CIVIL LAW

Lorraine has significant experience representing clients at all levels of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal, including in matters of Judicial Review.  She regularly appears before the Court of Appeal and Administrative Court in Asylum and Immigration matters.   Her cases involve representing appellants in asylum, human rights, human trafficking/modern slavery and deportation appeals.

Lorraine also acts for commercial clients, particularly in defending employers against the imposition of civil penalties for employing illegal workers and the revocation of sponsor licences. Most recently Lorraine has advised on, and subsequently secured, the cancellation of a civil penalty in the sum of £20,000.

She also accepts instructions to draft advice, grounds seeking permission to appeal, and appearing at oral permission and full substantive hearings.  Some of the areas she covers include, but are not limited to:

– Asylum and International Protection
– British Nationality
– Deportation
– Detention and Bail
– Entry Clearance
– EU Free Movement
– Family Immigration and Human Rights
– Immigration Appeals
– Judicial review
– Points-Based System
– Settlement
– Trafficking
– Urgent Injunctions and Removals
– Visit Visas

FAMILY LAW

Lorraine is an established and well-respected practitioner who has a busy public law practice with an excellent success rate.  She is pleasant and has a no-nonsense style of advocacy, approaching each case with determination, dedication, understanding and enthusiasm.  She has expertise in representing vulnerable clients, and her thoughtful manner allows her to provide the highest standard of client care throughout these cases to get the best outcome for those whose future is reliant on her representation.

CRIMINAL LAW

Lorraine also possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in criminal law. She boasts over ten years of experience representing clients at the Magistrates and Crown Court and has been able to use the skills gained over those years in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal to her advantage.