HUMAN RIGHTS AND ASYLUM

At Gherson, we provide expert legal support to individuals seeking protection under UK human rights laws or the asylum system. Whether you are fleeing persecution or defending your rights, our experienced team offers compassionate and strategic advice to help you navigate these complex legal processes.

OUR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ASYLUM SERVICES

1. Asylum Claims
   • Assisting in the gathering of all evidence in support of asylum claims.
   • Preparing and submitting asylum claims.
   • Representing clients at interviews and appeals.
   • Liaising with the UK authorities throughout the process.
2. Human Rights Claims
   • Acting for clients facing deportation or immigration decisions that breach their human rights.
   • Securing residency based on family life or other humanitarian grounds.
3. Appeals and Judicial Reviews
   • Challenging delay or refusals through appeals and judicial reviews.

WHY CHOOSE GHERSON?

• Compassionate Representation: We place the individual at the heart of everything we do. In many cases, such an individual may be in fear for their life, their safety or the wellbeing of their family (or all three). Gherson have a proud record of working very closely with our clients in such cases, bringing all it can to bear to protect their individual rights.
• Comprehensive Support: From initial applications to appeals, we guide clients through every step of the process. We work around the clock to accommodate clients, their cases and their needs when they need that support most.
• Expertise: Our team has a proven track record of handling and winning complex and politically sensitive asylum and human rights claims.
• Competing interests: We are specialists in cases with multi-jurisdictional elements and politically sensitive fact patterns, and those involving a multiplicity of overlapping issues. Our team has the relevant expertise, knowledge and experience of working with the firm’s other departments to guide our clients through different and sometimes competing proceedings.

CONTACT US

If you require assistance with asylum or human rights claims, contact Gherson today. Our dedicated team is here to protect your rights and provide expert legal guidance.

CASE EXAMPLES

• Successfully representing an UHNW client in defeating an immigration exclusion order. This case led directly to the creation of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) – a specialist tribunal dedicated to hearing cases involving national security issues.
• Successfully representing a growing number of HNW and UHNW clients from CIS countries in complex political asylum claims, in conjunction with defending corresponding extradition requests and preparing requests for deletion of INTERPOL Red Notices.
• Representing HNW and UHNW Middle-Eastern clients facing parallel extradition and UK High Court litigation proceedings (sometimes with worldwide freezing orders in place). In one case, we acted in an exceptional ex parte application to withhold disclosure on the basis that disclosure of materials could prejudice an asylum claim.
• Representing HNW and UHNW clients from a number of jurisdictions and assisting them in acquiring political asylum and/or defeating extradition whilst based in European or Middle-Eastern countries.
• Representing HNW and UHNW Indian clients in complex parallel immigration applications and asylum claims, together with subsequent appeals, spanning several jurisdictions. These cases required the instruction of multiple country experts and the coordination of extensive strategic considerations.