Rajiv specialises in Immigration, Asylum and Administrative Law with a particular emphasis on Human Rights. Rajiv regularly appears before both tiers of the Tribunal system as well as the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal.

Rajiv also undertakes work on a direct-access basis.

Key cases

Alladin, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1334

Sarkar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 195

Ali and Mehmood, R (On the Application Of) v SSHD [2015] EWCA Civ 744

MK Pakistan (substantive CA appeal against the Sala findings.)

PG India (Substantive CA appeal involving consideration of EX.1 and proper approach following Agyarko. Listed for November 2017);

Further information

EUSS and the Withdrawal Agreement – Considering EUSS and Exploring the impact of the Withdrawal Agreement on the scheme.

Long residence and private life

Deborah Revill and Rajiv Sharma – Procedural Fairness in Immigration Judicial Review

The Uses and Limits of Country Guidance

Rajiv frequently presented seminars for his former Chambers and most recently was invited as a guest speaker for a seminar in Glasgow at the faculty of Advocates on the 8th of September 2017 where he discussed the EEA Case Law and pending challenges against recent decisions.