Immigration Law

Our specialist immigration team has been advising businesses and individuals on all aspects of UK immigration and nationality law for over 20 years and is top ranked in Chambers and Legal 500.

As a recognised leader and one of the largest teams of immigration lawyers in the UK, we have an established reputation for delivering exceptional client service combined with clear strategic immigration advice. Whether you are an entrepreneur starting a business in the UK, a global corporation transferring staff here or a family moving to the UK, our full-service immigration team can assist you from the simplest to the most complex of matters.

We advise clients in all sectors including:

1. tech;
2. media, entertainment and sport;
3. financial services; and,
4. the legal sector.

Immigration advice for corporate clients

We act for a wide variety of corporate clients including asset managers, global law firms, technology businesses, banks, private equity firms, consulting businesses, pharmaceutical manufacturers and architects.

Our dedicated client teams assist with strategic planning, end-to-end sponsorship and visa support and provide comprehensive support with UK immigration compliance. Our service model is based on flexibility, enabling us to provide outstanding service to clients ranging from the smallest start-up to global businesses. We support HR teams in managing their UK and global immigration needs, Brexit related advice, providing business intelligence on global trends and through sharing our know-how with clients through our regular alerts, workshops, webinars and client-centred training.

Immigration advice for individuals

For our private clients, we provide a dedicated service to support investors, entrepreneurs, tech start-ups and families moving to the UK, advising on the best solution and providing a high level service to help our clients relocate, obtain permanent residence and British Citizenship.

We are recognised experts in dealing with complex UK and EU immigration issues, including in relation to Brexit, and have extensive experience of litigating judicial review cases and appeals. We work closely with our tax, private client, real estate, corporate, employment and family teams who can advise on all related issues of moving to and living in the UK.

Working with the Home Office

We regularly engage with Home Office policy makers and actively lobby for our clients’ interests. In addition, our day-to-day contacts across the Home Office enable us to resolve issues, obtain pre-clearance in complex applications and ensure timely resolution of even the most complex cases.

1. Tier 1 (Investor)
2. Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)
3. Global Talent
4. High Potential Individual
5. Innovator Founder and entrepreneurs
6. Family members
7. Visitors
8. Indefinite Leave to Remain and British citizenship
9. Appeals
10. Human rights, asylum and international protection