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Katie Newbury

Partner

Immigration

Recommended

Spears best immigration lawyers 2024

"Katie is exceptionally bright, personable and professional. She has an impeccable sense of service delivery."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth 2025

"Katie is fantastic, she is hugely talented and committed to justice."

Chambers and Partners, 2025

"Excellent in all immigration areas related to adoption and surrogacy. I have worked with her for years and trust her judgment from the immigration side. She is knowledgeable and pragmatic."

The Legal 500, 2025

"Katie Newbury is very experienced, diligent and personable. She has an experienced, quick-thinking, entrepreneurial approach."

Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024

"Katie has been outstanding in her work approach, providing a service which was second to none. Their client case skills were outstanding."

The Legal 500, 2024

"Katie Newbury is outstanding. She is really knowledgeable and at the top of her game, offering practical and strategic advice as well as day-to-day client care."

Legal 500, 2024

“Katie Newbury’s knowledge in adoption and surrogacy related law is outstanding – she is always looking and finding resolutions that work for her clients.”

Legal 500 UK

Katie is a Partner in the immigration team and has over 10 years' experience across a wide spectrum of UK immigration matters, with particular expertise in applications made under Tier 1 of the Points Based System and complex personal immigration matters.  

She regularly provides commentary on the workings of the UK Immigration Rules and is often involved in lobbying the Home Office, including in relation to the design of a future post-Brexit UK immigration system.

Katie works in the private client immigration team where she advises a broad range of clients.

Particular areas of Katie’s expertise include:

  • preparing applications for investors, established entrepreneurs and those looking to start a business in the UK as well as family members of those in the UK or relocating here;
  • partnering with Tech Nation to assist leading tech entrepreneurs with Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) applications;
  • advising clients on the immigration implications of international surrogacy and adoption, working with colleagues in the family team;
  • challenging the UK Home Office by way of appeal and through a number of successful judicial reviews; and
  • assisting with asylum claims and human rights applications and appeals. 

Katie is ranked by: Chambers High Net Worth, Legal 500 UK, Spears 500 and Citywealth Leaders. Katie is ranked 'Recommended' in Spears best immigration lawyers 2024. Katie is listed in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025.

Recent work

  • overturning the initial refusal of an application for entry clearance as an adult dependent relative due to misinterpretation of the rules, lack of regard to the best interests of the child and failure to consider Article 8.  As a result of our representations, a successful outcome was obtained without the formal appeal proceeding;
     
  • advising on a successful entry clearance application for indefinite leave to enter for an adopted child on the basis of a de facto adoption; 
     
  • assisting with an urgent Tier 1 (Investor) entry clearance application featuring an irrevocable gift of the investment funds and joint ownership of the funds with the applicant’s spouse; and
     
  • advising a leading tech entrepreneur in relation to his successful application for leave to remain under the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category via Tech Nation.

What clients and directories have said

Katie Newbury is a very competent practitioner. She is both reliable and hard-working."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth, 2025 

She is very calm and smart, with very good judgement."

Chambers and Partners, 2025

Katie Newbury is outstanding. She is really knowledgeable and at the top of her game, offering practical and strategic advice as well as day-to-day client care."

Legal 500, 2025

Katie is super knowledgeable."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide 2024

Katie Newbury is very experienced, diligent and personable. She has an experienced, quick-thinking, entrepreneurial approach."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide 2024

Katie is a great technical lawyer."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide 2023

Katie is excellent with standout knowledge and commitment."

Chambers and Partners, High Net Worth Guide 2023

Katie Newbury is incredibly passionate and extremely bright."

Legal 500 UK 2020

Katie Newbury is very knowledgeable across the spectrum."

Legal 500 UK 2020

Katie specialises in complex and challenging personal immigration instructions, such as applications for Tier 1 applications, nationality and human rights matters, as well as international surrogacy and adoption issues."

Legal 500 UK, 2019

Katie is establishing a strong reputation in the field for being “very, very good on the immigration side of international surrogacy and international adoption."

Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2019

She’s very impressive, knowledgeable and hard-working."

Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2019

Her input into the academic sphere does not go unnoticed, as peers recognise that the “articles and blogs she puts up illustrate her capabilities,” demonstrating that she “always has interesting and impressive points to say."

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

 

Professional societies and Memberships

 

Talks, interviews and articles published

Katie regularly gives talks, writes on immigration law matters, and is quoted in the media, including:

 

Further information

Katie read law at Pembroke College, Cambridge and completed her Legal Practice Course with distinction at the College of Law in Bloomsbury. She trained at a niche immigration firm in London before joining Kingsley Napley in January 2012.

 

Insight from Katie

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Blogs

The Windrush Compensation Scheme – is it enough?

KN Green Week: Confessions of a (mostly) reformed ‘Shopaholic’

Shutdowns and Brexit Omnishambles – how fear of immigration has brought us to a standstill

The hostile environment, detaining children and the dangers of dehumanisation

Will Windrush help reset attitudes to immigration?

UK Immigration Authorities complete a ‘180’ on absences from the UK

IWD: Unlearning the language of silence

Nationality, bias and the UK immigration system

Why though?! My thoughts on retaining the net migration target

IWD: Why we must #BeBoldForChange in politics and the legal profession

Theresa May signals an end to free movement and leaves EU citizens here and British citizens abroad in limbo

Would the UK consider Donald Trump to be of ‘good character’?

Has ‘immigration’ become the political trump card?

Reflections on the impact of the UK’s recent and future hostile migration environment

Timetable for full rollout of UK Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme

Timetable confirmed for full rollout of UK Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme

Guilty! Can Donald Trump still visit the UK?

Our response to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill announced in the King's Speech

The Cost of Loving Crisis – What you need to know about the new Family visa financial requirements

Update to the definition of unmarried partner for Appendix FM family visa applications

Family Value(s), estimated at £38,700 per annum

Rwanda policy held unlawful but the government vows to fight back

Criminality and Part 9 of the Immigration Rules: so-called “mandatory” refusal grounds will not always mandatorily result in refusal

Better late than closed! Tech Nation announcement confirms the visa route will stay open!

Why the Illegal Migration Bill won't stop the boats but will cause irreparable harm

A warm welcome for some, ramped up hostility for others – reflecting on a year of two halves for those in need of international protection

International students under criminal investigation – what criminal, regulatory and immigration issues do I need to consider?

What is the UK’s immigration policy for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire?

A lack of compassion. The UK’s disappointing response to fleeing Ukrainian refugees

UK says it’s not all about the money. After the closure of the Tier 1 (Investor) category – what options are there for potential investors?

Will the Scale-up visa stand-up to the hype?

Nationality and Borders Bill shows questionable priorities

Missed the EU Settlement Scheme deadline? FAQs on what to do next

UK budgets for yet more immigration changes

#ChooseToChallenge this International Women’s Day

Switching from Tier 2 to Global Talent

Frequently Asked Questions on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa

Hong Kong British National (Overseas) BN(O) Visa Immigration Rules finally released

Highlights on the generous visa route for BN(O) citizens come January 2021

Tech Nation Global Talent applications – How to sell yourself in 1000 words

The Home Office welcomes same sex couples, but only those lucky enough to live in a liberal state

The challenges for intended parents and surrogacy arrangements during the coronavirus crisis

IHS fee increase - you can't budget for it

“Spot the difference" – Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) and Global Talent

Pointless points based posturing in Government’s new immigration policy proposals

One of those weeks...

Handle with care: why it’s time to treat EU nationals responsibly

The cost of finding love in far-flung places

London Climate Action Week: Climate refugees – an international legal conundrum

IWD: The best we all can be

Brexit: Immigration issues for EU nationals in the UK to consider

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