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Leading Juniors

Farin Anthony No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Farin’s written advocacy is clear, thorough, and effective. She is very responsive to queries regarding new evidence, possible witnesses, and additional expert evidence, and is very good both in conferences with clients and during hearings.’ 
Becket BedfordNo5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Becket has an exceptionally creative legal mind and is very approachable.’
Mark BradshawNo5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Mark is a brilliant immigration specialist and is very popular amongst clients. He gives every matter his pure attention, his written skills are impeccable and his oral advocacy is on another level.'

Immigration in Regional Bar

No5 Barristers' Chambers


No5 Barristers’ Chambers has a strong reputation for providing ‘quality immigration and asylum counsel’ for clients in the Midlands. Becket Bedford is a highly experienced junior who regularly appears in the higher courts. He mostly represents applicants, including direct access clients. Farin Anthony has worked almost exclusively in asylum, immigration, and human rights law for over twenty years. Abid Mahmood is now a Judge of the Upper Tribunal.

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‘The clerks in the immigration team at No.5 are very helpful. In particular, Jordan Lloyd and Lucas Bennett are very quick to respond and assist with urgent deadlines.’

‘The clerks are prompt and excellent with their communication skills. They respond to emails swiftly and are quick to provide counsel even at short notice. They are very organised and diarise deadlines. Jordan Lloyd always makes himself available to take calls and responds quickly to emails.’

‘No.5 Chambers meet an important need in the midlands – they provide quality immigration and asylum counsel for clients coming from legal aid deserts. They also offer very helpful training courses, which are incredibly useful in understanding changes to complex country guidance caselaw, for example Iraq.’

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