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Call: 2011, 2006 (Solicitor of England & Wales)
Prior to joining 1 Pump Court Chambers, Catherine was an immigration solicitor at Fisher Meredith LLP for 5 years. Her experience included: judicial reviews; appeals at all levels; and fresh asylum and human rights claims. She had a wide range of clients including: individuals needing personal and business immigration advice; victims of trafficking and domestic violence; those considered to be a risk to national security; and unaccompanied minors.
She was ranked as an Associate to Watch by Chambers & Partners 2011 in the category Immigration: Personal: London. The entry said:
Associate Catherine Robinson enters the rankings this year due to her handling of complicated immigration cases with a terrorist aspect. She is particularly admired for her client-care skills: “She is respectful, kind and honest about the hazards within the asylum system, while still giving fearful and desperate people a sense of hope.”
Catherine completed her training contract at (as it was then known) Herbert Smith LLP, an international law firm.
University of Warwick (1998-2002 LLB (European) – 1st class honours); University of Nottingham Trent (2002-2003 Legal Practice Course – distinction); School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (2007-2009 (part-time) LLM – merit).
London Bar
Catherine Robinson –One Pump Court ‘She has very good judgement, so she can assess potential weaknesses in case in particular in judicial review matters. She is very pragmatic and responsive, always providing her written work quickly and in the agreed timescale. She writes very well and is very good with clients.’