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Alice Bennington

Alice is an Associate in the Immigration team at Bates Wells, advising on both corporate and personal immigration matters, with a particular focus on nationality law. She has experience assisting individuals with applications to remain in the UK, including on the basis of private life, discretionary grounds, and family-based applications, as well as advising on naturalisation and registration as a British citizen. Alice also supports corporate clients on right-to-work issues and skilled worker visa applications, and is currently involved in several pro bono cases, including refugee family reunions. · Bates Wells

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Alice is an Associate in the Immigration team at Bates Wells advising on both corporate and personal immigration matters with a particular focus on nationality law. She assists individuals with applications to remain in the UK (including on private life, discretionary grounds and family-based applications), advises on naturalisation and registration as a British citizen, supports corporate clients on right-to-work and Skilled Worker visa matters, and works on pro bono cases including refugee family reunions.

Practice areas

ImmigrationNationality LawCorporate Immigration

Office

England

Bates Wells · Alice is an Associate in the Immigration team at Bates Wells, advising on both corporate and personal immigration matters, with a particular focus on nationality law. She has experience assisting individuals with applications to remain in the UK, including on the basis of private life, discretionary grounds, and family-based applications, as well as advising on naturalisation and registration as a British citizen. Alice also supports corporate clients on right-to-work issues and skilled worker visa applications, and is currently involved in several pro bono cases, including refugee family reunions.

England

Expertise

Nationality lawPrivate life applicationsDiscretionary leave/groundsFamily-based immigrationNaturalisation and registration as a British citizenRight-to-work complianceSkilled Worker visa applicationsRefugee family reunion (pro bono)

Education

  • University of Westminster, Legal Practice Course, 2017-2018 (Distinction)
  • University of Sussex, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2016-2017 (Distinction)
  • Universidad Complutense (Year Abroad), 2012-2013
  • University of Warwick, BA (Hons) History (with Year Abroad), 2010-2014 (First class)

Admissions

  • Solicitor, 2021