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Rory O'Ryan
Rory O'Ryan
Rory has worked in the field of asylum and immigration law since 1995. His practice covers the full spectrum of immigration law, ranging from personal and business immigration issues, PBS, EU free movement and protection and human rights appeals in the First tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and beyond, having appeared in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Rory is recommended as a leading junior in Immigration by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, past comments stating that he " ..is praised by instructing solicitors for his sensitive handling of refugees and vulnerable claimants"; "He's very methodical and disciplined in his approach, and very forensic. He's very approachable too, and accessible." Rory also acts in judicial review proceedings in areas including immigration and asylum, asylum support, homelessness and allocations and community care.  He also has a growing Court of Protection practice, which includes cases arising from the social welfare and housing spheres in which Rory is instructed by the Official Solicitor where a party lacks mental capacity.
Tom Royston
Tom Royston
Tom Royston specialises in immigration, housing, mental capacity and social security law. He won a Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award in 2017, was shortlisted as The Legal 500 Regional Junior of the Year in 2019, and as The Legal 500 Public Law Junior of the Year, and Chambers UK Bar Award Human Rights and Public Law – Junior in 2023. Tom was a Times Lawyer of the Week in 2020, and has been listed for some years in Band 1 of both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. He has appeared eight times in the UK Supreme Court, and has experience of international litigation in the CJEU and ECSR. Most of his work is in tribunals, the county court and the Administrative Court. Tom is often instructed in test cases about systemic problems with how the state treats individuals.