Nath Gbikpi
Senior associate solicitor
Nath is a solicitor with almost a decade's experience in immigration, asylum and British nationality law
Nath has particular expertise with applications based on domestic abuse; applications based on family and private life; fresh claims and asylum claims on the basis of sexual identity; and applications by children in care and care leavers. Nath is also part of the team that is looking into reparations claims relating to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
What the directories say
Nath Gbikpi is everything one needs in an immigration lawyer. She is super smart, knowledgeable, tenacious, dedicated, hardworking and is always a pleasure to work with
Legal 500 2025
What the directories say
She's really excellent, and very good with clients.
Chambers and partners 2023
What people say
"My experience with Leigh Day was great! Nath is such a phenomenal emigration lawyer." - Mar Caan via Trustpilot
"My solicitor Nath Gbikpi helped my immigration application with her professional legal skill, outstanding service and compassion." - JD via Trustpilot
"Nath's analysis of legal changes and how she articulates it really stands out. She is clearly someone who is marked out to be a thought leader in the area of immigration." - Chambers and Partners 2023
Legal expertise
Nath was the instructing solicitor in the recent Administrative Court case of AM v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591. As a result of the judgment, the Home Office will need to introduce a route for victims of transnational marriage abandonment to return to the UK.
Nath also lodged one of the three judicial reviews which resulted in the Home Office conceding that their entry clearance fee waiver policy was unlawful, and as a result of which they updated their guidance and introduced a clear process to submit an entry clearance fee waiver application.
Nath spent six years at a boutique immigration practice ranked Band 1 in Chambers and Partners, before working at a reputable law centre for two years.
Nath is a Visiting Fellow in Practice at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Nath has also volunteered for Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre and Rainbow Migration, and served as a board member of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI). She writes regularly for the reputable Free Movement blog.
Nath co-founded the ILPA Well-Being Working Group in 2018, and is one of the co-convenors of the ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group. Nath also frequently delivers trainings for ILPA.
What the directories say
She is incredible. Her star will shine very brightly over the next few years.
Chambers and partners 2023
Education
Undergraduate: SOAS
Masters: Oxford University
Membership
Member of ILPA
Nath Gbikpi in the news
- Wives abandoned overseas win right to return to Britain Sunday Times 23.10.22
- Court rules abandoned wives should be allowed to return to UK Guardian 25.10.22
Accreditation
Supporting migrant victims-survivors of domestic abuse: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
As part of our Elimination of Violence Against Women blog series, Nath Gbikpi and John Crowley reflect on the progress made in the UK to protect migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse, and the work that remains to be done.
Leigh Day wins Outstanding Achievement award at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2023
A team of Leigh Day lawyers and support staff have received the Legal Aid Lawyer of Year (LALY) award for Outstanding Achievement for their work surrounding the Molly Russell inquest.
Reparations for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade: is there a legal basis for a claim?
Is there a legal basis for a claim for reparations on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade? Leigh Day, in partnership with Bell Ribeiro Addy MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikan Reparations, hosted its first event to address the question in May 2023.