Russell Blakely

Russell has a general practice in personal immigration, citizenship and EU law. He also has a specialist practice in immigration litigation, including complex asylum litigation. He was the solicitor for: PE in BA (Nigeria) and PE (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSC 7; HT in HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31. He is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and has represented them at meetings. He has been a guest speaker at the UNHCR London office and the London School of Economics. · Wilson Solicitors LLP

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Russell Blakely is a partner at Wilson Solicitors LLP in England with a general practice in personal immigration, citizenship and EU law and a specialist practice in immigration litigation, including complex asylum litigation. He acted as solicitor in notable Supreme Court immigration cases including PE in BA (Nigeria) and PE (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSC 7 and HT in HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31.

Practice areas

ImmigrationCitizenshipEU LawImmigration LitigationAsylum

Office

England

Wilson Solicitors LLP · Russell has a general practice in personal immigration, citizenship and EU law. He also has a specialist practice in immigration litigation, including complex asylum litigation. He was the solicitor for: PE in BA (Nigeria) and PE (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSC 7; HT in HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31. He is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and has represented them at meetings. He has been a guest speaker at the UNHCR London office and the London School of Economics.

England

Expertise

Complex asylum litigationImmigration litigationPersonal immigration and citizenshipEU lawRepresentation in landmark UK Supreme Court immigration cases

Education

BA Jurisprudence, Christ Church, University of Oxford (1994)

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor, 1999