Cecilia practises in Public Law, Asylum and Immigration Law and Employment Law.

She regularly advises and represents clients in Asylum and Immigration Law at all levels including the High Courtand the Court of Appeal as well as Tier 1 and the Upper Chamber of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

She has particular interest in removal and deportation cases affecting children and in EEA Law regarding refusals of residence and expulsions of EEA nationals. She has dealt with a number of immigration-related domestic violence cases and Article 8 cases involving the settlement of children. Additionally, her work has included Ankara Agreement applications, Judicial Review, emergency injunctions and applications to the European Court of Human Rights.

Key cases

LG (Italy) [2008] EWCA Civ 190

LG and CC (EEA Regs: Residence, Imprisonment, Removal) Italy [2009] UKAIT00024

Further information

Convent of the Sacred Heart – Tunbridge Wells.
Study Centre – Victoria & Albert Museum.
Oxford Brooks University – Law with Politics.

Appointments & Memberships

ILPA
Employment Bar Association
Bar Human Rights Association