Burton & Burton Solicitors

Burton & Burton Solicitors: legal advice on immigration and asylum

Burton & Burton Solicitors is a law firm based in the United Kingdom that focuses its activity on immigration, nationality, asylum and family law. The firm presents itself as a team oriented towards offering advice and legal assistance in an area of law that it describes as particularly changing and complex, with lawyers, advocates and caseworkers accredited by the Law Society.

The firm operates with two distinct teams, one in Nottingham and another in Birmingham, and has a contract with the Legal Aid Agency for certain matters. Its activity ranges from initial applications to appeals before different judicial instances.

Nottingham Team

The Nottingham team is headed by Mohammed Mahruf, specialising in this area since 1996. His experience includes applications to the Home Office and appeals up to the Supreme Court. He currently deals primarily with challenges before the High Court by way of judicial review, as well as supervising the rest of the team in application and appeal processes.

The other members of the Nottingham team have experience in assisting during the initial application and in challenges by way of appeals to the Tribunal.

Birmingham Team

Robina Shah is the senior member of the Birmingham team and has extensive experience advising corporate and commercial immigration clients. She specialises in preparing Tier 1 Entrepreneur and Investor applications, and guides clients through a process that includes initial instructions and the required supporting documentation, in particular business documentation. She also handles Tier 2 sponsorship licence applications for companies wishing to employ staff from outside the EU, as well as Tier 2 visas, and is the first point of contact for applications or appeals under the points-based system.

The second senior member of the team is Mohammed Mohzam, specialising in this area for ten years. His area of expertise is challenging technical refusals by the Home Office. He frequently acts as an advocate before the First Tier and Upper Tribunal, and has developed a particular dedication to deportation cases and bail applications to the Tribunal.

The rest of the team advises and assists in all aspects of immigration, nationality and asylum law, from initial application to appeal.

Legal aid and funding

The firm has a contract with the Legal Aid Agency to provide free legal advice and assistance in asylum claims, fresh claims and applications under domestic violence legislation, together with representation before the First Tier and Upper Tribunal. This service is subject to a means and merits assessment.

In addition, and also subject to a means and merits assessment, the firm can provide a funding certificate from the Legal Aid Agency to cover judicial review proceedings, as well as proceedings before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Family law

The firm's activity also includes family law, as set out in the description of its services.

Corporate and regulatory information

Burton & Burton and Burton & Burton Solicitors are trading names of Burton & Burton Solicitors Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales with number 05212759. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with number 510559.

Location and contact

Telephone: 0115 822 7511