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Barry O’Leary, who became a partner in the firm on 1 October 2006, read law at Cambridge University and attended law school at the College of Law, London. He qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and joined Wesley Gryk Solicitors in January 2000.

His practice deals with the full range of immigration and nationality issues, with a particular emphasis on: applications based on partnership and family; applications following international surrogacy arrangements; and asylum and human rights claims based on sexual identity.


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Anita undertakes work in a range of chambers’ specialisms and has a particular interest in public and private children law, welfare and property and financial affairs applications in Court of Protection, trusts of land in a family context and contentious probate matters.

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