Personal Injury, clinical negligence, Business, Immigration, Administrative & Public

Personal Injury 

Verity is regularly instructed in personal injury matters. She is also frequently instructed to represent both sides in a range of civil matters in the small claims track, accepting instructions on a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) basis where appropriate. Verity accepts instructions to represent parties in court as well as to provide written advice on liability and quantum. She also regularly deals with Infant Approval hearings, Stage 3 hearings and small claims.

Immigration

Verity’s practice covers the full spectrum of immigration law. Her core areas of immigration practice are asylum, humanitarian protection, economic and student migration, Points Based System (PBS), free movement of EEA nationals, Article 8 human rights and British nationality.

Regularly instructed in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, Verity also accepts instructions in respect of challenging deportations and bail hearings. She advises on matters of nationality, including automatic acquisition of citizenship, naturalisation and registration.

Verity accepts instructions to provide written advice on matters of nationality and the effect of adoption orders and care proceedings on children’s immigration status.

Judicial Review

Verity has experience in human rights and public law practice in respect of immigration; this is primarily through the challenging of decisions of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. She accepts instructions in respect of Judicial Reviews of SSHD refusals, removal directions or deportation arrangements.

Business/Insolvency

Verity accepts instructions in contractual disputes and bankruptcy matters.

LLB Hons (2:1) University of Durham

MJur (without corrections) University of Durham

BPTC (Outstanding) Northumbria University

Inner Temple Award for BPTC (Outstanding)

PLP Chambers Prize for Best Advocate

University of Durham Law School MJur and PhD Studentships

Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Competition 2012 (1st place Applicant Memorial; 2nd place Respondent Memorial)