Lucy King
‘She is able to digest high volumes of complex and diverse evidence, identify the key arguments with apparent ease and deliver them in a concise and compelling way to even the most skeptical tribunal.’
Civitas Law has a strong immigration practice, with a talented team of barristers with broad public law practices who lead on asylum and deportation appeals as well as judicial reviews in the First-Tier and Upper Tribunals. Lucy King is instructed on cases both on behalf of and opposing the Home Office, dealing with unlawful detention appeals, applications for injunctive relief, and on cases that invoke right to family life under ECHR Article 8, and Cathrine Grubb is a human rights law specialist who represents respondents in immigration reviews and appeals, with a recent precedent-setting case on behalf of refugees from Gaza concerning the extension of ECHR Articles 3 and 8. With increasing strength and depth in experience, the set is also home to Crash Wigley, who has also led on complex asylum cases in the Upper Tribunal.
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Testimonials
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- 'A high-pressured area of law, and yet the level of service and expertise of Civitas is unwavering.'
Lawyers
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Cathrine Grubb
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Crash Wigley
'Crash is an exceptional barrister in terms of their professionalism, knowledge and ability to navigate the most challenging of cases.'