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Sheroy Zaq is a Senior Associate in the Citizenship & Immigration department at Payne Hicks Beach.

Sheroy has over ten years of experience in the spheres of immigration, asylum and public law. He holds particular expertise in representing clients in relation to first instance asylum claims, in addition to meticulously navigating the appellate process if so required. Sheroy’s breadth of experience ranges from representing destitute asylum seekers to High Net Worth / Ultra High Net Worth individuals in complex and highly sensitive claims for political asylum.

Sheroy is an experienced litigator and has routinely acted as the lead solicitor in strategic judicial review matters challenging the overarching policies of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Most notably, he acted as a senior solicitor for the lead claimants in the Rwanda litigation, resulting in victory for his clients at the UK Supreme Court in late 2023. He is also well-versed in obtaining injunctive relief against removal from the United Kingdom and successfully challenging the lawfulness of immigration detention. His wider public law experience includes acting for a Core Participant in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Sheroy places great emphasis on client care in every one of his cases, putting the aims and objectives of those that he represents firmly at the forefront of his practice.

Career

Sheroy qualified as a Solicitor in 2016 and joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2024 as a Senior Associate.

Having attended Queen Mary, University of London to study Politics, Sheroy then completed his Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at BPP Law School. In 2013, he successfully completed his LPC and qualified as a solicitor and 2016.

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Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association

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Sheroy Zaq is a senior associate at Payne Hicks Beach. His practice sees him regularly acting for claimants regarding immigration and asylum matters.

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