For the LGBTQ+ community
LGBTQ+ people face particular challenges in UK immigration and employment law, and too often face them while wondering whether their lawyer will understand. We advise and act on these matters regularly, and we are committed to doing so with the care and respect the subject deserves.
A safe space for your legal needs
UK law treats same-sex and opposite-sex relationships equally, and so do we; but equal treatment on paper does not always mean equal experience in practice. Evidence of a genuine relationship can look different when a couple has had to be discreet; family formation can involve surrogacy or adoption; a name or gender marker may not match older documents. We have advised on all of it, without judgment and without surprise.
We are a virtual first firm, which means you can meet us from wherever you feel comfortable, and everything you tell us is protected by the same confidentiality and privilege that covers every client. What is relevant to your case, we will ask about; what is not, we have no reason to record.
To use the name and pronouns you give us, and to correct it promptly if we get it wrong.
To treat your relationship as the law does, on the same footing as any other.
To handle sensitive circumstances discreetly, and to discuss with you who needs to know what.
To give you a named solicitor and an honest view of your prospects before you spend anything.
The standards we hold ourselves to are published: the 10 Non-Negotiables →
Immigration law
Full support for same-sex marriage, civil partnership and unmarried partner visas, including the financial requirement, English language rules and evidence of a genuine relationship, with particular experience of relationships that cross borders and cultures.
Support to ensure your immigration documents reflect your correct name and gender, and advice on how gender recognition interacts with applications, older documents and records held by the Home Office.
Immigration advice for LGBTQ+ families, including surrogacy, adoption and bringing children to the UK. Modern families come in many forms, and the Immigration Rules were not always written with yours in mind; we know the routes through.
Where your LGBTQ+ identity creates exceptional circumstances affecting your right to family and private life under Article 8 ECHR, and advice where returning to another country would be unsafe because of who you are.
Employment law
The Equality Act 2010 protects you against discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of sexual orientation or gender reassignment. You have the right to work as yourself; we act when that right is not respected.
Representation in claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, whether direct or indirect discrimination, harassment or victimisation, in the workplace and before the employment tribunal.
Guidance for employees transitioning at work, and for making sure employers handle the process appropriately: time off, privacy, records, and workplace adjustments.
Action against workplace harassment, bullying or a hostile working environment connected to your LGBTQ+ identity, from grievance through to tribunal claim where necessary.
Making sure same-sex partners receive equal workplace benefits and that gender identity is respected in policies, records and everyday practice, for employees, and for employers who want to get it right.
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