Nasir Ata is the founder and Principal Solicitor of Ata & Co. Solicitors. He has been practising immigration law since 2004.

He has experience in a wide range of immigration matters including asylum, human rights issues, deportation, detention under Article 28 of the Dublin III Regulations, European Union and nationality law. Nasir regularly represents clients at all levels from the initial application stages to appeals and judicial reviews. He is experienced in representing clients in the First-Tier and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration Asylum Chamber and also in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Nasir represents clients in their unlawful detention claims and also represents foreign national criminals and clients who have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He has considerable specialist experience in representing applicants from Afghanistan, Iran and Somalia. He is accredited as a Senior Caseworker (Supervisor) in accordance with the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme and demonstrates the required level of competence and specialist knowledge in Immigration and Asylum law as defined by the Law Society which enables him to advise and assist both private paying and publicly funded clients.

Languages spoken: English, Farsi, & Pashto