evidence.

Lucy also represented a trafficking client in the first successful substantive claim for judicial review against a decision of the Upper Tribunal (a “CART JR”) which addressed issues of procedural fairness, country guidance and expert evidence.

Education

GDipL (distinction); BVC (graduated first in class with a mark of outstanding).

Mentions

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)

LEADING JUNIORS2

Lucy Mair – Garden Court North Chambers ‘Lucy is a fantastic choice of counsel as she is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, she has excellent client care, and is always prepared and thinking about client issues. She provides strong, clear, and concise representation, she adds value to the cases she works on, and it is clear that she spends a considerable amount of time ensuring accuracy and considering legal authorities to support the best outcome possible.’

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Immigration

LEADING JUNIORS2

Lucy Mair – Garden Court North Chambers ‘Lucy has excellent knowledge of asylum, immigration, and modern slavery law. She is a fighter who is also very empathetic with clients.'

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