39 Essex Chambers has ‘real strength in depth’ in immigration, regularly appearing in judicial reviews challenging removal, detention, and immigration rules before the first tier and upper tribunals, and going up to the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and European Court of Justice. The set ‘has been involved in many of the leading cases over the last years’, with Rory Dunlop KC acting for the government in respect of R (AAA and others) v SSHD interim relief and case management hearings concerning the Rwanda proposals before the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Joining the set in November 2022 from 5 Essex Chambers, Alan Payne KC has been representing the government in relation to the challenge to immigration officers to seize mobile phones from small boat arrivals to the UK in R (HM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. Lisa Giovannetti KC, Charles Cory-Wright KC, and Zane Malik KC are also key members of the chambers – all notable for their government work, and Cory-Wright KC in his capacity as a special advocate in national security-related proceedings.
Testimonials
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- 'The Chambers has been involved in many of the leading cases over the last 12 months, including the Rwanda litigation, the Country Guidance appeal on El Salvador, and a series of challenges to the Home Office's policy on asylum and trafficking support.'
- 'Great set with real strength in depth.'
- 'From my experience, this set of chambers have high calibre of counsels experts in various areas of the law.'
- 'Chambers as a whole are very responsive and have a wide range of exceptionally skilled barristers which gives confidence in instructing from this Chambers, knowing in the event that if the need arises for cover to be provided for a hearing or meeting that this is readily available.'
- 'The clerks are fantastic, incredibly responsive, helpful and friendly and adept at finding time even in the most packed Counsel diaries.'