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Kathryn Bradbury

Kathryn Bradbury

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Immigration: Personal

UK-wide

6 years ranked

Immigration: Business

UK-wide

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Payne Hicks Beach LLP

UK

Practice Areas

Kathryn is a Managing Partner for the firm and a Partner in the Citizenship & Immigration Department.

Kathryn has been working in the immigration field exclusively since 2001 and practices in the broad spectrum of UK immigration and nationality law. Kathryn is regarded in the industry as a leading immigration lawyer in her specialist field of law.

Kathryn advises high net worth individuals in applications under all categories of the UK immigration rules. She has extensive experience in applications in all categories of applications for high net worth and high profile individuals. She has significant expertise in applications for British citizenship. Kathryn also acts in complex human rights applications and appeals and Judicial Reviews challenging refusals of applications.

Career

Ghersons 2001- 2015; joined Payne Hicks Beach as a Partner in 2015.

Professional Memberships

Immigration Law Practitioners Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Immigration: Personal - UK-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Kathryn Bradbury is head of department at Payne Hicks Beach. She has a mixed practice encompassing human rights, asylum and personal immigration matters. Her areas of focus include visa applications for spouses of British citizens and applications for settled status as an EU national.

Immigration: Business - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Kathryn Bradbury of Payne Hicks Beach comes recommended for her work with international entrepreneurs looking to start businesses in the UK. She also works with businesses seeking to obtain sponsor licences, as well as helping those clients with their employees' immigration issues.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She has a fantastic understanding of the interaction between policy and practical considerations, and a deep understanding of how to achieve fantastic results.

    Immigration: PersonalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Kathryn is amazing. She is my go-to and a real standout in this field.

    Immigration: PersonalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • I have a very high regard for her; she is a really strong lawyer.

    Immigration: BusinessChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She is technically very good.

    Immigration: BusinessChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Kat is amazing and she is my go-to.

    Immigration: BusinessChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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