Our people

As a team, we're driven by our shared commitment to delivering the highest quality of advice and the highest standard of service.

Read more about our team’s qualifications and experience:

Anne Morris

Founder & Managing Director. Qualified Solicitor with a career spanning 27 years in immigration legal services.

DavidsonMorris December 2005 – Present

Founded DavidsonMorris in 2005 and the company has grown into a highly successful, dynamic and thriving company providing UK Corporate Immigration law to a diverse portfolio of corporate clients and public sector organisations with different UK Immigration requirements.

Since the introduction of the PBS system in November 2008, we have assisted hundreds of firms with PBS licence applications, Level 1 & 2 User training, visa processing and on-going compliance.

We work in support of internal teams to help businesses achieve efficiencies and competitive edge through their people mobility programmes, optimising operational impact while ensuring compliance and cost-control. 

UK Immigration & Legal Practice 1997 – 2005

  • Built trusted relationships and managed expectations for a large client portfolio
  • Met precise needs of Corporate HR Functions on Visa & Work Permit applications
  • Managed cases / processed applications in a timely manner against tight deadlines
  • Dealt with business leaders, VIPs, sports stars, talent acquisition and global mobility
  • Delivered comprehensive UK immigration services / legal practice for blue chip clients

 

UK Home Office Official (UK Immigration Law & Case Management)

UK Visas & Immigration (formerly UK Border Agency) 1993 – 1997

Developed considerable expertise, insights and knowledge regarding the UK Immigration system (i.e. changing policies; guidelines; processes and regulations) by managing case workloads and taking decisions. Involved managing different scenarios, understanding case complexities and solving problems to deliver a high quality service to applicants.

 

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Elizabeth Cody

Client Account Manager with over 15 years of corporate immigration experience.

DavidsonMorris June 2007– Present

Work with a portfolio of long-standing clients managing their immigration matters.  Having worked with many of the clients since 2007, we have built a strong relationship and continue to support their business operations.

Areas of expertise includes:

  • End to end PBS License applications and renewals
  • Working with HR Staff and key personnel regarding compliance considerations
  • CoS applications and liaising with UKVI on Defined CoS applications
  • Providing guidance and working with clients to apply for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker and GBM routes, with representation to UKVI
  • Licence maintenance & management, ensuring on-going Licence and compliance with UKVI rules
  • Hosting regular Webinars/training on all aspects of Immigration law
  • Keeping abreast of regular changes to Immigration laws, updating clients regarding, new rules and policies and managing requirements of clients from various sectors including the social care sector since the introduction of the Health and Care Visa in August 2020
  • Contributing updated guidance to our clients, new rules and policies as well as providing our clients check lists for them to refer to and ensure they are fully compliant with the current UKVI regulations
  • Account Management, work with the Accounts Team to ensure clients are billed correctly

Joo-Hyun Cha

Paralegal and trainee solicitor.

DavidsonMorris 2021-Present

Supporting clients with various types of immigration-related applications, including sponsor licences and visas. Also support clients with matters relating to compliance and right to work.

Freshfields

Worked at Freshfields as a Litigation Paralegal and worked at other immigration firms.

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Jane Pegler

PBS Licence Assistant with over 5 years' experience in corporate immigration.

DavidsonMorris Feb 2017 – Present PBS Licence Assistant

Jane is an experienced Immigration Assistant who has been working on licence applications since 2017. She has vast knowledge and experience in supporting companies, large and small through the document-heavy application process.

Jane has successfully worked with companies on a large number of new licences, licence renewals, and revoked licence applications. Although Jane specialises in licence applications, she is also experienced in Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visa applications along with private EEA clients wishing to obtain British citizenship.

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Sedef Akeshir

Paralegal and trainee solicitor with over 5 years experience in immigration.

DavidsonMorris August 2023- Present

Dealing with private and corporate matters.

Garth Coates Solicitors October 2022-January 2023

Shadowing a Senior Associate Solicitor and assisting with both private and corporate matters. Involved in liaising with clients and finalising applications pre-submission. Successfully worked on a lot of cases, with the oversight of a lovely team.

Kilby Solicitors July 2019 – October 2022

Led and assisted on over 200 files, with a small team of fee earners. Heavily involved in taking instructions and leading cases, successfully. Took instructions from client’s in person, and lead some training sessions for the members that joined our team. 

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Sadeia Sheikh

Paralegal and immigration advisor with extensive experience in private and corporate immigration law.

DavidsonMorris September 2023 – present

Recently joined DavidsonMorris Solicitors as a paralegal. Currently dealing with private matters and corporate matters.

Immigration Advice Service (IAS) February 2021- September 2023

  • Dealt with private and corporate immigration matters and was accredited as a OISC accredited immigration level 1.
  • Dealt with asylum claims, and human trafficking claims. I was accredited with a Level 2 Immigration And Asylum Regulated by the Law Society
  • Own caseload of up to 100 files with complex cases and many successful applications.

Fountain Solicitors September 2018-January 2021

  • Senior immigration advisor for asylum and protection matters and had my own caseload of up to 150 files.
  • Represented client’s asylum matters at the initial stage and have represented clients on appeal at the First Tier Tribunal.
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Jesicaa Ault

Paralegal and trainee solicitor.

DavidsonMorris 2019 – Present Trainee Solicitor

Jesicaa is a trainee solicitor who has been working in immigration for 4 years.

Prior to working at DavidsonMorris, Jesicaa completed a Degree in History and spent time working in recruitment and as a manager of a retail store.

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