OTB Legal > Nottingham, England > Firm Profile
OTB Legal Offices
Creative House, Chase Park
Daleside Road
Nottinghamshire
NG2 4GT
England
OTB Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings
Employment > Immigration Tier 1
At OTB Legal, founding partner Mark Lilley-Tams heads the personal immigration department, with a caseload consisting of a range of deprivation of citizenship matters, including a landmark case in which a client is facing deprivation on the basis of criminality, in addition to a number of judicial review applications. Fellow co-founder Sally McEwen leads the business immigration arm, with a particular focus on technology, gaming and tech start-up companies. She routinely assists clients with sponsor licences, entry clearance, switching and change of employment applications, and Home Office auditory processes. Associate Lydia Watkinson likewise focuses on sponsorship, and is a go-to lawyer for individuals relocating from Hong Kong thanks to her specialism in the Hong Kong (BNO) visa. The team was further bolstered by the arrival of Emma Cohen from Bindmans LLPÂ in February 2023.Practice head(s):
Sally McEwen; Mark Lilley-Tams
Other key lawyers:
Lydia Watkinson; Atty Adetula; Emma Cohen
Testimonials
‘The team is friendly and responsive and I find the free 30 minutes consultation extremely useful. The appointment can also be booked online.’
‘Atty is truly professional and knowledgeable. She was always there when we needed help. We truly enjoy working with her.’
Key clients
Sharkmob London Limited
Symrise Ltd
Human Security Ltd
The Rug Company
NuVision Biotherapies
ISP Ltd
One World Information Services Ltd
Futaba Manufacturing UK Ltd
Senovo IT Ltd
Don Percival – Brewin Dolphin 1762
ATC Drivetrain
Work highlights
- Advised Symrise on renewing the company’s sponsor licence for skilled worker and ICT, and retained by the company to manage its licence activity as a level 1 user.
- Assisted Human Security, an international cyber security company headquartered in New York, to secure a skilled worker and ICT licence for the company in order that they had the ability to employ international experts in London.
- Assisted The Rug Company in its sponsor licence application and upgrade, retaining work as a level 1 user, and EC applications.
OTB Legal > Firm Profile
A highly-respected UK Immigration law firm with a modern feel and a reputation for excellent results.
An award-winning approach to delivering outstanding client care have contributed to this innovative company seeing impressive growth in its client base and legal team since launch.
From multinational corporations to SMEs and global investors to family members and partners, OTB Legal deal with complex cases from across the full range of immigration law.
Each separate and distinct team within the firm is led by an individual Legal Director or team of Legal Directors:
Private and Family Team – Mark Lilley-Tams. An outstanding track record of successful applications.
Corporate Immigration – Sally McEwen. Specialising in Sponsor Management System Licences with recent notable successes in the start-up, engineering, care, tech and bio-medical sector.
Investor Immigration Services – Sally McEwen. Considerable experience in investor and business start-up immigration advice and applications.
The firm have an enviable range of clients from across the individual and business community with exceptional levels of feedback placing them in the top 10 in the UK for immigration law solicitors on Review Solicitors
 Heavy investment in IT and systems which underpin the provision of remote client instructions have enabled OTB Legal to have an immediate impact on the international immigration market without the need for offices across the world.
Video conferencing enables lawyers to maintain face-to-face contact with clients without the need for carbon-consuming travel.
Continued expansion of its legal team have helped to grow the client base within specialist teams who are at the leading edge of legal cases. Further ambitious recruitment plans lay ahead for this firm.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Private and Family Immigration | Mark Lilley-Tams | mark@otb.legal | 0115 7844 862 |
| Investors and Corporate Immigration | Sally McEwen | sally@otb.legal | 0115 7844 863 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Atty Adetula | Atty is a Trainee Solicitor whospecialises in personal immigration matters (family type… | View Profile |
Solicitor Profiles
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Emma Cohen | Emma qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and has worked for almost… | View Profile |
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Mr Mark Lilley-Tams | Mark is a Solicitor and cofounder of OTB Legal. Mark is head… | View Profile |
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Mrs Sally McEwen | Sally McEwen is a director and cofounder of OTB Legal Sally completed… | View Profile |
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Ms Lydia Watkinson | Lydia is an Associate Solicitor in ther Business Immigeation Team at OTB… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Directors : 3 Associate Solicitor : 4 Immigration Advisor : 2 Solicitor : 2 Trainee Solicitor : 2 Operations Manager : 1 Marketing Manager : 1 Client Experience Lead : 1 Paralegal : 2Languages
Urdu HindiMemberships
ILPA (Immigration Lawyers Practice Association) England & Wales Law Society- Employment > Immigration