Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Public Law and Immigration

Bahar is a Director in the Public Law & Immigration departments at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She specialises in all areas of public law with a niche practice in immigration and human rights judicial review matters. She is a fearless and dedicated advocate for human rights, which is demonstrated through her leadership in high-profile cases and extensive experience in representing clients before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), Administrative Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Many of the resulting judgements from Baha’s work have far reaching implications beyond the immediate individual clients, and are frequently cited in both UK and European courts.

Bahar has significant experience in bringing cases before the SIAC, where she represents clients against deprivation and exclusion decisions, where individuals are deprived of their status in the UK and are excluded from the UK on either national security grounds or serious organised crime grounds.

The Lord Chancellor appointed Bahar as an Independent Funding Adjudicator and Cost Assessor to the Legal Aid Review Panel in 2021. She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and holds the Level 3 (Advanced) Immigration and Asylum Scheme accreditation.

Bahar joined the firm in 2011 and was appointed to partner-level director in 2017. She won the Legal Expert Award at the CILEx (Chartered Institutes of Legal Executives) National Awards 2019, and was a finalist for Lawyer of the Year (Public Law) at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2024.

Bahar is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She is a member of ILPA and is accredited Level 3 (Advanced) in the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme.

LLB (Hons) - London Metropolitan University.