Photo By: Rebecca Muirhead (C) 2010

Jan Doerfel

Year of Call: 2000

Practice Areas:

Asylum

Immigration (including Business Visas)

Ankara Agreement cases

Civil Law

Civil Liberties

Employment Law

Human Rights

International Law

Jan has over 10 years professional experience in dealing with Human Rights law on a national and international level and has a wealth of experience  as a Barrister dealing with domestic law in cases involving asylum, immigration, deportation, emergency applications to the High Court and EEA applications.

Having achieved a Master’s degree (LLM) with Distinction in International Human Rights Law at Essex University, Jan worked as a research assistant to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, and undertook fact-finding missions to Brazil and Uzbekistan.

He is fluent in German and French.

Jan has a reputation for being a dedicated and tenacious barrister willing to fight for his client while providing clear, comprehensible and honest advice about all cases.

Nobody can honestly guarantee or promise a successful outcome, but what Jan does commit to is:

• To listen to you

• To take your full instructions

• To act in your best interests

• Confidentiality

• Expertise

• To provide salient, honest and informed advice

• To prepare your case meticulously

• Tenacity and sincere commitment to your case

• Competitive fees

Jan is happy to provide a second opinion on your claim or advice previously received by others.