Barristers

Christina Nicholas

Christina Nicholas

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