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Russell Blakely

020 8885 7954 r.blakely@wilsonllp.co.uk

Work Department

Immigration.

Position

Russell has a general practice in personal immigration, citizenship and EU law. He also has a specialist practice in immigration litigation, including complex asylum litigation. He was the solicitor for: PE in BA (Nigeria) and PE (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSC 7; HT in HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31. He is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and has represented them at meetings. He has been a guest speaker at the UNHCR London office and the London School of Economics.

Career

Trained Wilson & Co Solicitors; qualified 1999; partner Wilson Solicitors LLP 2010 to date.

Memberships

Law Society’s Immigration Law Committee (2010 to date); Legal Services Commission Specialist Support Service for Immigration (panel member, 2008 to date); Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (1999 to date).

Education

Christ Church, Oxford University (1994 BA Jurisprudence).

Leisure

Exploring the city, music and cycling.