Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd
Legal name: DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD · SRA No 309586
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Upper Tribunal decisions
The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) hears appeals in immigration and asylum cases. In published decisions from 2023 to 2026, this firm is named as representative in 87 cases.
- 22 — in the claimant’s favour
- 16 — in the Home Office’s favour
- 22 — sent back for rehearing / mixed outcome
- 27 — outcome not determined
The number of cases shows experience, not quality: strong firms often take the hardest cases. That is why we do not publish a “win rate” — that figure would mislead.
Example decisions
- JR-2025-LON-000118 & Ors. — 10 March 2026
- JR-2025-LON-000125 — 13 February 2026
- JR-2025-LON-000534 — 30 September 2025
Links go to the official tribunal website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence.
All tribunal decisions for 12 countries →About the firm
Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd is one of the UK's largest legal aid law firms, with over 250 qualified solicitors and consultants across 50+ offices in England and Wales. The firm is the country's largest provider of publicly funded (Legal Aid) legal services and is ranked Tier 1 in immigration by The Legal 500 (London, South East, Wales, West Midlands, 2025–2026) and Band 2 by Chambers & Partners (2026) for immigration human rights, asylum and deportation. The client base includes asylum seekers, trafficking victims, unaccompanied minors, and immigration detainees. Services are available in over 70 languages.
- Asylum and human rights
- Appeals in the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
- Deportation and detention
- Emergency legal assistance for detainees (24/7 hotline)
- Judicial Review in immigration cases
- Unaccompanied migrant children
- Modern slavery and human trafficking
- Refugee family reunion
- ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain)
- Naturalisation and British citizenship
- Partner and dependent visas
- Student and work visas
- Business immigration (sponsor licences, CoS)
Russian, Ukrainian, 70+ languages (in-house staff and 24-7 Language Services)
The firm explicitly states on its website that it is the largest provider of Legal Aid in England and Wales. Legal Aid is available for asylum, human rights, appeals, detention and judicial review cases. Pro bono cases are also accepted if Legal Aid is not available. Source: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/immigration.html
Legal Aid (state legal assistance) is available for asylum and immigration cases. For civil cases (injuries, negligence) the 'no win, no fee' scheme applies. For private immigration cases — fixed tariffs and flexible payment terms. No public price lists on the website.
General line: 033 3772 0409. Harrow office (Russian-speaking specialist): 020 3114 1297. Feedback form on the website: www.duncanlewis.co.uk. You can write and call in Russian or Ukrainian — the firm itself provides translation.
Более 50 офисов в Англии и Уэльсе. В Лондоне — около 15 офисов (City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Harrow, Islington, Camden, Barnet, Mayfair, Newham, Southwark и др.). Региональные офисы: Манчестер, Бирмингем, Лидс, Кардифф, Суонси, Брэдфорд, Лестер, Ньюкасл, Вулвергемптон, Милтон-Кинс, Бедфордшир и другие.
Legal 500 UK 2026: Tier 1 — Лондон (Immigration: Human Rights), Юго-Восток (Immigration), Уэльс (Immigration), Западный Мидленд (Immigration). Legal 500 UK 2025: те же четыре Tier 1 категории плюс Восточный Мидленд (Immigration, Tier 1). Chambers & Partners UK 2026: Band 2 — Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation (London).
SRA 309586
- https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation/?sraNumber=309586
- https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/immigration.html
- https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/russian-solicitors-uk.html
- https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/ukrainian-solicitors-uk.html
- https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/The-Legal-500.html
- https://chambers.com/law-firm/duncan-lewis-solicitors-uk-1:23309696
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Where the data comes from
- SRA register · checked 28 August 2026
- IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
- Legal aid directory (LAA edition of 9 July 2026)
- Upper Tribunal decisions · checked 28 August 2026
- Companies House · checked 28 August 2026
Includes data supplied by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (LAA legal aid directory; Upper Tribunal decisions)
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