Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Further success for Gazan students as the Home Office and Foreign Office commit to supporting the evacuation of their dependants Finnian Clarke, along with Sonali Naik KC, Maha Sardar and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers, who secured success on beha

𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
Finnian was instructed by Nazia Khan (Director), Raman Kumar (Solicitor), Jessie Shepherd (Trainee Solicitor) and Auhona Majumdar (Caseworker) of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social

⚠️ Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack: Months after personal data of hundreds of thousands of applicants was accessed and downloaded, large parts of the system still remain offline.

What happened? Caseworker Nina Brinklow discusses the cyber-attack and its impact on clients today. 👉 buff.ly/QanU4kH

When landlord and tenant are also husband and wife, which rights apply? 🤔

Our client faced eviction from her landlord, who was also her husband. However, the Court found that the wife's marital rights superseded the tenancy agreement.

Read on here 👉 buff.ly/m6SQhjf

➡️ Did you know that 62% of single homeless people face hidden homelessness, often staying with friends or family without a secure home?

But Legal help is available.

We have created a short guide on eligibility for a homelessness application & how & where to apply. 🤝

Find it here: buff.ly/HnWbkYf

How did the breach happen and what does this mean for Afghan clients and their families? ➡️ buff.ly/9NF331K

🚨 The UK Government has formally acknowledged a major data breach affecting thousands of Afghan nationals linked to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and has confirmed the closure of a secret resettlement route known as the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR).

Can anyone call themselves an expert in a British courtroom? Right now, the answer seems to be yes. 🤔

Expert witnesses can make or break a case, but what credential checks are actually in place?

We explore the risks of these unvetted “experts” who take the stand: buff.ly/ftt8Fg9

🚨 Facing removal after 16 years in the UK, our 55-year-old client has been granted an urgent stay on her deportation, thanks to our Public Law team.

Read more on this case here: buff.ly/KgxgxS6

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In a false imprisonment claim against the Home Office, our team remarkably secured £73,000 in damages for our client. 👏

The claim arose from a period of prolonged and unlawful detention, during which our client suffered considerable harm.

The event will also feature Duncan Lewis' Director Alia Lewis, Head of our Specialist Autism and ADHD Team and Co-founder of FLANC, who will share her perspective on supporting neurodivergent individuals within legal settings.

Book your place here: www.cardifflaw.org/events/neuro...

Neurodiversity in Legal Practice – Online Panel Event ⚖️

Join Cardiff & District Law Society for an insightful online panel discussion on Neurodiversity in Legal Practice, hosted by Duncan Lewis' Director, Jenine Abdo.

Our client was represented by Supervising Solicitor Hannah Baynes, Trainee Solicitor Lily Weatherby and Caseworker Isabella Healey.

Our team was granted permission to apply for Judicial Review for a vulnerable care leaver and victim of human trafficking and modern slavery.

Our client, a national of Vietnam, was transported out of Vietnam and into Europe at age 11 and completely on his own. ▶️ buff.ly/6e29WCD

Our client was represented by expert Wills and Probate Solicitor Eleanor Murray.

Our client concerned that she would lose her home of 25 years after the death of her mother, who died without leaving a will, contacted our team for assistance.

Our team swiftly resolved the dispute, halting an impending eviction issued by our client's brother. ▶️ buff.ly/ek44zUY

📣High Court finds decision to detain tourist and cancel their permission to be in UK as visitor unlawful📣

Our Alex Grigg represented the Claimant, instructed by Darren Middleton of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.

Read on here 🔽
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Our client was represented by Director James Packer and Solicitor Sarah Mills.

Our team successfully represented a refugee mother who was forced to flee to the UK & leave her children behind in her country of origin, where they later suffered neglect & abuse.

We have assisted the mother in applying for Family Reunion so her children could safely join her. ▶️ buff.ly/dWCkJD8

The client was represented by Solicitor and Supervisor Yasmin Adib and Senior Caseworker Claudia Pijoan Guerra, with Alex Grigg of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, instructed as Counsel.

Read the full case here ▶️ buff.ly/87R6tOl

Our client, a #Ugandan national who fled the civil war as a child, now has formal confirmation of her immigration status following a successful judicial review application challenging the SSHD.

Picture reads: Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’

🚨 Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’ 🚨

Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.

Read on here 🔽
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Portraits of Irena Sabic KC and Alex Grigg with #DoRightFearNoOne below.

📣 High Court ruling on asylum claim withdrawals & support termination protects asylum seekers 📣

Irena Sabic KC & Alex Grigg of our #ImmigrationLaw Team acted for MAH in the High Court, instructed by Bahar Ata, Katie Nelson & Ana Isabel Hart of @duncanlewiss.bsky.social.

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The tragic death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has once again exposed serious failures in the UK’s child protection system.

Sara, who endured relentless abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother, was failed by authorities who had years of missed opportunities to intervene ▶️ buff.ly/k33P7fg

The Claimant is represented by Solicitor Hannah Baynes and Trainee Solicitors Hannah Jandu and Lily Weatherby, along with Caseworker Ilana Thurgood. Counsel is Alex Schymyck of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social.

Our team has obtained High Court permission to challenge the Home Office’s decision to move an asylum-seeking father away from his two children.

The court has criticised the Home Office for the lack of reasoning behind its decision. ▶️ buff.ly/o6WYkg5

@mariathomas.bsky.social , the solicitor representing 21 bereaved families and a survivor, explains “many onboard the small boat (...) were likely to still be alive many hours after the boat capsized”
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4 years after the mass-drowning of 27 men, women and children in the UK #Channel, the #CranstonInquiry highlights how this disaster could have been prevented. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨Government faces High Court Challenge Over Brook House Inquiry Response.

This is going to be an important legal challenge to hold the current gov to accountable on the ongoing failures

#ImmigrationDetention

Counsel instructed are Stephanie Harrison KC of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social of Landmark Chambers and Emma Fitzsimons and Grace Capel of @doughtystreet.bsky.social.