Stephen Winter

Contact Details Tel (Clerk): 0131 260 5830 Fax (Clerk): 0131 260 5645

Address Terra Firma Chambers, Parliament House, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF DX 549302, Edinburgh 36; LP 3, Edinburgh 10

Stephen Winter is ranked Band 1 for Immigration in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK (2020) where he is recognised for his experience in the Court of Session, Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and ECHR proceedings: "Tactically very aware, gets a great feel for a case and knows which the best line of argument is. A clear thinker."

He is also recommended for immigration cases in the latest edition of Legal 500 (2020).

Biography

Prior to coming to the Bar, Stephen was a litigation solicitor for 11 years. He has wide ranging experience in a variety of areas of law. He has experience of appearing in most courts including Sheriff Courts, the Court of Session as a solicitor advocate (both Outer House and Inner House) and the European Court of Human Rights. He has appeared in Tribunals, particularly the Employment Tribunal and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. Stephen graduated from Glasgow University which incorporated an exchange scheme to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He supplemented his practice by obtaining an LLM (Human Rights) from the then Glasgow Graduate School of Law as well as qualifiying to practice in England and Wales as a solicitor. Stephen qualified as a solicitor advocate in 2007 and gained experience of appearing in the Court of Session both in the Outer House (primarily Judicial Review) and Inner House. As a solicitor Stephen was a member of the Law Reform Committee for the Law Society of Scotland.

Since calling to the bar Stephen has maintained his judicial review practice and has continued to appear in the Inner House mainly in relation to statutory appeals. His practice has also encompassed commercial, property, family and employment disputes, personal injury, mental health and proceeds of crime.

He has received the accolade of Times Lawyer of the Week.

Testimonials

'Specialises in asylum and immigration matters' Legal 500, 2020

"He is extremely thorough and turns things around quickly. He is very organised and on top of all the work. He has a very deep knowledge of immigration and asylum law." Chambers & Partners UK, 2019

"He is good on his feet, very user-friendly and is very, very good." "A good and safe pair of hands, he is able to quickly identify and simplify complex legal arguments and is always eager to help - it is always a pleasure to work with him." Chambers & Partners UK, 2018

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www.terrafirmachambers.com Appointments

Equality and Human Rights Commission Approved Panel Member, 2015 Special Counsel, 2011 to date Curator to the Mental Health Tribunal in Scotland, 2011 to date Tutor on Diploma in Legal Practice at Glasgow University Ad hoc lecturer in Diploma in Legal Practice at Glasgow University

Publications

Hostility enacted - a view from practitioners by Duncan McPhie, Stephen Winter, Jamie Kerr The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, August 2016 Brief Overview of the Immigration Act 2015 December 2015