Hall of fameMatrix Chambers
'Raza is an articulate and powerful oral advocate. He has a wide knowledge of precedent which he calls on for his analysis.'
Matrix Chambers
Matrix Chambers covers the full breadth of work and courts, with particular strengths in trafficking, modern slavery, immigration systems, and publicly-funded work more generally, while sports and business immigration have been a growing focus for the set. The set continues to engage with high-profile litigation, with Raza Husain KC, amidst his wider practice in refugee and HNW individuals asylum claims, has been leading a team in relation to the judicial review around the government’s Rwanda policy; Jonathan Glasson KC acting on behalf of the government in respect of the Shamima Begum appeal; and Christopher Buttler KC being a leading counsel challenging the Home Secretary’s pushback’s policy regarding the small boats in the Channel. Hugh Southey KC and Samantha Knights KC have been active in relation to work around exclusion on the basis of national security and EU asylum claims respectively.
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Testimonials
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- 'The practice teams at Matrix are helpful and responsive. They offer a high degree of professionalism and good advice on counsel expertise and availability.'
- 'Matrix is a strong immigration and trafficking set. The majority of counsel I work with are from Matrix and provide high calibre advice and advocacy.'
- 'Excellent set with good breadth of counsel with expertise in this area and excellent training sessions.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Hall of fameMatrix Chambers
‘Hugh is an excellent silk and one of the best in the field. He is incredibly knowledgeable about all things immigration related and has unrivalled experience on the claimant side in arguing some of the most cutting edge cases of the day.’
Hall of fameMatrix Chambers
‘Chris is a stellar advocate. He is crystal clear in his oral submissions and has an impressive ability to make complex arguments punchy and accessible.‘
Hall of fameMatrix Chambers
'Samantha's approach is clear and sensible, but she also is imaginative and seeks to identify novel approaches which might assist the client.'
2023 Silks
Matrix Chambers
‘Thoroughly engaging and shows a real understanding of client issues. He is excellent on his feet and knows his tribunal well. His pleadings are a cut above.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Matrix Chambers
‘Eleanor is exceptionally hard working and diligent. She has impressive knowledge and expertise in relation to immigration and asylum law and provides impressively clear advice on often complex issues.'
Matrix Chambers
‘Ayesha has impressive attention to detail combined with excellent legal analysis and drafting. She has achieved some brilliant outcomes in a number of reported public law trafficking cases.’
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Matrix Chambers
‘Eleanor is exceptionally hard working and diligent. She has impressive knowledge and expertise in relation to immigration and asylum law and provides impressively clear advice on often complex issues.'
Matrix Chambers
‘Ayesha has impressive attention to detail combined with excellent legal analysis and drafting. She has achieved some brilliant outcomes in a number of reported public law trafficking cases.’