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140 LOWER MARSH
LONDON
SE1 7AE
England
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Diana Baxter
Work Department
Immigration
Position
Partner
Career
Diana joined Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP in 2008 and became a partner in 2017.
Her practice covers a wide range of immigration, nationality and asylum law, with particular emphasis on complex nationality work and Appendix FM applications for partners, children and parents, as well as applications outside of the immigration rules based on Article 8 rights. Diana is regularly instructed to give expert immigration advice to the Family Court, and to assist with immigration matters relating to children and young persons, and ongoing care proceedings. She is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) and continues to teach regular ILPA courses on family migration and British nationality law.
Memberships
ILPA
Education
University of Oxford; London School of Economics; Beijing University; UC San Diego; College of Law; BPP
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
(Leading partners)Advising clients across immigration, asylum and nationality matters, Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP is particularly noted for its capabilities in cases that involve LGBTQI+ migrants and asylum seekers, victims of domestic abuse, and international surrogacy arrangements. Co-head of the practice Barry O’Leary has strengths in all of these specialist areas, being noted as ‘the standout immigration and nationality lawyer when it comes to surrogacy arrangements’, in addition to experience in handling applications on the basis of partnership and families. Alison Hunter is another co-lead and has expertise in EU free movement and the EU Settlement Scheme, in addition to a niche practice relating to intercountry adoption matters. Co-lead Diana Baxter covers the full range of the complex nationality work for which the wider firm is known, and also covers family-related matters engaging human rights, where she is ‘on top of the case law and knows how to use it to ensure success for her clients‘. They are joined by the newly promoted Katie Dilger who made partner in 2023, bringing her specialism in family-related matters.