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Vinita Templeton

Vinita is a director of immigration and public law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She specialises in a wide range of complex asylum, immigration and human rights matters, including cases involving vulnerable individuals such as victims of torture and human trafficking. She has a broad practice in immigration judicial review claimant matters, frequently achieving success for clients in challenging cases where appeal rights had previously exhausted. She also has an excellent track record of turning around cases that had been deemed without merit. Vinita also litigates in unlawful immigration detention cases and removals to European countries under the Dublin Regulations. She has significant experience leading immigration appeal cases before the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration Asylum Chamber and the Higher Courts. Additionally, she works closely with charity organisations in South Wales committed to helping asylum seekers. · Duncan Lewis Solicitors

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About

Vinita Templeton is a Director of Immigration and Public Law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors in Wales who specialises in complex asylum, immigration and human rights matters, including cases involving vulnerable clients such as victims of torture and human trafficking. She has a broad practice in immigration judicial review claimant matters, unlawful immigration detention and Dublin removals, and leads appeal work before the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and the higher courts; she also works with charities in South Wales assisting asylum seekers.

Practice areas

ImmigrationPublic LawAsylumHuman RightsJudicial ReviewImmigration DetentionImmigration Appeals

Office

Expertise

Asylum claimsImmigration judicial reviewImmigration appeals (Upper Tribunal and higher courts)Unlawful immigration detention litigationRemovals under the Dublin RegulationsCases involving victims of torture and human traffickingCharity sector work with asylum seekers (South Wales)

Education

  • Law degree, University of West England
  • LPC, University of West England
  • Masters in International Relations

Admissions

  • Accredited by the Law Society at Level 2 and Supervisor Level of the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme
  • Member, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA)