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David Lemer
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David practises predominantly in immigration, asylum, public law, and employment and as well as general civil litigation.
David has been listed as a leading junior in the directories since 2013 and has been appointed as a Special Advocate by the Attorney General. He also sits as a Fee Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal, (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).
David’s general public law practice is wide-ranging with a particular recent focus on procurement issues, claims for and against Educational Institutions, and consultation challenges to hospital and school closures. His experience of regulatory and standards matters has also seen him instructed in statutory appeals on behalf of elected representatives, disqualified for breaches of their Codes of Conduct.
As an experienced civil litigator David accepts instructions in a wide range of areas, including unlawful detention matters, Article 1 Protocol 1 damages claims, discrimination claims, actions against the police and defamation actions (both Claimant and Defendant). He is also instructed on a wide range general contractual matters, from successfully representing Jeremy Corbyn MP in the high profile litigation concerning the proper interpretation of the Labour Party’s leadership election rules, to an international dispute concerning the ownership of a Boeing 757 representing Ethiopian Airways, in which he represented Ethiopian Airways.
Career
Year of Call: 2000; Middle Temple Inn.
Memberships
Amnesty International
Education
City of London School for Boys; Leeds University (1998, LLB Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Police law (claimant)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2David Lemer – Doughty Street Chambers ‘David works at the cutting edge of police-focused work. He is fiercely intellectual, a deep thinker with with a mastery of technical detail. Comfortable arguing a novel point of law before the Supreme Court. He is the full package.’
London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4David Lemer –Doughty Street Chambers ‘David is hard working, can think laterally, and is quick on his feet. He tries his best to win the case, and if the merits are weak, he gives honest feedback. He has excellent approach and is very likable.‘
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4David Lemer –Doughty Street Chambers ‘A very intelligent junior with a real flair for strategic litigation.’