Nicolas Rollason
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Immigration: Business
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About
Provided by Nicolas Rollason
Practice Areas
Nick heads Kingsley Napley’s immigration team which advises multinational clients on immigration and global mobility issues. The team advises high net worth investors, entrepreneurs and high profile clients on all aspects of UK immigration and citizenship, with a recognised reputation for dealing with the most complex UK and EU law cases. Nick is regularly consulted by policy makers in the UK and EU and is actively involved in lobbying on behalf of businesses. He is known as an expert in EU immigration law and has litigated key test cases before the European Court of Justice.
Career
Joined Kingsley Napley in 1997, became a partner in 2003 and became head of the immigration team in 2009.
Professional Memberships
Nick is an Officer of the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the International Bar Association and a founding member of the European Immigration Lawyers' Network (EILN). He is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA), American Immigration Lawyers' Association (AILA), American Bar Association (ABA), Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), the Law Society, and Justice.
Publications
Nick is a regular conference speaker, press commentator and contributor to immigration publications.
Personal
Hertford College, University of Oxford BA Modern History.
Chambers Review
UK
Head of department, Nicolas Rollason, has extensive experience in European immigration law and policy matters. He acts for a wide range of international clients and continues to advise them on immigration strategy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nicolas is an efficient and effective communicator."
"He really knows his stuff. Nicolas is really well attuned to immigration issues."
"He has very good judgement. He is unflappable. He also has very good understanding of how the Home Office works and is able to have conversations with the Home Office."
"Nicolas is an efficient and effective communicator."
"He really knows his stuff. Nicolas is really well attuned to immigration issues."
"He has very good judgement. He is unflappable. He also has very good understanding of how the Home Office works and is able to have conversations with the Home Office."