Paragon Law‘s team is experienced providing support on corporate immigration, asylum and human rights matters. Thalej Vasishta and Kirin Abbas are noteworthy corporate immigration specialists; Vasishta works closely with companies on the legal requirements surrounding sponsorship compliance and employment. Abbas has notable capabilities assisting higher education clients. Asylum expert Deirdre Sheahan has led on guidance cases before the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, the Supreme Court, and the ECJ. A significant portion of Emma Okenyi’s practice is formed of British citizenship cases and long residency applications. The four co-head the offering.
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‘Paragon's immigration team prepares and litigates their appeals to a very high evidential standard, thereby maximising the chance that their clients' applications will either be allowed on the papers or else will succeed following the lodging of a judicial review claim or appeal to the First Tier Tribunal.’
‘Very active and reachable, they have a passion for this work and are ready to listen to you, no matter how difficult your case may look; they encourage you and give you hope. They always come down to your level of understanding to provide you with the solution you require.’
Key clients
- Mencap
- University of Nottingham
Work highlights
Advising and representing Dunbia UK Limited in its successful judicial review challenge of the UKVI decision to revoke its sponsor licence, with UKVI being ordered to pay costs to Dunbia for having brought the claim.
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Practice head
Thalej Vasishta; Kirin Abbas; Emma Okenyi; Deirdre Sheahan
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Shehzad Babar