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Muhunthan Paramesvaran
Work Department
Immigration.
Position
Muhunthan became a partner in 2010.
He has a broad immigration and asylum practice and extensive experience of litigating in the higher courts. He has been instructed in numerous cases in the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Muhunthan also sits on the Law Society Immigration Law Committee. The committee exists to keep the law under review and to promote improvements in immigration and asylum law, practice and procedure.
In 2016 the committee published a practice note on immigration judicial review aimed at solicitors in this area http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/immigration-judicial-review/
In 2017 the committee published a practice note on immigration appeals.
https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/immigration-appeals/
In 2019 the committee published a response to the Law Commission consultation on the simplification of the immigration rules with Muhunthan’s input. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/policy-campaigns/consultation-responses/simplification-of-the-immigration-rules/
In 2018 Muhunthan acted for Rhuppiah in the UK Supreme Court. He had previously acted for the client in the Court of Appeal. The appeal was successful in the UKSC and the client has been awarded a full costs order, which is very important to her because it means that she will get a full refund in respect of her legal aid contributions.
The Supreme Court clarified the correct approach to “precarious” in S 117 in the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
In open court at the conclusion of the oral hearing Lord Wilson stated:
“This case was beautifully prepared by the solicitors – just how an appeal to the Supreme Court ought to be presented”.
That was an oral endorsement for the quality of the work undertaken by Muhunthan in the Supreme Court and was included in the live streaming broadcast of the proceedings.
The UKSC report is at:
https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKSC/2018/58.html&query=(rhuppiah)
Career
Trained Wilson Solicitors LLP; qualified 2003; partner 2010 to date; awarded Level 3 (advanced caseworker) accreditation 2010.
Memberships
Immigration Law Practitioners Association.
Education
City of London School for Boys; Sussex University (1995 BA Hons Philosophy with Literature); College of Law (1997 CPE Dip Law); College of Law (1999 LPC).
Leisure
Football, cricket, cooking, reading, travel, socialising with friends.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration: personal
(Leading partners)Praised as ‘a leading firm in a highly competitive and fast-changing sector‘, Wilson Solicitors LLP has a well-established personal immigration offering. In addition to an exceptional practice in the field of asylum, human rights and deportation work, the group has considerable expertise representing EU nationals applying for settled status for themselves and family members, as well as handling family visa applications, citizenship issues and Global Talent visas. Anita Vasisht
leads the group, supported by Ana Gonzalez, a ‘wonderful solicitor and advocate‘ who specialises in all aspects of asylum and personal immigration, and Muhunthan Paramesvaran. Matthew Davies, who has a broad personal immigration practice, is also a key contact, and senior consultant Michael Hanley also contributes to the practice.
London > Employment > Immigration: human rights
(Leading partners)Providing ‘large-scale representation in immigration and asylum cases at consistently high quality’, Wilson Solicitors LLP is a reputed group of immigration lawyers in the field of asylum, human rights and deportation. The group has notable expertise in detention issues and cases before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, and represents a broad range of clients, including victims of trafficking and modern slavery and asylum seekers from countries such as Somalia, Afghanistan and Ukraine. The practice is led by ‘insightful and strategic‘ Anita Vasisht, an expert in complex asylum and national security cases, and supported by Ana Gonzalez, who specialises in all aspects of asylum and personal immigration, and Muhunthan Paramesvaran, who regularly litigates in the higher courts. The group also includes Matthew Davies, who focuses on complex immigration issues, ‘true trailblazer‘ Michael Hanley, who specialises in complex nationality work as well as work at the intersection of immigration and family law, and ‘strategic lawyer‘ Marcela Navarrete, head of the firm’s detention service. Chris McKendry is key contact for political and national security cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- Immigration: human rights London > Employment
- Leading partners London > Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Leading partners London > Employment > Immigration: personal
- Immigration: personal London > Employment