Lambeth solicitors has earned its international reputation and status through their impressive success in defending exceptionally complex immigration matters which has helped us made a name in the business.
We usually open our case when others have exhausted their resources and we never give up. We have an excellent team who are expert, knowledgeable, competent, up to date with the law and determined to win your case. Various members of the team are called upon to report on legal developments to various media outlets, including the radio , newspaper and journals. Our team can be contacted to arrange representation with respect to emergency injunction relief to stop removal or deportation via the Court, High Court or Court of Appeal applications.
The team offers expertise and high quality service both pre-and post – appeal or litigation process to address the requirements and needs of clients
Lambeth Solicitors have conducted many cases which are reported in the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (Bailii) database, public domains and some of which have become part in the Judicial Precedent which forms part in the Jurisprudence at the Upper Tier Immigration Tribunal, High Court Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal Civil Division. Lambeth Solicitors has successfully conducted a number of notable cases. You can see the list of cases below.
Lambeth Solicitors has earned a reputation in the UK as well as the international market for their genuine, aggressive and ferocious style approach. The Immigration team have earned the feathers on their cap with their excellent preparation and rigorous advocacy skills which has been commended by a number of experienced Judges.
Our services include:
· Applications to the Home Office for Human Rights, discretionary leave, Indefinite Leave to Remain and all other types including reconsideration and Administrative Review of Home Office.
· UK Visa Appeals and advocacy before the First Tier and Upper Tier Immigration Tribunals.
· Judicial Review applications to the High Court, Administrative Court including conducting advocacy.
· Applications to the Court of Appeal for permission and conducting preparation for full hearing including advocacy.
· Application to the European Court of Human Rights.
· Administrative Removal and Deportation cases.
· Bail application including advocacy in Court.
· Business immigration (business people, working in the UK under Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of the Points Based System)
· Tier 1 applications all categories.
· Tier 2 applications all categories including intra-company transfer.
· Tier 2 sponsor licence registration applications.
· Tier 4 student applications, child and adult.
· Tier 5 applications all categories.
· Applications for businesses wanting to employ overseas nationals
· Applications for Entrepreneurs and Investors under Tier 1 of the Points Based System
· European Union migration – countries covered by European Economic Area (EEA) migration, including Turkey
· EEA applications for residence card and permanent residence in the UK
· Family reunion for spouses, civil partners , co-habitees, children, elders and other relatives.
· Fiancee visa applications.
· Settlement application outside the UK for settlement in the UK.
· Applications outside the usual Immigration Rules under Home office policies and concessions, and for the exercise of discretion
· Immigration audit for people who want to check their status and prepare for the future
· Asylum and Human Rights Act applications
· Citizenship & nationality, including naturalisation, registration as British Citizens and applications for the exercise of discretion.
· Regularisation and Registration of children’s status born in the UK and abroad.
Applications made under Private and Family Life in the UK including Human Rights Act 1998.
Paragraph 276ADE.
The requirements to be met by an applicant for leave to remain on the
grounds of private life in the UK are that at the date of application, the applicant:
In order to meet the requirements of paragraph 276ADE(1)(iii) to 276ADE(1)(vi), the decision maker must be satisfied that an applicant meets one of the following requirements:
(iii) has lived continuously in the UK for at least 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment); or
(iv)is under the age of 18 years and has lived continuously in the UK for at least 7 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) and it would not be reasonable to expect the applicant to leave the UK; or
(V) is aged 18 years or above and under 25 years and has spent at least half of his life living continuously in the UK (discounting any period of imprisonment); or
(vi) subject to paragraph 276ADE(2), is aged 18 years or above, has lived continuously in the UK for less than 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) but there would be very significant obstacles to the applicant’s integration into the country to which he would have to go if required to leave the UK. Paragraph 276ADE(2) sets out that paragraph 276ADE(1)(vi) does not apply, and may not be relied upon, in circumstances in which it is proposed to return a person to a third country pursuant to Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.
Children under 18 years old who has been resident in the UK for at least 7 years
Paragraph 276 ADE (iv) is under the age of 18 years and has lived continuously in the UK for at least 7 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) and it would not be reasonable to expect the applicant to leave the UK;
Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 requires the Home Office in the execution of their duties to take into consideration the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the UK. It does not impose any new functions, or override existing functions.
The UK Border Agency instruction ‘Arrangements to Safeguard and Promote Children’s Welfare in the United Kingdom Border Agency’ sets out the key principles to take into account in all Agency activities. The statutory duty to children includes the need to demonstrate:
• Fair treatment which meets the same standard a British child would receive;
• The child’s interests being made a primary, although not the only consideration;
• No discrimination of any kind;
• Asylum applications are dealt with in a timely fashion;
• Identification of those that might be at risk from harm
UK Visa Appeals at the First Tier Immigration Tribunals.
In Country Right of Appeal
Where a person made an in time application for Leave to Remain (LTR), Further Leave to remain (FLR), Variation of leave to remain or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) has been refused by the Home Office and he has been given an in- country Right of Appeal. He can appeal to the First Tier Immigration Tribunal on one or more grounds within the specified time limit provided.
This is normally a three stage procedure;
(i) prepare grounds of appeal and file with the completed appeal form and appeal fees (£80 for paper hearing and £140 for oral hearing) at the First Tier Immigration Tribunal
(ii) Once the Tribunal provide a hearing date or give directions, prepare witness statements, the appeal bundle and serve on the Tribunal and Home Office.
(iii) Prepare the case and conduct advocacy at the First Tier Immigration Tribunal.
The Nationality , Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 provides (as relevant):
Right of appeal: general –
(1)Where an immigration decision is made in respect of a person he may appeal to the Tribunal .
(2)In this Part “immigration decision” means—
(a)refusal of leave to enter the United Kingdom,
(b)refusal of entry clearance,
(c)refusal of a certificate of entitlement under section 10 of this Act,
(d)refusal to vary a person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if the result of the refusal is that the person has no leave to enter or remain,
(e)variation of a person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if when the variation takes effect the person has no leave to enter or remain,
(f)revocation under section 76 of this Act of indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,
(g)a decision that a person is to be removed from the United Kingdom by way of directions under [section 10(1)(a), (b), (ba) or (c)] of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (removal of person unlawfully in United Kingdom),
(h)a decision that an illegal entrant is to be removed from the United Kingdom by way of directions under paragraphs 8 to 10 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control of entry: removal),
