Areas Of Law

IMMIGRATION

The immigration barrister experts have a strong reputation for excellence in advocacy, as well as being scrupulous in their advice and case preparation, and all with a friendly, down-to earth approach. They have a wealth of expertise in all areas of immigration, including public law challenges, at all levels of the Court and Tribunal system including the Supreme Court

In extreme cases such as Deportation, Removal and Bail we understand the importance of reaching a swift conclusion which is why with a 24 hour response rate for most applications and direct access to our expert barristers who go above and beyond to ensure a satisfactory result for your appeal.

Our immigration experts act in all areas of asylum, immigration and nationality law, on behalf of any individual or organisation seeking to challenge a decision of the Home Office.

• Asylum and human rights country guidance cases
• Bail applications and representation
• Judicial Reviews
• Articles 3 and 8 ECHR medical cases
• Spouses and family members under the Immigration Rules and Article 8 ECHR
• Children and their best interests
• EEA law, free movement and Brexit
• Business immigration (including the Points-Based System and sponsorship licences)
• Long residence cases
• Deportations and removals
• Unlawful detention
• Allegations of deception

Family Barristers

There are various areas of family law, most of which are intricate and complex. To understand your rights and best protect the interests of yourself and your family, it is highly advised to seek the support of a family barrister. Expert barristers can help to find you a barrister to navigate family legal matters in a sensitive, cost-effective and efficient manner.

Some family law areas include:

• Trusts
• Child contact
• Parental rights & responsibilties
• court of protection;
• inheritance act claims;
• schedule 1 claims;
• Child custody
• surrogacy;
• pre- and post-nuptial agreements;
• multi-jurisdictional cases;
• and abduction

Employment Barristers

Expert barristers undertake work on behalf of individual employees or those who are supported by a number of national trade unions. They also act for employers of all sizes including multinational corporations. They cover all levels of levels of seniority including a number of members who are nationally recognised in the relevant practitioner directories. They offer both breadth and depth of expertise to clients, together with advisory and advocacy services in the employment tribunal, county and high courts as well as disciplinary hearings before professional regulatory bodies. Expert barristers also regularly appear in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the higher appellate courts.

Expert barristers offer employment law services in all regions, provide vigorous defence of the rights of employees of all statuses be they workers on the shop floor or executives of multinational conglomerates, also undertake non-contentious drafting in all facets of employment law related matters including contracts of employment, collective agreements, restrictive covenants, compromise agreements and sub-contractor agreements.

Areas of Employment Law we cover:

• Bonus disputes
• Confidential information
• Contractual disputes including changing collective terms and conditions
• Collective labour disputes and Trade Union litigation
• Disciplinary hearings before professional regulatory bodies including the General Medical Council
• Discrimination and equal opportunities law
• Directors duties and senior employee disputes
• Employee share schemes and incentives
• Equal pay
• European employment law
• Fixed term worker discrimination
• Maternity, parental leave, and flexible working

• Mediation (whether as a representative or as a mediator)
• Occupational stress
• Part time worker discrimination
• Pensions
• Public law and judicial review
• Professional sports related employment law issues and disputes
• Redundancy (individual and collective)
• Restrictive covenants (including injunctive and springboard injunctive relief)
• TUPE
• Unfair and wrongful dismissal
• Victimisation
• Whistleblowing
• Working Time claims
• Workplace based Protection from Harassment Act claims

Landlord & Tenant Barristers

Expert barristers are able to assist in all matters involving the legal relationship between landlords and their tenants, be it in relation to residential or commercial property.

Expert Barristers regularly appear in the Courts and specialist tribunals in cases involving leasehold extensions, breaches of covenants, possession actions as well as providing expert advice to those entering into leases and licences in respect of property.

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