Nicolas Rollason > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Led by corporate immigration veteran Nicolas Rollason, the group at Kingsley Napley LLP has a ‘bespoke client service which is second to none‘, particularly in the media, entertainment, sport, tech and financial and legal services sectors. The ‘high touch service‘ also extends to hospitality and similar industries that are frequently targeted by the Home Office with adverse decisions and compliance inspections. The group regularly advises on immigration issues such as inward investment, illegal working, corporate restructure and criminal convictions advice, and can also leverage the firm’s full-service offering to provide a holistic service to clients. Marcia Longdon is an expert in corporate immigration work relating to M&A, Ilda De Sousa is highly knowledgeable in issues involving the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as well as in the tech sector, and Kim Vowden represents a variety of clients on a broad range of business immigration issues. The group also includes Robert Houchill, who has expertise in corporate immigration matters such as sponsor license applications and compliance, and Emma Dauriac, who has unique capabilities advising French companies on their UK immigration needs.

The immigration group at Kingsley Napley LLP fields ‘masters of their craft‘ and advises HNW and high-profile individuals such as businesspeople, entrepreneurs and investors on all aspects of personal immigration. The group has expertise handling a broad range of visa applications, and is particularly knowledgeable of the Tier 1 (Investor), Global Talent, Innovator Founder routes. Practice head Nicolas Rollason runs an ‘ultra high touch-point service and team‘ and advises on all aspects of UK immigration and nationality law. Katie Newbury leads the immigration offering for private clients at the firm and is an expert in complex personal immigration matters and applications made under Tier 1 of the points-based system. She is also a reputable practitioner in the field of immigration law relating to surrogacy and adoption. The group also has a seasoned international protection practice, drawing on assistance from the criminal litigation team for matters involving alleged criminal offences, extradition and INTERPOL issues. Oliver Oldman is an expert in this area, and regularly advises clients facing politically motivated prosecutions and investigations on asylum and human rights claims.

Kingsley Napley LLP ‘offers a bespoke client service which is second to none‘ in all aspects of human rights-related immigration work, and the group is well-versed in matters such as challenging refusals, preparing applications for overstayers, acting on appeals, assisting with applications involving criminality, and complex family applications. With broad-ranging expertise, the team has a seasoned practice in detention, bail, deportation, asylum and citizenship, and is particularly sought after for its expertise in international protection. Katie Newbury, who is ‘knowledgeable and at the top of her game‘, leads the immigration offering for private clients at the firm, and is a prominent lawyer in immigration matters relating to surrogacy and adoption. Praised as ‘a real rising star‘, Oliver Oldman is an immigration and international protection specialist: he has a particular interest in asylum, human rights, detention and deportation matters, and represents clients in appeals and judicial reviews in a variety of courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The immigration team is overseen by Nicolas Rollason.