Josephine Smith
Senior Immigration Lawyere-mail: josephine@sterling-law.co.uk
tel.: +44 020 7822 8535
Josephine Smith has been practising immigration law for over 10 years. Having graduated with a first-class Law degree, Josephine is an experienced Immigration Lawyer with OISC regulation at Level 3 (the highest attainable level). She also holds accreditation by the Law Society on the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) as a Supervising Senior Caseworker.
Areas of Expertise
- High Net Worth applications
- Business Immigration
- Asylum & Humanitarian protection
- Refusals & appeals
- Judicial review and pre-action protocol
Josephine has broad experience in all categories of UK immigration law and focuses on complex matters, including asylum, human rights issues, and cases outside the immigration rules. Josephine’s experience extends to all kinds of family visa applications, nationality, EU Settlement Scheme, Points Based System matters, appeals, judicial review, and administrative review.
Josephine has a track record of success in cases of a complex nature. She had a key part in the preparation of the reported case LS v SSHD (Article 45 TFEU – derivative rights) [2018] UKUT 00426 (IAC), including drafting the initial grounds of appeal and preparing evidence for the final hearing.
Josephine provides an excellent level of immigration support to her clients. She maintains a friendly and approachable manner, combined with a high standard of case preparation. Josephine also excels in detailed analysis of individual cases and providing bespoke legal advice which is tailored to the client’s needs.
Professional memberships & registrations:
- OISC Level 3 (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner)
- Law Society Immigration & Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) accreditation as a Supervising Senior Caseworker.
