Asylum and Human Rights
Karen Halliwell
Karen Halliwell is a qualified immigration solicitor and Law Society accredited supervising senior caseworker. Specialising in all elements of deportation and detention-related issues. Karen regularly advises on highly complex cases and her expertise is recognised by excellent working relationships with solicitors in the criminal field, as well as the Probation Service.
Joseph Stickland
Joseph Stickland is a qualified Solicitor and accredited Law Society Supervising Senior Immigration Caseworker. Joseph specialises in Asylum and Human Rights Law and, in his role as a Solicitor and Senior Caseworker, he predominantly focuses on representing Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASCs) and victims of trafficking and modern slavery. His work often involves multifaceted tribunal appeals and complex judicial reviews. Having worked in the field of human rights since 2018, Joseph is used to advocating on behalf of children, vulnerable clients and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. He is accustomed to representing a vast range of clients from a variety of countries, cultures and backgrounds.
Team Services
Asylum and Human Rights Department: Human Rights expertise includes claiming asylum in the UK, advice for children seeking asylum, family reunion applications and appeals at all stages including the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. The team are also able to pursue Judicial Review applications to the High Court and obtain emergency injunctions.