Alexis Masolo is a director in the immigration department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in the firm’s Leicester office. She leads a team that represents both privately funded and publicly funded (legal aid) clients – including detained foreign nationals – in all courts across the full spectrum of immigration, human rights, nationality law and judicial review. Her areas of expertise include; applications under the European Economic Area (EEA) regulations, removal cases, complex asylum based matters, and representing detained foreign nationals who are seeking to remain in the UK. She regularly conducts appeals before the Immigration Asylum Chamber and handles immigration related judicial review claimant cases. She also assists clients with entry clearance matters including those for spouses, visitors and children.
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Housing director Alison Winfield has extensive expertise in housing law and litigates across a range of housing matters including homelessness, possession proceedings, rent arrears and anti-social behaviour, injunctions under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, breach/committal proceedings, unlawful eviction, and disrepair. Alison’s experience handling cases in the county courts spans over twelve years. She acts for both landlords and tenants allowing her to represent both sets of clients effectively thanks to the insight, understanding and knowledge she has developed through tackling issues from both sides. She has a particular interest in handling cases of anti-social behaviour that involve mental health aspects.She has broadened her expertise by branching out into other areas of general civil litigation including breach of contract cases and property disputes.
Olamide is a director in this family and child care department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in Leicester. She represents both publically funded and private clients across all areas of family law including divorce, financial disputes, cohabitation matters, and private children’s matters. She also advises and assists clients who are victims of domestic abuse and who request protective orders. She has experience of handling these instructions on an emergency basis.During her time at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, Olamide has garnered experience representing parties in care proceedings where concerns relate to domestic violence, neglect, non-accidental injury drug and alcohol misuse and mental illness. She has also acquired expertise in conducting her own advocacy in family proceedings.