The ‘responsive and proactive‘ team at Birketts LLP regularly assists clients with a multitude of immigration matters, including sponsor licensing, Expansion Worker visas, Skilled Worker routes, and Global Talent visas. The firm has particular expertise in the faith, media, shipping and agricultural sectors, and also frequently advises corporate clients on the prevention of illegal working. The practice is led by Sacha Wooldridge, described as ‘very helpful and responsive‘, who is based in London and regularly operates out of the firm’s Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford and Kent offices. Wooldridge assists businesses and HNW individuals with employee visa applications, immigration compliance and global mobility strategies. Janice Leggett has retired to a consulting position with the firm.

Assisting a roster of multinational companies, Clarkslegal LLP has in-depth experience across the scope of business immigration, including securing employer sponsorship licences and employee visas, litigating enforcement notices and illegal working penalties.  Another key area of experience is securing Global Business Mobility, UK Expansion Worker visas, and recruitment and transfer of senior employees. Monica Atwal leads the team out of Reading and specialises in global transfers, particularly at director level. The ‘very knowledgeable‘ Rebecca Hone, based across Reading and London, is regarded for her client relationships with global corporations as well as advising HNW individuals on visas and acquiring settlement.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors fields a ‘uniformly proactive, highly committed‘ immigration team, operating from offices across Harrow, Luton, London and Milton Keynes. The team has expertise across claimant-side judicial review, with a particular focus on challenging human rights breaches in deportation cases, as well as operating a significant practice in asylum, protection cases, modern slavery matters, and unlawful detention claims. The practice has a robust leadership team encompassing Toufique Hossain, a prominent immigration litigator, along with Vilash Gami, Rohena Wallace, and Gemma Lynch, who has extensive experience in representing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, Bahar Ata, who has a niche practice in immigration and human rights related judicial review claimant matters, and Pardeep Somel, who boasts nearly two decades of experience advising asylum seekers, torture victims, trafficking and detention challenges.

The Guildford-based practice at Stevens & Bolton LLP has extensive experience in business immigration, particularly skilled worker, senior or specialist worker applications, as well as acting in personal immigration on spousal and student applications. The firm also acts as Level 1 Users for a number of clients and regularly advises on sponsorship routes, as well as carrying out sponsor licence audits and sponsorship issues following corporate restructures and any related compliance matters. Kerry Garcia leads the employment, immigration and pensions practice and managing associate Jackie Penlington offers ‘extensive knowledge’ across UK immigration matters, predominantly acting in relation to sponsor licence applications.

Described as ‘experienced, thorough and professional‘, the team at Turpin & Miller LLP is adept at dealing with a range of skilled and business migration work and has developed a strong reputation for its asylum work, as well as legal aid. The firm has particular expertise across a range of sectors with a focus on education, with the University of Oxford as a key client, as well as care work, construction, and charities. The practice is led by Tom Giles, regarded for his experience representing detained clients, along with Jo Renshaw and Philip Turpin, who have multiple decades of expertise across business immigration, family and human rights work. Alex Piletska is noted for her broad practice with particular success in adult dependent relatives matters. The team is based in Oxford.

The team at DMH Stallard LLP advises on both business and personal immigration, with a focus on sponsor licencing support services for employers, as well as providing support to EU-based service providers with transfers to the UK. The Guildford-based practice is led by Adam Williams, who is regarded for his business immigration practice, assisting employers with all manner of visa sponsorship issues. Based in London, Alexei Zuyev is well regarded for his experience advising both corporate and private clients on UK immigration.

Herrington Carmichael LLP fields an experienced team that handles SMS reporting, skilled worker, business visitor, ICT and family visas, as well as sponsor licence applications. Usof Shah is a key name to note for his immigration experience, advising both corporate and private clients.

IBB Law displays familiarity advising businesses on sponsor licencing and entry clearance for executives, as well as private clients on visa applications, particularly regarding visa refusals, human rights applications and adverse immigration history. The team has specific experience in the technology, sports, retail, construction and hospitality sectors and works closely with other teams across the firm. Richard Devall leads the practice based in Reading.