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Mark Smith
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Mark is a barrister specialising in extradition, international family and immigration matters. Mark is ranked as a Leading Junior in 3 areas in the Legal 500: Family: Children, Immigration, and International Crime & Extradition. He is also recognised in Chambers & Partners in 2 practice areas of Extradition and Immigration.
Position
Mark has particular expertise in cases involving cross-border issues and parallel proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. Mark has appeared in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, as well as the High Court Family Division in international family matters and the Administrative Court in extradition proceedings.
He is an experienced extradition practitioner and regularly appears in requests from non-EU (Part 2) countries and on appeal before the Administrative Court. He recently appeared in a leading case considering the impact of extradition on pending EUSS applications and an extradition request with parallel private children proceedings.
Mark is an international family specialist and appears in wardship, child abduction and permanent relocation proceedings before the High Court. He is also regularly instructed in private children and care proceedings, especially those involving an international element. He has recently appeared in High Court proceedings addressing when an abducted child should be properly considered a dependant of an asylum-seeker and whether a local authority could withdraw an asylum claim made on behalf of a child in care.
Mark’s immigration practice includes high profile and complex litigation, recently including a citizenship claim by an ex-foreign government minister and an asylum claim following an extradition request. Mark frequently appears in judicial review proceedings and has recently appeared in a challenge to the ‘minded to refuse’ process applied in cases of deception.
Career
Mark has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel and CPS Specialist Extradition Panel.
Memberships
- Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum (DELF).
- Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA).
- Immigration Legal Practitioners’ Association (ILPA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International crime and extradition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Mark Smith – 5 St Andrews Hill
‘Mark is extremely good and one of the best in arguing and winning cases on legal and technical grounds, and he is also one of the best when it comes to an overlap with extradition and family law proceedings.’
London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Mark Smith – 5 St Andrews Hill ‘Mark is very personable and exceptionally bright. He is hard working, with an eye for detail and excellent judgement. Mark is particularly knowledgeable in matters concerning extradition.‘
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 6Mark Smith – 5 St Andrews Hill ‘Mark is very diligent in his preparation of cases. He is also very committed to clients and goes out of his way to assist even post the hearing. He is very knowledgeable and has experience in private children’s law matters.’