Chambers of David Holland KC and Jenny Wigley KC
Landmark Chambers acts for claimants, NGOs, and the government in leading cases across the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court, leveraging the set’s strengths in public law to expertly handle immigration litigation. David Blundell KC has represented the government across a number of high-profile cases, appearing before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in the ongoing Shamima Begum citizenship revocation litigation, and in the case of R (Howard) v SSHD as to the legality of the good character requirement for naturalisation under the Windrush scheme. Samantha Broadfoot KC and Tim Buley KC are both involved in work around the Rwanda litigation on behalf of refugee and NGO claimants. Richard Drabble KC remains a key figure in this field.
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Testimonials
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- 'Excellent set, right up there with the best public law chambers, providing an excellent service. Their clerks are so easy to work with and there's a good range of juniors.'
- 'I have worked with Landmark chambers for over 10 years and I find all their clerks and barristers to be diligent and the utmost professionals.'
- 'My experience has been, that this set has an extremely high standard of counsel.'
- 'Landmark clerks are the one set where they are always on top of things and deals with queries in the shortest possible time, which makes it very easy to work with them.'
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.
2‘David is a formidable advocate. He contributes a superb technical knowledge of immigration law and with a very astute strategic sense for difficult and complex litigation. He is trusted by clients for the most difficult, sensitive and complex cases.’
2‘Sam is a very experienced government lawyer. She deploys her experience effectively in a manner that demonstrates good judgement. That is appreciated by judges.'
2022 Silks
‘Galina is a safe pair of hands, has excellent judgement, is very clever and is strong on her feet. The court trusts her.’
2023 Silks
‘Excellent strategic sense, commanding advocate, and is very good at judge-management.‘
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.
2‘Julia is utterly outstanding: a brilliant lawyer and one of the best of her generation. She has huge experience across some of the most difficult arears of contemporary immigration law.'
3‘She is dedicated, thorough and well-prepared. Her assessments of cases are realistic, but not overly cautious.'
‘She is very intelligent, able to quickly analyse the strength and weaknesses of a case and gives expert guidance on the necessary case preparation groundwork. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of immigration law and she is an extremely skilled and talented advocate.’
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.
2‘Julia is utterly outstanding: a brilliant lawyer and one of the best of her generation. She has huge experience across some of the most difficult arears of contemporary immigration law.'
3‘She is dedicated, thorough and well-prepared. Her assessments of cases are realistic, but not overly cautious.'
‘She is very intelligent, able to quickly analyse the strength and weaknesses of a case and gives expert guidance on the necessary case preparation groundwork. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of immigration law and she is an extremely skilled and talented advocate.’