advising businesses on obtaining sponsor licences, the steps that need to be complied with when employing foreign nationals and the penalties that can be imposed for a failure to comply;advising entrepreneurs, employees and students under the Points Based Systemproviding advice and representation to clients in connection with potential claims relating to the Human Rights Act 1998;providing advice to family members on the viability and potential success of immigration applications;advising foreign nationals who have been convicted of criminal offences on removal and deportation matters;advising EEA nationals on Free Movement Rights as well as such rights as their non-EEA dependants may have;Advising an assisting on British Nationality and passport applications;Advising and representing asylum applicants;Representing clients at appeal hearings at the Immigration Tribunals

managing the immigration team at Stephens Scown LLP who are based in the South West where we are the only providers of immigration asylum and nationality advice. I represent clients from application stage right through to judicial reviews. we have a wide range of copoperate clients for whom I have obtained sponsorship licences as well as proving training to external organisations. I have done a number of articles which can be found on www.stephens-scown.co.uk