Qualification and experience
• Manchester University LLB 1971
• H.M. Immigration Officer 1973 – 1975
• Immigration Counsellor U.K.I.A.S. 1975 – 1988
• Immigration Advisor Thompson Snell & Passmore 1988 – 1992
• Immigration Advisor Bates Wells & Braithwaite 1992 – present
• Practising exclusively in immigration law, mainly but not exclusively in commercial immigration law. Conducts advocacy before the Appellate Authority in visitor, family and deportation cases
• Member of European Sub-Committee I.L.P.A.
• Member of the Editorial Board and contributor to Immigration and International Employment Law 1991 – 2001
• Occasional lecture in Immigration Law Practitioner Association Training Courses
• Takes a keen interest in the reform of Immigration Law

Pro bono work
• Trustee. Immigration Research and Information Charity
• Honorary Immigration and Nationality Advisor Holborn CAB 1988 to present