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'Good on his feet, very user-friendly and very, very good' Chambers UK, 2018
'Able to quickly identify and simplify complex legal arguments' Chambers UK, 2018
'The advice we get from him is really high-quality' Chambers UK, 2017
Stephen Winter

Stephen Winter

Year of Call - 2011
Devil Masters - William Frain-Bell, Gordon Lindhorst, Niall McCluskey

Stephen Winter is ranked Band 1 for Immigration in the latest edition of Chambers UK (2018) where he is recognised for his experience in the Court of Session, Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and ECHR proceedings:  "He is good on his feet, very user-friendly and is very, very good." "A good and safe pair of hands, he is able to quickly identify and simplify complex legal arguments and is always eager to help - it is always a pleasure to work with him."

He is also recommended for immigration cases in the new edition of Legal 500 (2017).

Biography

Prior to coming to the Bar, Stephen was a litigation solicitor for 11 years. He has wide ranging experience in a variety of areas of law. He has experience of appearing in most courts including Sheriff Courts, the Court of Session as a solicitor advocate (both Outer House and Inner House) and the European Court of Human Rights. He has appeared in Tribunals, particularly the Employment Tribunal and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. Stephen graduated from Glasgow University which incorporated an exchange scheme to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He supplemented his practice by obtaining an LLM (Human Rights) from the then Glasgow Graduate School of Law as well as qualifiying to practice in England and Wales as a solicitor. Stephen qualified as a solicitor advocate in 2007 and gained experience of appearing in the Court of Session both in the Outer House (primarily Judicial Review) and Inner House. As a solicitor Stephen was a member of the Law Reform Committee for the Law Society of Scotland.

Since calling to the bar Stephen has maintained his judicial review practice and has continued to appear in the Inner House mainly in relation to statutory appeals. His practice has also encompassed commercial, property, family and employment disputes, personal injury, mental health and proceeds of crime.

He has received the accolade of Time Lawyer of the Week. 

Appointments

  • Equality and Human Rights Commission Approved Panel Member, 2015 
  • Special Counsel, 2011 to date
  • Curator to the Mental Health Tribunal in Scotland, 2011 to date
  • Tutor on Diploma in Legal Practice at Glasgow University
  • Ad hoc lecturer in Diploma in Legal Practice at Glasgow University

Publications

  • Hostility enacted - a view from practitioners
    by Duncan McPhie, Stephen Winter, Jamie Kerr
    The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, August 2016
  • Brief Overview of the Immigration Act 2015
    December 2015

Articles

  • A reasoned decision?
  • Comment on Judicial Review of the Upper Tribunal

Recent Cases

Outer House (Judicial Review Cases):

  • AHC v SSHD [2012] CSOH 147
  • Fv SSHD [2012] CSOH 83
  • AA v SSHD [2012] CSOH 76
  • NFIKN v SSHD [2012] CSOH 91
  • IPI v SSHD [2012] CSOH 119
  • NAK v SSHD [2009] CSOH 162; 2010 GWD 1-13
  • AK v SSHD [2009] CSOH 123; 2009 WL 2614222
  • AA v SSHD [2008] CSOH 83
  • KO v SSHD [2008] CSOH 126
  • TH v SSHD [2006] CSOH 181

Inner House Appeals:

  • McEntegart v Fishman [2012] CSIH 72 (statutory interpretation and professional misconduct)
  • HA v SSHD [2009] CSIH 55
  • MMR v SSHD [2010] CSIH 22; 2010 SLT 1251; 2010 GWD 16-317
  • HA and TD v SSHD [2010] CSIH 28; 2010 SC 457; [2010] Imm AR 599; 2010 GWD 14-267

European Court of Human Rights:

  • F v United Kingdom 17341/03


 

Contact Info

Address: Parliament House, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF
Telephone: 0131 260 5830
Fax: 0131 260 5645
E-mail: stephen.winter@terrafirmachambers.com

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Awards

  • Top Ranked Chambers, UK, 2014

Areas of Practice

  • Administrative and Constitutional Law

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