3 Bolt Court Chambers
Barristers
Christina Nicholas
- Phone020 3745 3150
- Email[email protected]
Position
BARRISTER
Career
Professional Profile
Education and work abroad.
MA in Modern Languages from Warsaw University
Worked in a Diplomatic Service at the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw
Graduated Inns of Courts School of Law
Called to the Bar in 1997
1997-2000 worked for construction company in London
Since 2000 member of Barristers Chambers in London
Legal practice mainly in immigration appeals such as:
Asylum and Human Rights
Bail and Deportation
Points based System,
Family and Holidays Visitors
Marriage Settlement and Adoptions from abroad.
EEA immigration law
Administrative Review applications.
Throughout the years dealing with drafting and presenting JR applications on a variety of issues.
County Court appeals against the Home Office in matters concerning penalties for employing students for excessive hours and matters of penalties foe employing illegal workers.
During the first ten years achieved over 80% rate of success.
Among reported cases the case of Batayav -v-SSHD concerning prison conditions in Russia amounting to breach of Art 3 HRA – the case reached the Court of Appeal.
Civil cases in County Court include:
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Company law
Housing law, Repossessions.
Letting, letting deposits and disrepair.
Contract litigation.
Personal injuries and negligence.
Commercial leases.
Probate.
Languages
Fluent Polish and HungarianConversational Russian and Slovak Basic Finnish
Education
MA in Modern Languages from Warsaw University
Graduated Inns of Courts School of Law
Called to the Bar in 1997
1997-2000 worked for construction company in London
Since 2000 member of Barristers Chambers in London