Shepherd & Wedderburn recruits head for new immigration team

Legal firm Shepherd & Wedderburn has appointed immigration specialist Jacqueline Moore to head a new immigration department to support clients in the run-up to Brexit and beyond.

Formerly deputy head of immigration law at Drummond Miller, Ms Moore has focused exclusively in immigration law since 2000, and is one of the few practitioners who work across both business and personal immigration. She will advise businesses and individuals in the UK and overseas on matters including right to work, sponsor licences, family and personal visas and British citizenship applications.

She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as an immigration law specialist.

Stephen Gibb, chief executive of Shepherd & Wedderburn, commented: "Jacqueline is one of Scotland’s most highly-regarded immigration specialists and her expertise is recognised by her clients and legal peers alike. Her knowledge will be of tremendous benefit to organisations and individuals throughout the UK and worldwide, particularly if, post-Brexit, we see an end to the free movement of people.

"Many sectors, not least education, health, construction and hospitality, are heavily-reliant on non-UK, EU nationals, and many UK businesses whose employees live or work in the EU are likely to require immigration or residency advice."