About Selva
Selva Navaratnarajah joined Wimbledon Solicitors in May 2013 and has built a long career with the firm in complex immigration, asylum and human rights work.
She has been an accredited Senior Caseworker under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme since 2013, and a Supervising Senior Caseworker since 2015. Over more than a decade in practice she has worked on cases involving persecution, human rights violations, political opinion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family and private life, and other grounds for international protection.
Selva prepares and manages complex asylum and human rights claims and represents clients before the Home Office and in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal. Her work often turns on a careful assessment of credibility, country conditions, documentary evidence and the individual circumstances of the person making the claim.
Qualifications and accreditations
- LLB (Hons), University of Westminster, 2010 (2:1).
- Bar Professional Training Course, 2012.
- Accredited Senior Caseworker under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme since 2013.
- Supervising Senior Caseworker under the same scheme since 2015.
Areas of law
Asylum and international protection
Claims based on persecution, political opinion, sexual orientation, gender identity and other grounds for international protection.
Human rights claims
Claims engaging family and private life and other human rights grounds, including cases raising serious human rights violations.
Tribunal representation
Representation before the Home Office and in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.
Complex immigration casework
Immigration applications and casework where country evidence, credibility and documentary evidence need careful handling.
Supervision of casework
Oversight and guidance on complex cases, supporting colleagues in developing legal strategy and preparing matters to a high standard.
Specialist experience
Selva's particular specialism is the representation of LGBT clients and of political asylum seekers from African countries. She has developed specific expertise in cases involving LGBT clients from Uganda, Kenya and Ghana, and in cases brought by Oromo asylum seekers from Ethiopia.
That work depends on understanding the social, political and cultural circumstances behind a claim, and on recognising the particular evidential and legal difficulties these cases can present. Selva has worked with the country evidence, expert material and personal testimony that such claims usually require.
How Selva helps clients
Selva is committed to assisting people who face persecution, discrimination or serious human rights violations because of who they are, what they believe, or how their political activity is perceived.
She recognises that these cases are sensitive and often deeply personal, and she takes a thorough and considered approach to each one. Her aim is to provide clear and strategic representation while making sure that each client's individual circumstances are properly understood.
Each client's circumstances deserve careful consideration, and each client deserves to understand the strategy being taken in their case.
Selva's career so far
These are some of the milestones along the way.
- 2010
LLB (Hons), University of Westminster
Selva graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Westminster, achieving a 2:1.
- 2012
Bar Professional Training Course
Selva completed the Bar Professional Training Course.
- 2013
Joined Wimbledon Solicitors and accredited
Selva joined the firm in May 2013 and became an accredited Senior Caseworker under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme in the same year.
- 2015
Supervising Senior Caseworker
Selva was accredited as a Supervising Senior Caseworker, taking on oversight of complex casework and support for colleagues across the immigration team.
What to expect when you contact Selva
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A short initial phone call
You start with a short initial phone call, up to five minutes, so that the firm can understand your situation and confirm whether it is able to help. This call is not legal advice.
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Clear advice and funding options
Selva sets out your options and the likely next steps, and explains how your matter would be funded, including whether legal aid may be available for that type of case.
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Careful case preparation
Your account, supporting documents and country evidence are prepared with care, and you are told what each piece of evidence is for and how it will be used.
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Representation through to the outcome
Selva represents you before the Home Office and, where your case goes further, at the tribunal, and explains what each decision means for you.
Common questions
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