Gilda Kiai > One Pump Court > London, England > Barrister Profile

One Pump Court
ELM COURT
LONDON
EC4Y 7AH
England

Work Department

Personal Immigration
Business Immigration
Public Law
Civil Law
Modern Slavery & Trafficking Team

Position

Year of call: 2004

 

Career

Gilda Kiai is an experienced specialist in immigration, asylum, human rights and public law. Compassionate, committed and determined, Gilda is often selected to represent particularly vulnerable clients, successfully representing victims of torture, victims of trafficking, children, persons with disabilities or mental health conditions, LGBTI claims and claims raising gender related persecution – in particular those involving sexual violence and Female Genital Mutiliation.

Frequently before the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal and First-Tier Tribunal, Gilda is an expert across all areas of immigration law, including refugee, human rights, deportation, EEA, domestic violence, refugee family reunion, entry clearance, points based system, bail and other immigration appeals.

Gilda has expertise in immigration related public law challenges, including judicial reviews of fresh claim refusals, certification decision, NRM decisions, delays in decision making and unlawful detention claims – including detained fast track (now detained asylum casework), bail and public law detention challenges. These often include representing victims of torture and those detained with mental health problems.

She provides CPD accredited training to Solicitors and Barristers, as well as mentoring and advising pupils and barristers at the Honourable Society of Grays Inn.

Away from Chambers and the Courts, Gilda is a founding member and the humanitarian lead for an innovative tech start-up focused on bringing aid and disaster relief to hard-to-reach and conflict affected areas.

Languages

English, Farsi

Memberships

Administrative Law Bar Association
Anti–Trafficking Legal Project
Immigration Law Practitioner’s Association
Association of Women Barristers
Criminal Bar Association
Female Fraud Forum

Education

LLB (Hons), LLM

Leisure

Travel, psychology, gastronomy, running.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

Gilda KiaiOne Pump CourtGilda is a very effective advocate. She is quick to spot the key issues in a case and focus on these. Clients love her and when clients meet her they feel so reassured and they know they are in safe hands.’