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Overview
Kathryn is a Partner in the Citizenship & Immigration Department and a member of the Management Board at Payne Hicks Beach.
With over two decades of experience, she has specialised exclusively in UK immigration and nationality law since 2001.
Widely recognised as a leading UK immigration lawyer and known for her collaborative and empathetic approach, Kathryn advises on the full spectrum of UK immigration rules, delivering strategic, high-level counsel to individuals and families as well as corporate and commercial clients.
Expertise
Kathryn provides expert advice across all areas of UK immigration, including:
- High net worth (HNW) immigration applications
- British nationality and citizenship applications
- Complex human rights claims under UK and international law
- Partner and spouse visas
- Children’s immigration applications, including adoption and surrogacy
She is particularly known for handling complex and sensitive immigration matters, ensuring tailored solutions for sophisticated clients.
Reported Cases
Immigration Appeals & Tribunal Representation
Kathryn represents clients in a wide range of immigration appeals, including:
- First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
- Upper Tribunal
Her advocacy experience strengthens her ability to navigate challenging cases and achieve successful outcomes.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Qualified 2007, Kathryn joined Payne Hicks Beach 2015 and became a partner that same year.
Kathryn is also a serving member of the Management Board at the firm.
Kathryn is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association.
Awards & Accolades
Kathryn is ranked in all the legal directories.
Chambers HNW 2026
She is in Band 1 due to “exceptional feedback from interviewees”. One says “I find the interaction with her incredibly positive, she oozes confidence and can advise clients in the right way. She has a deep understanding of her subject matter.” Another source states “She has got a brilliant overview of the whole immigration system. She can unpick complex, tricky situations. She is concise and succinct in her advice.” Kathryn is further described as an “encyclopaedia of immigration rules” by one impressed interviewee, who considers her to be “primus inter pares.”
Spears 500 2026
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury as ‘Top Flight’ for Immigration Lawyers with a focus on HNW migration policy.
Chambers UK 2026
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury for ‘Immigration: Business’ and ‘Immigration: Personal’.
The Legal 500 UK 2026
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury as a ‘Leading Partner’ for ‘Immigration: Business’ and ‘Immigration: Personal’, and highlights Kathryn Bradbury as a ‘Recommended Key Lawyer’ for ‘Immigration: Business’ and ‘Immigration: Human Rights’.
Chambers UK Guide 2025 and Chambers HNW 2025
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury as ‘Band 1’ for ‘Immigration: Business (UK-wide)’ and ‘Immigration: Personal (UK-wide)’
Spear’s Immigration Lawyers Index 2025
Kathryn Bradbury is ranked ‘Top Flight’ with a focus on HNW migration policy.
Spear’s UK 2025
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury as ‘Top Recommended’ for the ‘Visa and human rights applications’ within the ‘Immigration Lawyers’ category. (Page 243)
The Legal 500 UK 2025
Ranks Kathryn Bradbury as a ‘Leading Partner’ for both the ‘Immigration Business’ and ‘Immigration: Personal’ categories
Chambers UK 2024
She is ranked in Band 2 under the category of Immigration: Personal.
Legal 500 UK 2024
She is ranked as a Leading Individual. It is said that: “Kathryn Bradbury is exceptionally thorough in her approach; she has unequalled knowledge of the workings of the home office, considers all possible options for her clients, has excellent judgment, and, unusually for practitioners in firms who mainly represent high net worth individuals, she is expert in human rights and protection work and in immigration litigation.”
Chambers HNW 2023
Describes Kathryn as:
“very knowledgeable and a great immigration lawyer.”
“extremely well informed about the law and applicable policies.”
“the best immigration lawyer I had the pleasure of working with.”
“an excellent tactician.”
Spear’s 500
Kathryn is listed as a “Top Recommended Immigration Lawyer” and is regarded “within the profession as one of London’s top immigration lawyers”. She has featured consistently up to the present publication.
