Roger Gherson

Roger Gherson founded Gherson Solicitors in 1988, which subsequently transitioned into a Limited Liability Partnership on 1 April 2022. With over 40 years in practice, Roger has an unrivalled reputation for advising, assisting and defending individuals requiring international protection in the most complex of circumstances.

Recognised as the ‘go-to lawyer’ for individuals with multifaceted legal issues, Roger is one of the most internationally sought-after lawyers for those requiring international protection, which includes the use of asylum, immigration, human rights and extradition laws to protect the person, and using international investment treaties, sanctions challenges and other forms of asset seizure challenges for the protection of property. Such cases may also include deprivation of leave, deprivation of nationality and ‘travel bans’ (excluding sanctioned persons from entering the UK and exiling sanctioned persons who are already living here) as well as national security cases in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) and under the National Security and Investment Act.

Roger’s areas of expertise are reflected in the breadth of the firm’s litigation work, which includes international arbitration matters, immigration tribunal cases, judicial reviews in the High Court, as well as cases before SIAC and the European Court of Human Rights.

Roger’s reputation and standing with long-established international colleagues has allowed him to collaborate with lawyers, advocates and experts from all over the world, enabling him to deploy and coordinate international teams of specialists from a wide range of disciplines for the benefit of our clients at very short notice. This is an invaluable and unique aspect of Roger’s approach because international protection cases are seldom one-dimensional. They require a holistic understanding and oversight of overlapping, interrelated and sometimes competing legal issues. Roger’s success flows from his ability to develop and coordinate an effective international team and implement comprehensive defence strategies from this ‘360-degree’ perspective.

In his management role, Roger leads a large team of advisors that includes solicitors, barristers, immigration consultants, paralegals, translators and international lawyers. In addition, his expertise covers the full spectrum of business, investor and employment-related immigration, as well as personal immigration matters.