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Miranda Butler
Position
Miranda has a broad public law practice spanning immigration, human rights, detention and public inquiries.
Notable highlights of Miranda’s practice include:
- Acting for the Project for the Registration of Child as British Citizens in its Supreme Court challenge to the Home Secretary’s mandatory fee of £1,012 for children to register as British citizens (R (PRCBC & O) v SSHD [2022] UKSC 3).
- Representing a victim of trafficking in her Court of Appeal challenge to a negative conclusive grounds decision (R (LM) v SSHD [2022] EWCA Civ 977).
- Acting for Women for Refugee Women and a former detainee challenging the lack of in-person legal assistance at Derwentside IRC, led by Alex Goodman (R (Women for Refugee Women and SPM v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2007 (Admin).
- Representing the claimant in a systemic claim concerning the arrangements made by the Home Secretary for the support of victims of trafficking (EOG and KTT v SSHD [2022] EWCA Civ 306).
Prior to joining Landmark, Miranda worked as the Judicial Assistant to Lord Kerr JSC at the Supreme Court. She has also worked at the European Court of Human Rights.
She is currently instructed on the Infected Blood Inquiry, led by Fiona Scolding KC.
Miranda is ranked in both public law and immigration:
- In Chambers and Partners 2022, Miranda is ranked as an ‘Up and Coming’ barrister in Administrative and Public law and in Band 4 for Immigration: “Her tactics, legal analysis and client management skills are beyond her year of call.”; “Exceptional. … Miranda is a joy to work with, and a rising star at the Immigration Bar.”
- In Legal 500 2023, Miranda is ranked in Band 4 for immigration: “Miranda is an extremely talented barrister. She is gifted at quickly articulating complicated law and an asset to any case. She works tirelessly whilst remaining caring, kind and compassionate”.
Miranda was shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year’s ‘Newcomer of the Year’ award in 2020. In 2022 Miranda co-founded the Ukraine Advice Project, which provides free legal advice for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The Ukraine Advice Project has won numerous awards including the Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at 2022 Advocate Awards.
Memberships
- Administrative Law Bar Association
- Immigration Law Practitioners Association
- London School of Economics (Visiting Tutor)
- Public Law Project
- Refugee Legal Support: Athens
Education
Qualifications
- Bar Professional Training Course (Very Competent), Kaplan Law School
- Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction), City Law School
- MPhil in Classics (Distinction), King’s College, University of Cambridge
- MPhil Scholarship, Classics Department, Cambridge University (2010)
- MA in Classics (First Class), King’s College, University of Cambridge
Scholarships
- Pegasus Scholarship (2017)
- Administrative Law Bar Association Scholarship (2015)
- Inner Temple Major Scholarship (2012)
- King’s College Scholarship, King’s College, Cambridge (2009)
Publications
- The Impact of Paposhvili v Belgium: a country study (Journal of Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Law
- AAA v Secretary of State for the Home Department: A Practitioner’s Critique. European Human Rights Law Review, June 2023
- Human Rights in Criminal law (contributor)
- Macdonald’s Immigration Law and Practice (10th edition), contributor
- Healthcare and medical cases in immigration law: a practical guide for practitioners (with Rebecca Chapman) (2021)
- Home Office policy on leave to remain for potential trafficking victims found unlawful (Free Movement blog, December 2020)
- Athens Legal Support (Counsel Magazine, July 2017)
- Limbo: a virtual experience of waiting for asylum (The Guardian, July 2017, contributor)
- Athens Refugee Legal Support Project: what’s happening on the ground (Free Movement blog, June 2017)
- The EU-Turkey refugee deal only succeeded in one thing (New Statesman, December 2016, co-author)
- The constitutional implications of Brexit (Solicitors’ Journal, July 2016)
Personal
Awards
- Shortlisted for the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023 Immigration ‘Junior of the Year’
- Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at 2022 Advocate Awards (Ukraine Advice Project)
- Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year – Newcomer of the Year finalist (2020)
- Selected for Frank Knox Fellowship (not taken up) (2015)
- Times Law Award Finalist (2014)
- Inner Temple Exhibition (2011)
- Henry Arthur Thomas Award, King’s College, Cambridge (2008)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Miranda Butler – Landmark Chambers ‘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.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Miranda Butler – Landmark Chambers ‘Miranda is brilliant. She is level headed and brings clarity to complex cases. A junior with excellent judgement.’