At Philip Jones Legal, we provide sophisticated and effective immigration and asylum representation under the Legal Aid Agency’s Immigration & Asylum Contract.
Clients rely on us for technical excellence, strategic litigation, and a measured, City-grade approach to complex protection and human rights matters.
We are committed to ensuring that the most vulnerable individuals have access to justice — with the same rigour, diligence and advocacy expected of leading commercial and public law firms.
We act for clients throughout all stages of the asylum process, delivering:
Detailed, legally robust asylum applications
Full preparation for screening and substantive interviews
High-quality witness statements addressing credibility, risk, and country conditions
Expert evidence acquisition and case theory development
Strategic responses to refusal letters and adverse credibility findings
Comprehensive preparation for appeals before the First-tier Tribunal
Our lawyers are experienced in handling claims involving political persecution, religious risk, honour-based violence, trafficking, LGBT+ protection claims, and conflict-related harm.
We provide urgent and specialist representation to clients detained at:
Brook House, Harmondsworth, Colnbrook, Yarls Wood, and all IRCs in England and Wales.
Our work includes:
Fast-tracked asylum claims under the Detained Asylum Casework (DAC) process
Challenging unlawful detention and removal windows
Rule 35 responses (torture, trafficking, suicide risk, and vulnerability)
Liaising with NHS, NGOs and Home Office safeguarding teams
Urgent bail applications and medical/dispersal representations
Detained clients receive immediate prioritisation and direct communication with our lawyers.
We prepare legally precise, persuasive applications including:
Primary bail applications under Schedule 10
Secretary of State Bail
Immigration Judge Bail
Representation at the First-tier Tribunal at Bail Hearings
Bail renewals and appeals
Exceptional circumstances arguments
Evidence-backed risk and accommodation submissions
Securing accommodation through approved providers where available
Our advocacy focuses on proportionality, vulnerability, risk assessment, and public law principles.
Our team provides high-calibre representation before:
The First-tier Tribunal (IAC)
The Upper Tribunal
We conduct:
Complex asylum appeals
Deportation appeals subject to funding under the Exceptional Case Funding scheme
Human rights appeals (Article 2, 3, 8 ECHR)
Error of Law challenges
Preparation of comprehensive bundles and detailed skeleton arguments
We routinely collaborate with leading counsel and specialists in public and human rights law.
We assist clients in preparing fresh asylum claims supported by:
New medical, psychological and expert country evidence
Updated risk assessments
Carefully structured submissions meeting the paragraph 353 threshold
Trauma-informed client interviews
Legal analysis addressing materiality and realistic prospect of success
We represent clients recognised or referred through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), including:
Reasonable and Conclusive Grounds submissions
Trafficking-related asylum claims
Reconsideration requests in relation to negative decisions
Evidence of exploitation, control, and vulnerability
Intersectional claims involving domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, forced labour or gang-linked trafficking
Under Legal Help we can undertake pre-action work including:
Pre-Action Protocol letters
Urgent representations to prevent removal
Challenges to detention, accommodation decisions, or refusals to accept further submissions
Where full JR funding is required, we work with specialist public law teams and counsel.
Legal Aid may be available if:
You are claiming asylum
You are detained
You face removal or deportation
You are a victim of trafficking
Your human rights are at risk
You are an unaccompanied child
Your matter is within scope of Legal Aid immigration law
We conduct a confidential and thorough Legal Aid eligibility assessment at the outset and assist with all required documentation.
Our team includes IAAS Level 2 and Supervisor-level lawyers with a strong track record in complex and high-risk immigration litigation.
Our written work — from witness statements to skeleton arguments — is produced to the standard expected of a top-tier London practice.
We analyse each case with a public law mindset, ensuring decisions are challenged effectively, evidence is structurally presented, and case theory is meticulously developed.
We represent survivors of torture, trafficking, political violence and abuse with sensitivity, dignity and respect.
We understand the urgency. We act the same day wherever possible.
If you require urgent legal assistance, particularly if you or a family member is detained or facing removal, contact us immediately.
📞 020 3340 7089
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Philip Jones Legal – Delivering exceptional representation where it matters most.