Pairing
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Aprigliano International Law Firm
Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.
The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
An Edinburgh-headquartered Scottish law firm with a dedicated immigration practice. John Vassiliou, Legal Director, is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in UK immigration and nationality, with a published interest in current and historical British citizenship law and ancestry. The firm: regulated under Scottish jurisdiction by the Law Society of Scotland: sits alongside the Italian Consulate Edinburgh's referral register for citizenship-adjacent immigration matters. Companies House registered as a Scottish LLP since 2006.
Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist (John Vassiliou) in UK immigration and nationality.
Companies House registered (SO300895) as a Scottish LLP since 2006, with continuous trading from Haymarket Square.
Listed on the Italian Consulate Edinburgh's referral register.
Published expertise covers historical British citizenship and ancestry matters, the doctrinal context UK applicants encounter when chains involve UK ancestors.
Edinburgh base, Scottish jurisdiction option for clients in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Major Scottish firm with established immigration practice and Chambers UK ranking.
7 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.
- Registration
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, company SO300895, currently active, on the register since May 2006.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
Based outside the UK, so there is no Companies House record to check. We have not searched the equivalent register in their own country.
- Dispute resolution
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
We have not checked whether this provider belongs to an alternative dispute resolution scheme, so we hold nothing either way. Worth asking them directly.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
Their own site names no alternative dispute resolution scheme, so if a complaint cannot be settled directly there is no ADR body named to escalate to.
- How to reach them
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
We have not recorded how this provider can be contacted or when. Their own site is the place to check.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
Publishes email and phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
- Pricing
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
No pricing found on their site. Not unusual in this market, and not a criticism, but it does mean the cost is unknown until you ask.
- Independent reviews
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 19 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.
- Scope
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
3 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
- Where they are
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Not applicable
Aprigliano International Law Firm
Based in Italy. Closer to the comuni and the courts, further from you, and an hour ahead. Whether that helps depends on where the work in your case actually sits.
Aprigliano International Law Firm
A Milan-based law firm with over two decades in practice. The work spans consular descent applications and the more demanding 1948 judicial route, both conducted from a city with direct access to Italy's higher courts. A Trustpilot history consistent in tone has accumulated alongside industry recognition over the years of trading.
Operating from Milan since 2002, with over twenty years of continuous practice across several Italian legal regimes.
Handles consular descent and the 1948 judicial route under one practice. The latter requires direct access to Italian courts, which Milan provides.
States a Best Firm 2024 award. The awarding body is not named on the site.
A Trustpilot record built up across years of trading.
Bilingual Italian and English correspondence with Italian municipal offices and courts.
Sources
Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-05-06 / 2026-03-30.