Our firm regularly advises clients in the media, entertainment and sports sectors on a variety of immigration matters which often require specialist and time-sensitive advice.
Our top-ranked immigration team has a wide array of experience acting for corporations and individuals, from production companies to high-profile celebrities, touring groups and international sportspeople. We offer a personalised service and work to high-standards to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.
Our team has a thorough knowledge of the kind of immigration assistance which is required within the creative and sports sectors. Clients have recently instructed us to help with:
- coordination of immigration advice for seamlessly moving teams around the world for performances and tours
- applications for work permission for entertainers and their entourage, including obtaining Creative Worker sponsor licences and assigning Certificates of Sponsorship under the category
- advising on the visitor rules and the types of activities that can be performed under this category
- dealing with sensitive issues concerning immigration applications of high-profile performers, including issues of past convictions or immigration issues
our recent work
- advising a football regulatory body on how immigration changes will affect the transfer of players
- advising a renowned musician subject to being removed from the UK and successfully obtaining entry
- advising a renowned theatre group on a Europe-wide tour involving multijurisdictional immigration advice
- advising a major international ticket booking organisation on the transfer of staff into the UK for events
- advising high-profile celebrities on Investor extension and settlement (indefinite leave to remain) applications
- helping obtain short-term visas for filming in the UK
- obtaining a sportsperson visa for a leading racing driver
- supporting a leading heavyweight boxer obtain a visit visa for a boxing match in London
- acting for an internationally renowned ballet schools on their immigration matters
- advising on Global Talent applications for artists and performers
- advising on entry to the UK from Ireland on a Creative visa-free concession basis
full service legal advice for the media, entertainment and sports sectors
We are a full-service law firm and work collaboratively with our colleagues in other departments to provide you with the type of comprehensive service that the creative industries require. Our firm also has a specialist team of sport-focused lawyers.
Marcia Longdon
Partner
Katie Newbury
Partner
Nicolas Rollason (Français)
Partner and Head of Department
Kim Vowden (Français)
Partner
Kim Vowden
Partner
Ilda de Sousa
Partner
Elspeth Guild
Legal Counsel
Emma Fowler
Senior Associate (FCILEx)
Robert Houchill
Senior Associate
Oliver Oldman
Senior Associate
Josephine Burnett
Associate
Emma Dauriac (Francais)
Associate
Emma Dauriac
Associate
Elli Graves
Associate
Kate Harding
Associate
Bukunmi Osuntoki
Associate
Tim Richards
Professional Support Lawyer
Vandana Ruda
Associate
Isabelle Turner
Associate
Abigail Watt
Associate
Melissa Field
Senior Paralegal
Bethany Hall
Trainee Solicitor
Jemima Watkins
Paralegal
Ellis Chan
Immigration Advisor
Shahirur Choudhury
Immigration Advisor
Nardos Engeda
Immigration Advisor (Global Lead)
Olivia James
Senior Immigration Advisor
Radhika Patel
Immigration Advisor
Alexandria Shahade
Immigration Specialist
Jacklyn Widjaja
Immigration Advisor
