Description: Shivani is deservedly known as a brilliant advocate. She is recommended by Chambers and Partners as a senior junior. She is an exceptionally innovative lawyer whose recent successful Court of Appeal cases include landmark decisions on immigration detention, interpretation of war crimes in exclusion from Refugee Convention and fresh claims for asylum. She is to defend the case of JS v SSHD [2009] EWCA Civ 364 at the House of Lords.
Scholarships and Awards: Ranked in Chambers UK 2009
"Shivani Jegarajah earns praise for her immigration and asylum counsel. Market sources note her strong involvement with the Sri Lankan community"
