Birketts LLP advises both businesses and individuals on a full range of immigration matters.  Clare Hedges heads the practice; her recent focus has been on supporting employers who seek to protect the status of EEA nationals working in the UK following Brexit. The 'responsive and flexible' Janice Leggett is worthy of note for her knowledge of the application of  immigration rules to the film production  industry.  The team has longstanding relationships with clients ranging from multinational PLCs through to local SMEs.

Dentons provides complex advice on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters to commercial clients from a variety of sectors. Its work includes applications to join the Register of Sponsors, Leave to Remain and Leave to Enter applications, British citizenship applications, and appeals to the First Tier Tribunal. The team has also been working closely with clients on Brexit readiness projects, providing training to in-house legal and HR teams and workforce planning around the end of free movement. 'Exceptional' associate Verity Buckingham leads the Milton Keynes practice.

Stevens & Bolton LLP provides a full service in business immigration matters, advising on Tier 2 Licences, Certificates of Sponsorship, entry clearance applications and sponsor compliance. The firm has also recently increased its personal immigration offering, advising on Tier 1 Investor, spouse, indefinite leave to remain, naturalisation and registration applications. Practice lead Kerry Garcia has vast experience in the food & drink sector and uses her employment law expertise to advise in relation to allegations of unfair dismissal of migrant workers. Jackie Penlington advises on naturalisation and registration applications, as well as more complex British nationality queries.

B P Collins LLP  advises on business and personal immigration matters, with its client base including architecture, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sector clients. Chris Brazier, promoted to partner in 2019, leads the practice and advises on Tier 2 visas and the transfer of employees under the points based system, with a particular specialism in Turkish worker visas. Kathryn Fielder focuses on business matters, advising clients on Sponsor Licences and applications for settled status under the EU settlement scheme.

DMH Stallard LLP advises business clients on immigration issues relating to setting up offices in the UK and applications for Tier 2 Sponsor Licences under the points-based system.  Lead partner Adam Williams handles clients from the private and public sector, with particular expertise advising on complex inward investment projects involving the relocation of senior executives to the UK. 'Very responsive' associate Phillip Vallon is recommended and works on a range of matters.

Primarily advising on business immigration, the expanding team at Doyle Clayton aids a variety of large clients on sponsor management issues, naturalisation applications, as well as compliance work. Victoria Burnip leads the team and 'gets things done'; her client list includes a number of management consultancy, software and online gaming companies. Burnip also has a growing portfolio of work for private individuals, assisting with spouse of British or EU citizen visas and permanent residency applications.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors has developed a reputation as a 'dominant and formidable team within the field' of personal immigration, advising on asylum, human rights, citizenship and EU law matters. The firm has also developed expertise representing clients affected by the Windrush scandal. Toufique Hossain  works primarily under legal aid, assisting asylum seekers who have been victims of sexual abuse, torture and trafficking. Bahar Ata, Rohena Wallace and Tamana Aziz  are other key practitioners.

Specialists in public law litigation, Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP is regularly instructed by social services authorities on a legal aid basis to advise and represent children in care in respect of complex immigration and human rights applications, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and victims of trafficking proceedings. Ashlee Campbell is the sole practitioner and frequently acts for domestic abuse victims, while also working closely with local colleges and universities to offer a comprehensive service to both students and Tier 4 sponsors.

  Herrington Carmichael LLP advises a variety of national businesses on obtaining sponsor licences, compliance issues and grants of entry clearance to the UK. Bermeet Chhokar, having arrived in 2018 to help bolster the personal immigration practice, is the key practitioner and advises private clients seeking specialist advice on EU law and immigration rules, including the EU Settlement Scheme. Former practice head Imelda Reddington  departed for Field Seymour Parkes LLP  in 2019.