What Wilson Solicitors does

Wilson Solicitors LLP is a London-headquartered limited liability partnership law firm regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (reg. no. 520695), specialising in three practice areas: immigration law, family law, and public law & human rights. The firm was founded in 1989 (with internal leadership history recorded from 2001) and operates from three UK offices: Central London (Holborn), North London (Tottenham) and Manchester. It employs 101-250 staff, including 48+ professionally qualified lawyers as of 2018, with substantial growth and seven new partner appointments announced in 2026. The firm is widely recognised in Chambers UK and The Legal 500 as a Top Ranked / Top Tier firm and won The Law Society Awards in 2021.

The firm's service portfolio spans private client family law (divorce, financial remedies, children proceedings, adoption, domestic abuse injunctions), immigration services (asylum, deportation defence, detention challenges, business sponsorship licences, nationality applications, EU Settlement Scheme), and public law and human rights work (judicial reviews, Supreme Court litigation, inquests, modern slavery and trafficking cases, actions against the police and public authorities). Notable mandates include the lead judicial review in ASM v SSHD [2023] UKSC 42 (Rwanda policy) and lead claims against the Home Office 'good character' nationality policy.

Wilson Solicitors earns revenue through four streams: publicly funded Legal Aid Agency contracts for qualifying vulnerable clients, private client fee-paying work (case-by-case), business and charity client services, and pro bono engagements (including collaborations with Eversheds Sutherland and Mishcon de Reya). Goto-market relies on direct enquiries, Legal Aid Agency referrals, NGO referral networks (Medical Justice, Asylum Aid, Detention Action, Care4Calais), community outreach (Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, Inspire!), and earned media generated by high-profile litigation. The firm is partner-owned with no external investment or parent company.

Name

Wilson Solicitors

Legal name

Wilson Solicitors LLP

Website

https://wilsonllp.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wilson Solicitors is a London-based UK law firm specialising in immigration, family law, and public law and human rights, serving vulnerable legal aid clients, private individuals, and business and charity clients across three UK offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Immigration law services
• Family law services
• Public law human rights
• Judicial review litigation
• Legal aid representation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Aid (Publicly Funded Legal Services): Wilson Solicitors provides publicly funded legal services under legal aid contracts, representing vulnerable clients in immigration, asylum, family, and public law matters.
2. Private Client Services: The firm also serves private paying clients across its practice areas including family law, immigration law, and public law, billing on a private client basis.
3. Business and Charity Clients: The firm serves business and charity clients, particularly in immigration matters including sponsorship licences and nationality applications.
4. Pro Bono: The firm undertakes significant pro bono work, including outreach advice sessions and collaborations with charities such as Eversheds Sutherland and Mishcon de Reya.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wilson Solicitors is a UK limited liability partnership law firm providing expert legal representation across three core practice areas: Family Law, Immigration Law, and Public Law & Human Rights. Services include divorce, financial settlements, custody matters, asylum applications, deportation defence, judicial reviews, Supreme Court litigation, human rights claims, modern slavery and trafficking cases, and inquests. The firm delivers services through legal aid contracts, private client billing, and business/charity engagements across three UK offices in London (Holborn and Tottenham) and Manchester.

Product overview

Wilson Solicitors is a limited liability partnership law firm providing legal services primarily in three practice areas: Family Law, Immigration Law, and Public Law & Human Rights. The firm operates as a unified legal practice offering direct legal services to clients rather than a technology platform. Services are provided across multiple offices in London and Manchester, with specialization in matters including divorce, custody, asylum, human rights challenges, judicial reviews, and national security cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law Services Legal services covering pre-nuptials, divorce, financial settlements, custody, access, international child abduction, injunctions to stop domestic abuse, representation in care proceedings, adoption, and surrogacy for individuals and families in the UK.
• Immigration Law Services Legal services covering personal, family, and business immigration advice on all visa and citizenship types, representation at appeals, against deportation and detention, asylum applications, challenges to government policy, and national security cases including SIAC proceedings.
• Public Law & Human Rights Services Legal services challenging government and multi-nationals, suing for damages, combatting modern slavery, helping victims of trafficking, community care advice, actions against the police, and inquests for vulnerable individuals and NGOs.
• Private Client Services Legal services for private paying clients covering wills, estates, and personal legal matters on a case-by-case billing basis.
• Business and Charities Legal Services Legal services for businesses and charitable organisations, including sponsorship licence advice, nationality applications, and immigration compliance support.
• Legal Aid Services Publicly funded legal services for qualifying clients across immigration, family law, and public law matters under Legal Aid Agency contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• In three lead cases (GUN, NEA, HCH), the Home Office withdrew original refusals of British citizenship and was ordered to pay costs, following judicial review of the 'good character' policy.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Garden Court ChamberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGarden Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers' chambers in civil liberties and public law. Wilson Solicitors regularly instructs counsel from Garden Court Chambers in complex judicial reviews, inquests, and immigration cases including the Rwanda policy litigation and age assessment cases.
• Doughty Street ChamberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoughty Street Chambers is a renowned set of barristers' chambers specialising in human rights, immigration, and public law. Wilsons instructs barristers from Doughty Street in significant cases including Rwanda removal challenges.
• 1 Pump CourtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner1 Pump Court is a barristers' chambers with expertise in immigration, asylum, and public law. Counsel from 1 Pump Court (David Chirico KC, Victoria Laughton, Catherine Robinson) were instructed in the lead claims challenging the Home Office 'good character' nationality policy.
• Matrix ChamberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatrix Chambers is a leading set of barristers' chambers. Raza Husain QC of Matrix Chambers was instructed in the MN & IXU v SSHD Court of Appeal case on trafficking victims.
• Blackstone ChamberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackstone Chambers intervened in the MN & IXU v SSHD case alongside the AIRE Centre and Anti-Slavery International, with Tom de la Mare QC, Jason Pobjoy, and Gayatri Sarathy representing Anti-Slavery International.
• AIRE CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe), represented by Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers, intervened in the MN & IXU v SSHD case on standard of proof and credibility grounds for trafficking victims.
• Anti-Slavery InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnti-Slavery International, the world's oldest human rights organisation, intervened alongside the AIRE Centre in the MN & IXU v SSHD Court of Appeal case concerning trafficking victim identification standards.
• Asylum AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilsons assisted Asylum Aid with case studies and witness statements in their challenge to the Rwanda removal policy.
• Medical JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Justice is an NGO providing medical expertise to victims of immigration detention. Wilsons led a judicial review that established a duty to consult Medical Justice in adults at risk immigration detention policies, resulting in a Supreme Court decision.
• Detention ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDetention Action is an NGO challenging immigration detention. Wilsons worked alongside Detention Action in legal challenges to the Rwanda removal policy.
• Care4CalaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare4Calais is a charity supporting refugees and migrants. Wilsons collaborated with Care4Calais on legal challenges to government removal policies.
• Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCS union brought legal challenges alongside Detention Action and Care4Calais against the Rwanda removal policy, with Wilsons assisting on individual client cases.
• Eversheds Sutherland and Mishcon de ReyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilsons collaborated with Eversheds Sutherland and Mishcon de Reya alongside Garden Court Chambers on a joint pro bono initiative that was Highly Commended at The Lawyer Awards 2022 in the Pro Bono Initiative category.
• Tottenham Hotspur FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm participates in career mentoring programs with the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation's 'Level Up Network' for young people aged 16-24, providing panels and mentorship as part of the Mayor of London's New Deal for Young People.
• Inspire! Educational CharityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilsons partnered with Inspire! to run virtual work experience programs for students at City Academy and Clapton Girls' Academy in Hackney, providing career guidance and legal education.
• NNLS (New North London Synagogue) Destitute Asylum Seekers Drop-inminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilsons solicitors including Imogen Townley and Daniel Merriman volunteer at the NNLS destitute asylum seekers drop-in service, providing legal advice to those in need.
• Body and Soul CharityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniel Merriman provides pro bono legal advice at Body and Soul charity in addition to his paid work at Wilsons.
• Free Movement (Legal Training Platform)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJed Pennington is a contributor to the Free Movement website, co-writing advanced judicial review courses and training materials for immigration lawyers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bhatt Murphy Solicitors: London-based legal aid firm specialising in public law, human rights, and immigration. Directly comparable in practice mix, client base, and legal aid orientation; partner Jed Pennington previously worked here, evidencing direct competitive and cultural overlap.
• Duncan Lewis Solicitors: One of the UK's largest legal aid firms, with deep immigration, asylum, family, and public law practices. Directly comparable to Wilson Solicitors in core service offerings, legal aid reliance, and target client segments, but at significantly larger scale.
• Hodge Jones & Allen: London firm with a strong public law, civil liberties, and human rights practice alongside personal injury and clinical negligence. Closely comparable to Wilson Solicitors in public law focus and legal aid orientation; Gimhani Eriyagolla previously worked here.
• Bindmans LLP: London firm renowned for human rights, civil liberties, immigration, and public law work. Closely comparable in high-profile public interest litigation, Chambers/Legal 500 recognition, and serving vulnerable clients through legal aid and private work.
• Leigh Day: Major UK law firm with leading human rights, civil liberties, and public law practices. Overlaps with Wilson Solicitors in judicial review and human rights work, but operates at significantly larger scale and with a more commercial claimant base.
• Deighton Pierce Glynn: London-based legal aid firm specialising in immigration, asylum, public law, and discrimination. Directly comparable in practice mix, Chambers/Legal 500 recognition, and target client segments (vulnerable individuals and NGOs).
• Fisher Meredith: Specialist immigration and public law firm with strong legal aid practice. Directly comparable to Wilson Solicitors in immigration focus, judicial review work, and serving vulnerable clients in the UK immigration system.

Broad incumbents

• Irwin Mitchell: Large UK full-service firm with significant public law, human rights, and family law practices (including former Hodge Jones & Allen team). Competes with Wilson Solicitors in high-profile public interest work but as part of a broader commercial portfolio.
• Mishcon de Reya: Major London firm with a large commercial practice and significant pro bono public interest work. Collaborates with Wilson Solicitors on pro bono initiatives (joint work recognised at The Lawyer Awards 2022), and competes for high-profile public law mandates at scale Wilson Solicitors cannot match.
• Eversheds Sutherland: Global law firm with a UK public law and human rights practice. Collaborates with Wilson Solicitors on pro bono work (joint team Highly Commended at The Lawyer Awards 2022), and competes for complex public interest mandates from a broader commercial platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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