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Overview
Matt is the Head of the firm’s Citizenship & Immigration team. He advises high net worth individuals with regard to complex International Protection claims involving political persecution and corporate raiding, as well as Public Law and discretionary visa applications.
Awards & Accolades
Spears 500 2026 ranks Matt Ingham as ‘Top Recommended’ for Immigration Lawyers with a focus on Complex political and asylum cases.
Chambers UK 2026 ranks Matt Ingham for ‘Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation’.
The Legal 500 UK 2026 ranks Matt Ingham as a ‘Leading Partner’ for ‘Immigration: Human Rights, Appeals’ and ‘Immigration: Personal’, and highlights Matt Ingham as a ‘Recommended Key Lawyer’ for ‘Immigration: Business’, ‘Immigration: Human Rights’, and ‘Immigration: Personal’.
Chambers UK Guide 2025 and and Chambers HNW 2025 ranks Matt Ingham for ‘Immigration: Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation (UK-wide)’ and ‘Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals (UK-wide)’.
The Legal 500 UK 2025 ranks Matt Ingham as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for both the ‘Immigration: Human Rights, Appeals’ and ‘Immigration: Personal’ categories.
The Spear’s Immigration Lawyers Index 2025 ranks Matt Ingham as ‘Top Recommended’ with a focus on complex political asylum.
The Legal 500 UK 2024 ranks Matt as a Next Generation Partner, he is described as “one of the leading asylum lawyers” and a superstar.
Chambers High Net Worth 2023 ranks Matt as a Leading Individual and describes him as: “amazing, really human, cares deeply about the cases and is very good at understanding issues regarding human rights law.” “aware of and sensitive to client concerns and can always be counted on to answer promptly and clearly and to offer practical advice.” and “extremely sharp and keeps the client at the centre of everything.”
Matt is ranked as a “Top Recommended Immigration Lawyer” in the Spear’s 500 2024 and is listed in the Spear’s Immigration Lawyers Index 2024.
