Jo Renshaw
Solicitor
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Partner
SRA ID: 291990
Jo a Partner and is Head of our Family & Personal Immigration team.
Jo is one of only a small number of immigration solicitors accredited by the Law Society as an Advanced Immigration Caseworker. She is a Legal Aid Agency Peer Reviewer in the immigration category, an Accredited Supervisor and is also the legal advisor to the Southampton & Winchester Visitors’ Group, Legal Justice Project, where she runs workshops for the volunteers as well as providing general and specific advice on individual cases (https://swvg-refugees.org.uk/.
Jo is on the Editorial Board of the Lexis Nexis Immigration Service and is also one of their specialist authors, writing practice notes for other immigration lawyers (https://lexisweb.co.uk/users/jo-renshaw). She was a member of the advisory board for the Best Practice Guide: Expert country evidence in asylum and immigration cases in the United Kingdom (School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh) and was a contributor to Making an Asylum Application; a Best Practice Guide (Immigration Law Practitioners Association). She is the author of the current Immigration and Asylum volume of Halsbury’s Laws of England (https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/products/halsburys-laws-of-england.html).
She has published a number of articles on the impact of the withdrawal of legal aid in immigration matters and has been a judge for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards several times. In July 2015 she won the prestigious national Legal Aid Social Welfare Lawyer of the Year Award (http://legalvoice.org.uk/lalys-2015-lets-show-them-how-legal-aid-lawyers-fight/).
Jo has acted as an expert witness in a number of criminal and family cases involving immigration matters. She practises across the whole spectrum of immigration and asylum law, undertaking both private and publicly funded work.
1 Agnes Court, Oxford Road, Cowley, OX4 2EW
She is an experienced Partner who is able to assist you
Practice Areas
Immigration
Excellent service
Working with Turpin & Miller has been smooth throughout my case especially Jo , shes very feedback oriented and available incase you have any queries. Service is top tier as I wouldn’t recommend any better firm other than Turpin & Miller
Lawyer named in this review: Jo Renshaw
A representative from Turpin & Miller LLP responded to this review on 15 August, 2025
Dear Shafiq, Thank you for your fantastic review. We are delighted to hear that your experience with our team was smooth and that you found our service to be "top tier." We will be sure to pass on your kind words to Jo and let her know that you appreciate her being so feedback-oriented and available. Best regards, Turpin Miller
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Outstanding legal service and thank you
I received expert legal advice from Jo Renshaw at Turpin & Miller. She was highly professional, intelligent and friendly. On my first meeting with Jo, I knew she was the right person. She went extra miles to assist me throughout the entire process. A huge thank you to Jo and her legal team at Turpin & Miller for the positive outcome. I am grateful for everything.
Lawyer named in this review: Jo Renshaw
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