Imperium Chambers

Imperium Chambers, barristers' chambers on London's Strand

Imperium Chambers is a barristers' chambers based at Thanet House on the Strand, in the heart of London's legal district. It was founded as a specialist immigration chambers by Paul Turner, an immigration barrister who heads it, and has since expanded its practice into other areas of law. All its members are fully qualified as direct access barristers, which allows members of the public to instruct them without going through a solicitor; the barrister handles the case from day one.

Immigration: services for individuals

Immigration is the core of the chambers' practice. Its catalogue of services for individuals includes, among others, the following procedures:

• Expert Immigration Services for Individuals
• Adult Dependent Relatives
• Appeals
• Asylum, Humanitarian Protection and Discretionary Leave to Remain
• Deportation
• EU Settlement Scheme
• Family Life as a Partner or Parent
• Global Talent Visas
• Indefinite Leave to Remain / Settlement
• Innovators and Investors
• Judicial Reviews
• Leave to Remain or Enter the UK as a Parent
• Nationality and British Citizenship
• Private Life
• Scale Up Visa
• Skilled Worker Visa
• Study Visas
• Visit Visas
• Windrush

The chambers also advises on other immigration applications, such as indefinite leave to remain and spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, children and visitor applications. It expressly mentions the case of students facing the complexities of Tier 4 or workers trying to interpret Home Office guidance to extend their stay.

Advice to businesses and institutions

Imperium Chambers advises businesses, companies and institutions on all aspects of sponsorship licences under the Points Based System and on how to comply with UK immigration legislation. The firm notes that many sponsors are wary of the civil and criminal penalties arising from possible breaches, and presents its legal team as support to address those concerns.

Public law, human rights and other areas

In addition to immigration, the chambers works in public law and human rights, civil litigation and family law. Its public, administrative and constitutional law practice includes civil liberties and human rights, and operates both domestically and in the European Union, the Commonwealth and the Caribbean. The firm states it has built a strong practice in civil fraud, commercial litigation, employment, insolvency, international arbitration, financial services, personal injury and travel litigation, professional negligence, property and construction litigation.

Team and international reach

Paul Turner, immigration barrister, heads the chambers; Jay Gajjar is deputy head. The team is completed by barristers Tobias Eaton, Kareesha Maitaram-Turner, specialising in civil liberties, immigration and human rights, and Aisling Selvakumaran. The chambers states it maintains contacts abroad, particularly in Europe, the Caribbean, Thailand, Poland, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Pakistan, and notes that its members speak French, Italian, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu and Mauritian creole. It provides advisory and advocacy services both in the UK and internationally.

Outreach activity

The chambers publishes content on current legal affairs. Among the entries on its blog are the Chagos litigation, the situation of Chagossians in Mauritius and the legal and practical obstacles to the immigration reform proposed by Nigel Farage.

Location and contact

Thanet House, 231-232 Strand, London, WC2R 1DA · Phone: 0207 242 3488 · Email: clerks@imperiumchambers.co.uk