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DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD

⚖️ Legal Aid SRA Solicitor ★ Editor pick ⭐ 4.6 (347)
Address
Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL
EC3M 6BL
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Languages
ru
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
07825171387 contact@duncanlewis.com Website 📍 Google Maps
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.

What they do
  • 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)
Languages

Russian, Ukrainian, 70+ languages (in-house staff and 24-7 Language Services)

Legal Aid & fees

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.

How to contact

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.

Offices

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.

Rankings

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).

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SRA 309586

Information compiled from open sources (SRA/IAA register, the firm's website, legal directories) and checked in June 2026. StartNewLife is not affiliated with this firm, receives no commission and does not give immigration advice — please confirm details directly with the firm.
Information verified: June 2026
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