Year of Call: 1993Shivani is a fearless, persuasive and innovative advocate.
In J v SSHD [2004] EWHC 2636 (Admin) Mr Justice Munby, as he then was said this of Shivani:
41: I do not want to patronise you, but it has always been the function of the legal profession to help those who cannot help themselves. And those who act pro bono, particularly in modem times, and particularly, if I may say so, in relation to clients who may have complicated cases, are acting in the highest traditions of the legal profession. It is also the historic function of the Bar, and I say the Bar because it is the Bar by and large who stand on their feet and advocate in courts, to stand up fearlessly on behalf of the client and stand up to a judge if it is thought that the judge has overstepped the mark or said something unfortunate or inappropriate. You are absolutely right to make the comments you have made and you ought to be congratulated for having had the courage to do so.
Shivani is ranked as a 'Leading Individual' in immigration law in Chambers and Partners in 2013, as she was from 2009 onwards.
"Shivani Jegarajah is recommended for her work on children-based human rights applications, and appears frequently for claimants in judicial reviews in the higher courts. She has carried out interesting work surrounding the political implications of deportations to Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and is praised by her clients for her commitment, pragmatism and creative thinking."
Alo, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 2375 (Admin) (27 July 2012)
Barrow v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 512 (14 March 2012)
Mehari v SSHD R (on the application of Mehari) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 3464 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 154 (Jan)
VT (Dublin Regulation: post-removal appeal) Sri Lanka [2012] UKUT 308 (IAC) (10 September 2012)
EM and others (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 98 (IAC)
Senthuran [2004] 4 All ER 365, [2004] EWCA Civ 950
NA (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 1172 (18 October 2011)
PT (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 251 (16 February 2010)
IB v SB [2010] EWHC 1989 (Fam); [2010] Fam Law 1269, [2011] 1 FLR 54
SS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 945 (11 July 2012)
AS (s.55 "exclusion" certificate - process) Sri Lanka [2013] UKUT 571 (IAC)
KJ (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 292 [2009] Imm AR 674
Subesh & Ors v Secretary Of State For Home Department [2004] EWCA Civ 56 (17 March 2004)
Indrakumar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWCA Civ 1677 (13 November 2003)
ABC, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 2825 (Admin)
KS, R (on the application of) (FCJR) [2013] UKUT 341 (IAC) (23 July 2013)
Gnayoro v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 288 (28 February 2013)
Princely, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 3095
WM (DRC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1495 (09 November 2006)
TK, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 1550
KV (scarring - medical evidence) Sri Lanka [2014] UKUT 230 (IAC). Acted for intervener Helen Bamber Foundation (reported).
MP and NT v SSHD [2014] EWCA Civ 829. Acted for intervener Tamils against Genocide.
Prioritising children’s best interests. Solicitors Journal (with Amanda Walker) 21 June 2013.
LSE Department of Law and Tamils Against Genocide present a screening of:'No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka'. Panel: Callum Macrae (NoFireZone Director); Shivani Jegarajah (Renaissance Chambers); Janani Jananayagam (founding Director of Tamils Against Genocide); Chair Dr Devika Hovell (LSE Department of Law)
Safeguarding Children from Abroad Local Authority duties of care London - 2 July 2013 CLT
The second phase of the Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) on Sri Lanka held in Bremen, Germany from the 7th-10th of December 2013.Invited to address the Panel.
Connecting Victims and Witnesses of International Crimes to National Criminal Justice Authorities: Cooperation and Assistance to Support Investigations and Prosecutions in National Courts 28 October 2013, The Hague.Crimes under international law arising in immigration and asylum contexts Chair: Dave Hollings-Tennant, United Kingdom Home Office The use of evidence of international crimes in asylum and immigration contexts. Legal representation of victims of international crimes in asylum and immigration contexts: challenges of cooperation with criminal justice authorities
8th October 2013 Speaker before the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils, held a forum on genocide at Porticullis House.
BA (Hons) History London School of Economics and Political Science
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