Wilson Solicitors Public Law & Human Rights 2027 Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners rankings

We are proud that our Public Law & Human Rights department has once again been recognised in the 2027 editions of Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as a leading team in its core practice areas: Administrative & Public Law and Civil Liberties & Human Rights.

We are enormously grateful to our clients, NGO partners and fellow professionals for taking the time to provide feedback. Our success over the past year reflects the contribution of every member of our friendly and collaborative team, and we are proud of all that they have achieved.

Chambers & Partners

The team is ranked in Band 2 for Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant. Partners Jed Pennington and Nusrat Uddin are also individually ranked.

We are also delighted that senior solicitor Lizan Ghafoor has been individually ranked for the first time as an “Associate to Watch”.

The team is ranked in Band 3 for Civil Liberties & Human Rights. Partners Jed Pennington and James Elliott are also individually ranked.

The following quotations are taken from the Chambers & Partners guide published on 15 October 2026:

"Wilson Solicitors has brilliant and dedicated lawyers."

"The lawyers at Wilson are smart at bringing strategic litigation but also meticulous and committed when working on behalf of individual clients."

"Wilson Solicitors demonstrates absolute commitment to client care, creative thinking and deep knowledge of the law."

"Wilson are widely regarded as one of the key players in the field of public law and human rights cases involving refugees and migrants. They are smart at bringing strategic litigation but also meticulous and committed when working on behalf of individual clients. The team between them have a forensic knowledge of judicial review proceedings, and work collaboratively together drawing on each other's skills and experience."

"Wilsons have an exceptional capacity for empathy, bringing a truly client centred approach to practice, and yet, their advice is overwhelmingly practical, accessible and sharply focused on key legal issues. They go above and beyond for their clients, from sourcing the best experts to building lasting relationship with interpreters and ensuring that they are always on hand."

Legal 500

The team is ranked in Tier 4 for Administrative and Public Law. Jed Pennington is recognised as a “Next Generation Partner”, while partners Nusrat Uddin and James Elliott are recognised as key lawyers.

The team is ranked in Tier 2 for Civil Liberties and Human Rights. Jed Pennington is recognised as a “Next Generation Partner”, while partner Nusrat Uddin and senior solicitors Lizan Ghafoor and Katya Novakovic are recognised as key lawyers.

We are particularly pleased that members of are wider solicitor team are individually recognised in the editorial comments: Gimhani Eriyagolla, Frankie Boon, Maliha Abu-Nowar, Maeve Fennelly and Sara Snakenbroek-Bellieni.

The following quotations are taken from the Legal 500 editorial published on 30 September 2026:

“Wilson Solicitors team is one of the very best. I refer our clients to them with confidence, knowing they will receive the highest standard of legal representation. Their expertise and command of public law is unparalleled. They find the very best legal strategy tailored to each individual case and execute it brilliantly, maintaining a client-focused approach. They have an excellent ability to convey complex legal matters to clients in a clear and approachable manner.”

“Wilsons is just great -everyone totally dedicated, hard-working and client-centred. They fight so hard for their clients and get great outcomes.”

“Wilson Solicitors has an extremely skilled team; great client care, especially when working with vulnerable clients; and secures excellent outcomes.”

“I am genuinely delighted whenever I receive instructions from Wilsons. Every member of the team is extremely bright, competent, armed with exceptional client skills, and not only has the ability to prepare a case brilliantly, but also to do so with a keen sense of strategy. I love being instructed by solicitors at Wilsons because it feels like a genuine team endeavour, where solicitors and counsel are both able to bring their A game to achieve the best results for the client.”

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