Nadiia Pylypchuk

About Nadiia

Nadiia joined Sterling Law in 2015 and has been with the firm for more than ten years. Before training as a solicitor, she built her experience as a legal advisor and then as a paralegal, preparing documents for court hearings and trials and supporting senior lawyers with drafting and amending legal documents.

Her practice covers immigration, human rights, family and criminal law matters, including asylum, extradition and Judicial Review applications. Nadiia works closely with counsel, tribunals and government authorities, represents clients at bail hearings at the immigration tribunals and has attended trials and tribunal hearings alongside the lead solicitor.

She has completed casework for successful appeals at the Court of Appeal that established principles for future cases.

Notable Cases

• Baigazieva v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1088: Nadiia was involved in this Court of Appeal decision, which established an important precedent on the residence rights of divorced non-EU family members of EU citizens.

Education

• Legal Practice Course, The University of Law (2018)
• LLB, University of London (2017)
• International Foundation Programme in Business and Politics, Queen Mary University of London (2013)
• Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Languages

• English
• Ukrainian
• Russian