Hugh Southey

Tooks Chambers

8 Warner Yard
London
United Kingdom
EC1R 5EY
(020) 7842 6100
hugh.southey@tooks.co.uk

Ranked In

London (Bar)
Administrative & Public Law (Band 2 )
London (Bar)
Civil Liberties (Band 1 )
London (Bar)
Immigration (Band 1 )
All Circuits
Police Law: Mainly Claimant (Band 1 )

Profile

Specialisation: Human rights, terrorism, prisoners' rights, police law, immigration and asylum, mental health, crime and extradition, contempt, election, privacy, community care and other public law. Significant cases include: R (Faizovas) v Secretary of State (2009) The Times 25 May; RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State [2009] 2 WLR 512; R (F) v Secretary of State (2009) 2 Cr App R (S) 47; R (Haase) v Independent Adjudicator [2009] 2 WLR 1004.

Professional Memberships: Administrative Law Bar Association, PLA, ILPA, Prisoners Advice Service, Mental Health Lawyers Association, Human Rights Lawyers Association, Legal Action, Liberty, Justice, Amnesty International.

Career: Admitted as a solicitor in 1991. Headed the Immigration and Crime Departments at Glazer Delmar. Assisted the firm to become one of the first franchised firms.

Publications: Joint editor of United Kingdom Human Rights Reports. Joint author of Judicial Review: A Practical Guide.