Margo has defended in criminal courts at all levels up to the Court of Appeal.
Margo has a busy Crown Court practice. She also accepts briefs in the youth courts and magistrates’ courts, in particular for charges arising from protest.
Her knowledge of several areas of law and grounded approach make her a good choice for clients with complex, intersecting needs and vulnerabilities. She is alert to the immigration and employment implications of criminal charges, and looks for avenues to refer for further legal support, in particular regarding civil claims against the police or prisons and community care claims.
Margo accepts instructions in immigration matters. She has worked on asylum, humanitarian protection, and human rights appeals, applications for family reunification for adult dependent and child relatives under both domestic and European law, trafficking cases, alleged sham marriage cases, criminal deportations, unlawful detention cases, and judicial reviews challenging procedural and substantive unfairness. Her knowledge of criminal law gives her a particularly detailed understanding of routes to resist criminal deportations. She was part of a team that successfully secured interim relief from the ECtHR against the Greek State, requiring it to transfer seriously ill individuals from Lesvos to the mainland for medical treatment.
Margo also appears in the Employment Tribunal.