In the latest Legal 500 edition announced on 20th September, Duncan Lewis is pleased to announce rankings received in the practices of Family/Child Care; Immigration & Public Law. Published for over 20 years, the Legal 500 Service provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage available on legal services providers in over 100 countries.
Used commercially by companies and clients, the series is widely renowned for its definitive judgment of law firm capabilities. In this 2012 edition, following 9 months of independent research, Duncan Lewis is viewed as a firm with ‘good solicitors’ and having ‘a significant Public Law practice’. Its Immigration team was recognised for its effective representation of vulnerable migrants in reported Court of Appeal challenges over the last couple of years, with City of London based Director/Solicitor, James Packer acknowledged as a ‘well regarded advocate’ for the second year in a row.
The firm’s Business Immigration team were also acknowledged for their representation of Small/Medium Enterprises on Sponsorship applications, intra-company transfers and work with UK-based Asian operations in Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications. Following feedback from past clients and peers, this edition renews the Legal 500 ranking of the firm’s Family & Child Care Law Departments throughout London with Tooting based Director/Solicitor, Laila Bhunnoo viewed again as ‘a key contact’ in London Family/Child Care matters. Practice Manager, Jason Bruce was very praising over the firm’s recognised achievements – “it is immensely important that prospective clients have this research based assistance when determining the law firm of their choice, as a result, Duncan Lewis is extremely proud of the fact that its three leading departments have been ranked and recommended again by its peers and past clients in the newest edition of Legal 500, 2012”.