Can a trainee represent a client in the Upper Tribunal?
As a trainee solicitor, am I able to represent a client on appeal to the Upper Immigration Tribunal?
You have no freestanding right to provide any advice on any immigration matter simply by virtue of being a trainee solicitor.
But, when you’re acting under the supervision of a qualified person such as your employer, you would be entitled to appear in the Upper Tribunal.
You would still not have a right to appear in the Upper Tribunal on a judicial review, where the rights of audience would be the same as the High Court.
For more information, see:
- section 84 of the Immigration Act 1999
- Rule 11 (5B) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, as amended
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