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Raj Desai
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Raj specialises in public and human rights law. His practice encompasses prison law, civil actions against the police, inquests and inquiries work, equality law, asylum and immigration, information law and education law. He also has experience of international law work.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Raj Desai – Matrix Chambers ‘Hugely bright with an excellent analytical mind and great attention to detail.’
London Bar > Police law (claimant)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Raj Desai – Matrix Chambers ‘Raj is incredibly astute, hard working and committed to thinking outside as well as inside the box. Absolute grasp of the detail as well as overall issues.’
London Bar > Education
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Raj Desai –Matrix Chambers ‘Raj is an excellent barrister – his oral advocacy is measured, fluent and well informed. He knows how to read a room and is also an exceptionally strong analytical lawyer – he would always be among the very first choices of senior junior in an education case.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Raj Desai –Matrix Chambers ‘Raj is incredibly intelligent, insightful, tactical and forward-thinking.’
Matrix Chambers is regarded by many as ‘an excellent human rights and public law set‘ with a ‘very bright and talented‘ team. The group continues to handle a high volume of claimant work in the space. Jessica Simor KC is ‘a stand-out silk‘. The ‘excellent‘ Raj Desai is well versed in advising on complex human rights matters. In recent work for the group, Paul Skinner appeared in FL v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, a case heard in the Upper Tribunal concerning a disability benefits claimant’s move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit – the tribunal ruled that the failure to provide the claimant with transitional protection for the loss of an enhanced disability premium following the move to Universal Credit was unlawful.