Jodie Spencer
Solicitor
Contact Information
- Solicitor
- Public Law
- City of London
- 02031141284
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Profile / Experience
I am a solicitor in the Public Law department, based in our City of London office. I work under the supervision of Simon Robinson and director Toufique Hossain. I qualified as a solicitor in March 2025 via the SQE route. Prior to this, I worked as a trainee solicitor in Duncan Lewis' public law and immigration team.
I manage a diverse caseload of highly vulnerable individuals and families. Within the immigration field, I specialise in advising clients in applications for asylum, for temporary leave to stay as recognised victims of human trafficking and in complex family reunion applications and appeals. As part of Duncan Lewis' Public Law team, I have worked on Judicial Reviews claims challenging the revocation of humanitarian protection withdrawal, asylum decision delays, fresh claim refusals and asylum accommodation evictions.
I have been heavily involved in the array of public law litigation challenging the conditions and treatment of Tamil asylum seekers held in the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. I played a central role in CT & Ors v Commissioner for the BIOT confirming the applicability of the Children Act 1989 on Diego Garcia. I continue to represents Duncan Lewis' clients as they navigate their applications for international protection in the UK.
I manage a diverse caseload of highly vulnerable individuals and families. Within the immigration field, I specialise in advising clients in applications for asylum, for temporary leave to stay as recognised victims of human trafficking and in complex family reunion applications and appeals. As part of Duncan Lewis' Public Law team, I have worked on Judicial Reviews claims challenging the revocation of humanitarian protection withdrawal, asylum decision delays, fresh claim refusals and asylum accommodation evictions.
I have been heavily involved in the array of public law litigation challenging the conditions and treatment of Tamil asylum seekers held in the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. I played a central role in CT & Ors v Commissioner for the BIOT confirming the applicability of the Children Act 1989 on Diego Garcia. I continue to represents Duncan Lewis' clients as they navigate their applications for international protection in the UK.
Education
- Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales
- PGCE in Secondary Education, University of Buckingham
- MSc International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
- BA History, University of Oxford
Career
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors, London: Solicitor, May 2025 - present
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors, London: Trainee Solicitor, September 2023 - April 2025
- Solidarity Now, Athens: Asylum caseworker / legal assistant, January - July 2023
- Action for Education, Samos: Location Director, September 2020 - July 2021
- Drop in the Ocean, Athens: Project Coordinator - Safe Spaces for Women, Children and Teens, February - September 2020
- ECPAT International, Bangkok: Programme Intern - Prevention of the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism
Membership & Accreditations
- Level 2 Senior Caseworker under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme
Interests
- Learning languages
- Hiking
- Running
- Reading
Articles
- Meet Newly Qualified Public Law Solicitor Jodie Spencer (13 May 2025)
- Judge rules Sri Lankan asylum seekers were unlawfully detained for three years on Diego Garcia (17 December 2024)
- BIOT Migrants Stranded in Diego Garcia are to be allowed into the UK (5 November 2024)
- Duncan Lewis Solicitors’ Team Arrives on Diego Garcia for Landmark Hearing (17 September 2024)
- Court of Appeal upholds bail for Diego Garcia Asylum Seekers Amid Alarming Welfare Concerns (21 August 2024)
- Tamil Asylum Seekers Granted Bail on British Indian Ocean Territory (8 May 2024)
- Refugees Held in ‘Deplorable Conditions’ Successfully Demonstrate Applicability of Key Children Act 1989 Provisions in Diego Garcia (5 April 2024)