Jay Gajjar

Barrister at Law
Year of Call: 2014, the Honourable Society Of Middle Temple

Jay became a tenant at Imperium Chambers in February 2017, having secured a pupillage in February 2016 following a 2-month discount from the Bar Standards Boards in recognition of his experience.

Jay was called to the Bar in 2014 and is a member of the Honourable Society of Middle Temple.

Jay has a busy and growing practice in the First-Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and the High Court for Immigration Law. He has also appeared in the County and Family Courts in a number of sensitive matters including possession disputes and non-molestation hearings.

Prior to starting his pupillage at Imperium Chambers, Jay worked as a paralegal in immigration and asylum law under Paul Turner at both Tooks and Mansfield Chambers since 2013.

Jay read law at the University of Sussex and graduated with an upper second-class (2:1). He went on to complete a Masters in International Trade Law at the University of Sussex, graduating with a Distinction before completing his second Masters in International Commercial Law at University College London (UCL), also graduating with a Distinction. He went on to train as a barrister at BPP Law University, completing the course with an overall score of Very Competent and several Outstanding grades.