Ben Sheldrick Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year UK
Firm Profile
Established in 1990, Magrath LLP has grown to become one of the UK’s pre-eminent niche practices with over 60 staff and seven partners based at a prestigious central London headquarters. It was the first designated business immigration department in the UK. The legal directory Chambers & Partners acknowledges the “tremendous track record” of their specialist immigration team which has been consistently recognised by the Legal 500 as a top-ranked immigration practice for over 10 years.
The firm is recognised as a major force in global corporate immigration and was the first practice in the UK to offer specialist US and global immigration law services to help businesses relocate their personnel worldwide. Having provided immigration services for clients in Asia for many years, the firm embarked on establishing a regional head quarters in Singapore in 2012 to further enhance this service. It is one of a very small number of niche immigration practices in the Asia-Pacific region.
The department has three partners with
unsurpassed experience and reputation in the Business Immigration sector: Chris Magrath, our
About Ben Sheldrick
Ben is recognised as a leading UK expert by the legal community and is listed in the main professional as a leading individual for his expertise in immigration law. Ben has a client base across numerous sectors,
including finance, media and professional services. He also has a significant private client following.
As immigration counsel to major city institutions, Ben has spoken on corporate immigration issues to many industry groups. He is a regular panel member at International Bar Association bi-annual conference on global immigration. He lectures for BPP Professional Development on Business Immigration and is on the Editorial board of Lexis Nexis Immigration PSL.
Ben also has experience in family reunion matters, including applications for entry clearance to the UK for spouses, civil partners and other dependant relatives. He has presented appeals to the Immigration Appellate Authority.
In 2012 Ben became director of Magrath Global (Singapore) and he oversees the firm’s activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore is the thriving economic hub of Asia and Magrath is one of a small number of niche immigration practices to offer a full range of services in the region.
Ben provides advice and assistance to major multi-national companies and individuals of all nationalities seeking work authorisation, economic based activities (such as business entrepreneurs and representatives of overseas companies), skilled migrants and investors. Notably, Ben has experience in strategic immigration planning or large organisations and he assists international assignments departments and human resource managers to develop compliance and legal right to work (LRTW) policies. As compliance has become a major issue for sponsoring employers under Tier 2 of the points based system, UK based companies increasingly look to external counsel for guidance on the myriad procedures, reporting and record keeping obligations imposed upon them.
Ben has contributed to the implementation and development of the points based system by organising and chairing stakeholder meetings with Home Office officials and directors of PBS Policy.
Ben is the co-editor with Chris Magrath of the Business Immigration Law Review and he has contributed to a number of publications including In-house Lawyer (monthly immigration update) and Corporate International Magazine.
Contact
Ben Sheldrick - Partner Magrath LLP 66/67 Newman Street, London W1T 3EQ DX 44624 (Mayfair)
Tel: 020 7317 6723 Fax: 020 7317 6717 Email:
ben.sheldrick@
magrath.co.uk Web:
www.magrath.co.uk
founder, and managing partner; and Ben Sheldrick and Sharmila Mehta, the co-heads of the Business immigration Department. The department consists of 35 dedicated personnel.
The firm’s specialist immigration lawyers provide immigration services to major financial institutions, multinational organisations, high net worth individuals and private clients across all industry sectors. They have the professional expertise and local knowledge to enable businesses, senior executives, employees and family members to lawfully travel, work and reside in the host location within the shortest possible timeframes. The private client team acts for high net-worth individuals and business entrepreneurs. Entertainment and media clients include household name musicians and actors.
As immigration law becomes increasingly complex, the team works to provide clear, creative, tailored solutions, meeting the strategic objectives of their clients. They focus on an efficient, personable and innovative approach and are frequently praised for the extraordinary level of client service they provide.
Areas of Expertise
• Tier 1 - Investors, Entrepreneurs and Exceptional Talent
• Tier 2 – Corporate sponsorship of foreign nationals
• Temporary workers and Youth mobility
• Family Reunion • Immigration appeals • Naturalisation and Citizenship
• Discretionary Leave outside the Immigration Rules
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