Jan Doerfel is an accredited Direct Public Access sole practitioner barrister with more than two decades of experience in all aspects of national and international asylum, immigration and human rights law. His services are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
My approach
Jan has earned a reputation as a dedicated, tenacious and successful barrister willing to fight for his clients while providing clear and comprehensible strategic advice. He approaches his work and clients with two decades of expertise, unwavering commitment and a wide experience of national and international mechanisms which uniquely benefit those who instruct or consult him.
My work
- SX(Albania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] All ER (D) 259 (Jun)
- R(Armand Marcel Koimon) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2733 (Admin)
What my clients say
"I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the hard work. Your diligence and legal expertise have given me the hope of a new and bright future as I am soon to be reunited with my children. Many many thanks once again."
Kadhum Al-Bayati (father of three children who won their appeal before the Upper Tribunal against a refusal of entry clearance to join their father)
"Mr Doerfel is an experienced and dedicated Barrister whose legal expertise was clearly manifested in my immigration case. Although my case was very complex, he was able to handle it successfully."
Mr Roger Tannor
"Many thanks for all you have done for me for the past five years I have been in this country."
Marcel Koimon
Professional & academic
Education:
- Manchester Met. University - Bar Vocational Course
- University of Essex - LLM (Distinction) International Human Rights Law
- College of Law (York) - CPE Law
- University of York - BA Politics & Philosophy
Awards / Nominations:
In 2008 he was nominated and shortlisted for the Peter Duffy Award 2008 (awarded by JUSTICE, Liberty and the Law Society) for his outstanding commitment and work in the field of human rights in particular in the protection of minorities.
- All Locations
- London
- Surrey