Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s global mobility and immigration team represents a range of leading organisations throughout various industries. The team is led by Audrey Elliott, a specialist in both employment law and business immigration, Elliott leads both the Birmingham and national immigration practice, which regularly advises clients on global mobility and risk management issues including the defence of illegal working prosecutions, and immigration enforcement raids, and sponsor licence compliance audits. Further support comes from Nerys Ireland, with a focus on education sector immigration.
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Testimonials
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- 'Audrey Elliott is an experienced immigration lawyer who provides practical advice and support to clients such as us in managing overseas assignees.'
- 'The team are very knowledgeable and supportive. They are friendly and very accommodating with even very last minute requests.'
- 'Good knowledge of very complex area, able to identify issues and guide through these effectively.'
- 'Knowledge, experience able to offer practical advice and support to achieve the goal.'
- 'Where there is a complex matter to navigate, the immigration team under Nerys Ireland’s leadership provide very clear guidelines in which an organisation can operate. When you need support they are always ready to accommodate.'
- 'They are very responsive and are on hand to support, when needed, at very short notice. The advice given is always provided in a comprehensive manner and always takes into account the operational and commercial impacts of immigration decisions.'
- 'Audrey Elliot – I find her to be a very professional and well respected member of the Eversheds Leadership team.'
- 'Eversheds Sutherland has a particularly strength in articulating how immigration law can be applied in complex organisational functions where detail matters and where the law, at times, has to be interpreted.'
- 'The team (Nerys, Fiona and Robie) are very knowledgeable, friendly and always go above and beyond to meet our needs.'
- 'Recommended for knowledge of the immigration laws.'
Key clients
- University College London
- University of Bristol
- London South Bank University
- Birmingham City University
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Leeds Trinity University
- Leonard Cheshire
- Next plc
Work highlights
Advised University College London on its sponsorship and compliance processes.
Supported NEXT plc on an end-to-end basis for its global mobility, immigration, and compliance needs using the legal technology platform, Immgr8.
Successfully retained the sponsor licence of Leonard Cheshire following a revocation notification from the Home Office.
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Practice head
Audrey Elliott
Other key lawyers
Nerys Ireland