The Legal 500 recognised Kenworthy’s Chambers as a set in Immigration Law, with a record-equalling six of our member Barristers achieving rankings!

Congratulations to Gita Patel, Shazia Khan, Mark Schwenk, George Brown, Jonathan Greer, and Craig Holmes, who were all ranked in the field of Immigration Law in the 2026 Legal 500.

Kenworthy’s Immigration Barristers

The Legal 500 described our Immigration practice, saying, “Kenworthy’s Chambers has a track record of work for claimants in this space, including matters relating to right to work enforcement, EU settlement, and refugee protection.”

Gita Patel

“Gita is very committed to getting the best results for the client, and she does thorough preparation for all her cases, and is excellent at challenging unlawful decisions in the Upper Tribunal.

The leading legal directory ranked Gita Patel as a Tier 1 Leading Junior, saying: “She really fights for her clients and she is also an excellent, friendly, and helpful colleague.”

Shazia Khan

Legal 500 also ranked Shazia Khan as a Tier 1 Leading Junior, saying: “Shazia has a vast range of expertise and wealth of knowledge on immigration and asylum law.

“She provides detailed advice and suggestions, and clients are suitably impressed by her presentation and argument in court.”

Mark Schwenk

Commenting on Mark Schwenk’s Immigration Law practice, Legal 500 says, “Mark is very good on technical issues and matters that are not run-of-the-mill.

“He is always willing to dig for caselaw or policies to deal with complex matters and to share his knowledge.”

George Brown

Once again, George Brown was also awarded a Tier 1 ranking by the Legal 500.

The legal directory praised him, acknowledging, “George is an exceptionally able Barrister with a strong knowledge of the law, excellent drafting and advocacy skills, and a great manner with clients who he is able to put at ease.”

Jonathan Greer

Jonathan Greer was also awarded Legal 500’s top-tier ranking. They said, “Jonathan represents cases to an extremely high standard, and he is very knowledgeable of the area of the law, very articulate, and a very strong advocate.

“He is very approachable and supports you in the preparation of the cases too, and he is always very professional in his approach to his brief.”

Craig Holmes

The Legal 500 spotlighted one of Craig Holmes’ recent high-profile cases in their 2026 rankings.

“In Court of Appeal case, ASO (Iraq) v SSHD, Craig Holmes successfully represented an Iraqi Kurd, whose family had connections to the Ba'ath party, at risk of ‘honour-based violence’ because of his relationship with a woman whose family were connected with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan; at issue was to which a legal error at first instance is material to a case's outcome.”

Immigration Clerks

Lastly, we should touch on the excellent work our Immigration Clerks do for our Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Team. The Legal 500 research team insisted, “The clerks cannot be praised enough. Instructing counsel at Kenworthy's Chambers is made very easy because of the efficiency of the clerks.

“Courtney Richards is truly amazing and Daniella Howarth is also fabulous. They respond swiftly to enquiries and book counsel and send the details and provide all the fee notes efficiently.”

The Legal 500 editorial commentary added: “Courtney Richards and Daniella Howarth are excellent. Always respond in a timely fashion and very helpful. It makes it a joy to instruct the Chambers.”

If you have an Immigration Law case you need advice or advocacy for, call our Immigration Clerks Courtney Richards and Daniella Howarth on 0161 832 4036, email Courtney@kenworthys.co.uk, or Daniella@kenworthys.co.uk.