Practice Profile
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 refusalsof residence and expulsions of EEA nationals. She has dealt with a number of immigration related domesticviolence cases and Article 8 cases involving the settlement of children. Additionally her work has included AnkaraAgreement applications, Judicial Review, emergency injunctions and applications to the European Court ofHuman Rights.
Appointments & Memberships
- ILPA
- Employment Bar Association
- Bar Human Rights Association
Notable Cases
LG (Italy) [2008] EWCA Civ 190
LG and CC (EEA Regs: Residence, Imprisonment, Removal) Italy [2009] UKAIT00024
Education
- Convent of the Sacred Heart - Tunbridge Wells.
- Study Centre - Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Oxford Brooks University - Law with Politics.