Free Webinar – Civil Penalties and Appeals

Penalties for employing someone without the right to work in the UK are £45,000 – £60,000, sums that can threaten a business’s future. It is vital to understand how to advise employers in these matters.

This webinar will provide an overview of:

• Right to work checks
• Penalties for non-compliance
• The civil penalty process
• Lodging objections and finding mitigating factors, and
• Running appeals in the county court.

Speakers

Adrian Berry KC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Adrian Berry KC practices across the field of public law, especially in British nationality, statelessness, immigration, EU law and after matters, international protection (refugee status, asylum), housing and accommodation, social assistance, and education. He is ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners and Tier 1 in Legal 500 2025 for Immigration Law. He is the co-author of the current 4^th edition of Fransman’s British Nationality Law. Adrian is a Patron of the Immigration Law Practitioner’s Association (ILPA), Convenor of its Legislation Working Group, and its former Chair. He was appointed King’s Counsel in March 2025. Adrian provides strategic advice on settlement and citizenship options for persons looking to secure settlement, permanent residence and citizenship in the UK and elsewhere.

Gordon Lee, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Gordon Lee is a leading practitioner in Public Law, Immigration and Asylum, Civil Liberties and Human Rights with an emphasis on all aspects of immigration, deportation and unlawful detention work. Gordon is ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading junior in immigration and asylum and has a wealth of experience in the field. He regularly appears in the Tribunals, the High Court and the Court of Appeal in immigration and asylum matters and has appeared before the Supreme Court in leading immigration cases. He has a particular interest and expertise in claims for judicial review, cases alleging unlawful detention and higher court appeals. Gordon also has significant experience in advising and appearing on behalf of EEA nationals, colleges and companies facing suspension or revocation of their sponsorship licences, individuals challenging the refusal of points-based system applications and all other matters spanning the whole range of immigration law.

Mark Symes, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Mark Symes provides advice and representation in all areas of immigration, asylum, and human rights law, including European Union free movement law. He has represented clients in every court from the Tribunal to the Supreme Court, and the European Court of Human Rights. Mark deals with all aspects of business immigration work including Sponsor licence challenges, strategy when right to work queries arise, and personal business immigration applications in the investor and entrepreneur legacy routes, and all modern routes ranging from global talent and innovators to Skilled Worker. He also represents all kinds of private clients in personal and family immigration routes, in asylum matters and complex cases outside the rules. He is one of the elite top-ranked barristers for immigration in Chambers UK (Band 1) and the Legal 500. Mark also sits as a judge of the Upper Tribunal and First-Tier Tribunal.

Ubah Dirie, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers 
Ubah Dirie is recognised as a tenacious and client focused advocate who specialises in advice, representation and advocacy in all areas of immigration, asylum, nationality, EU free movement, deportation and detention. She is the co-author of Chapter 10 of Macdonalds on the points-based system. She is ranked highly for immigration in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

Reserve Your Online Ticket
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