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Carter Thomas Solicitors Offices
2 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1AN
England
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Ms Nichola Carter
Work Department
Immigration
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Nichola Carter, one of the founders of specialist immigration law firm Carter Thomas Solicitors, is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading experts in the field of sponsorship and, in particular, sponsor compliance.
Both English UK and London Metropolitan University turned to Nichola when facing the brunt of Home Office policy change and enforcement action respectively and the Home Office also regularly liaises with her on policy developments.
Having spent almost two decades advising on this field of law, Nichola has a reputation for providing sensible and pragmatic legal advice to sponsors. The firm offers a range of services to sponsors including on-site mock audits and interview preparation compliance reviews, advice on the sponsorship of migrants, right to work/civil penalty guidance and, where needed, advice concerning UKVI enforcement action.
Nichola also advises high-net worth individuals requiring assistance and she is also instructed by a large number of law firms that do not offer immigration services ensuring that their clients are catered for in this complex area of law.
Nichola is a member of the Home Office’s Business User Forum and the The Law Society’s Immigration Law Committee. She also sits on the consulting editorial board of LexisNexis’ PSL immigration service. She has been personally ranked in all the leading legal directories for over a decade.
Qualified 1999, Magrath LLP 2000 – 2004, H20 Law LLP 2004 – 2008, Penningtons Manches LLP 2008 – 2013, Carter Thomas Solicitors 2013 to date.
Memberships
The Immigration Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
LexisNexis Consulting Editorial Board
The Law Society’s Immigration Law Committee
EU Rights Clinic
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
(Hall of Fame)Carter Thomas Solicitors is noted for both its sector strength in education, working across businesses, independent schools, and universities, and its offering in relation to sponsor licences, utilising a sponsor licence platform to consistently ‘provide up-to-date information for clients‘. Operating out of Sheffield, the firm also possesses capabilities to advise private clients, assisting a mix of tech, fashion, and creative entrepreneurs. Nichola Carter
heads the practice, and is both ‘one of the foremost experts on sponsor licensing law’, and highly experienced in handling immigration mandates for education clients. The team has been bolstered with the promotion of Nick Gore to partner in April 2023, bringing his expertise in working on behalf of fashion designers and musicians. Associate Irfan Ali leads on business immigration services, including the sponsor licence platform.