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Naim Hasani Shortlisted for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year at Law Society Excellence Awards 2018 (3 August 2018)

Date: 03/08/2018
Duncan Lewis, Immigration Solicitors, Naim Hasani Shortlisted for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year at Law Society Excellence Awards 2018

We are delighted to announce that Duncan Lewis Solicitors’ Naim Hasani has been shortlisted for the Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award at the 2018 Law Society Excellence Awards.

A Consultant Solicitor within the firm’s Immigration Department, he is one of the few immigration practitioners in England and Wales to be accredited as a Level 3 Law Society Accredited Advanced Immigration Caseworker.

Naim leads his own team at Duncan Lewis, which focuses on asylum and immigration matters, specialising in the cancellation of British Nationality matters with a particular focus on Albanian and Kosovan cases.

Naim has successfully represented many clients on their applications for judicial review in the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration Asylum Chamber, Administrative Court and appeals to the Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court, challenging the lawfulness of the decisions of the Secretary of State for the Home Department on asylum and immigration matters and unlawful detention.

Naim has a particular focus on deprivation of citizenship cases in particular the withdrawal of British nationality on the grounds of deprivation, fraud or the concealment of a material fact or nullity when British nationality has been obtained by means of impersonation, fraud or concealment of a material fact.

Naim has been shortlisted for this prestigious award for his exceptional work the high-profile Supreme Court case; Hysaj & Ors, R.

His landmark – and well documented– case involved the nullification of two Albanian men’s British Citizenship on the grounds that they applied as Kosovan nationals. Naim’s commitment to the case resulted in him taking it through the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

In a case that dealt with complex nationality and human rights matters, Naim’s hard-work and unparalleled legal acumen not only resulted in success for his clients but ultimately shaped the future of British Citizenship laws. The Supreme Court now clarified the law concerning the application of principles of ‘deprivation’ and ‘nullity’ by overruling previous Court of Appeal authority, something that will have far-reaching consequences that will impact on many future cases.

Naim’s case garnered extensive media coverage both nationally and internationally, sparking widespread debate on human rights. Thanks to Naim’s commitment to his clients and to human rights, over 35 years’ worth of established Court of Appeal authority has been upheaved.
Naim’s work has had a significant impact on British Citizenship laws and his continued dedication and determination to the promotion and advancement of human rights has been outstanding and his shortlisting for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year is thoroughly deserved.

Duncan Lewis Immigration Solicitors

Duncan Lewis is the dominant legal firm in the UK for the provision of publicly funded immigration legal services for asylum, immigration detention, bail, deportation appeals and EC law issues. Our immigration practice was recommended by Legal 500 UK 2017 as a Top Tier Immigration Practice in London and Wales and is ranked for its Business Immigration, as a ‘diligent’ and ‘professional’ team who ‘is prepared to go the extra mile’.

Our immigration department holds a niche practice representing judicial review immigration claimant cases before the High Court with a significant practice in Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal appellant cases, unlawful immigration detention cases with high net claims for damages and challenging immigration removal cases; in particular, Dublin III third country removal cases.

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