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.
Base
United Kingdom
Founded
2006
Pricing class
Case-led
Last reviewed
2026-05-06
In practice
What sets the practice apart on its own ground.
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Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist (John Vassiliou) in UK immigration and nationality.
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Companies House registered (SO300895) as a Scottish LLP since 2006, with continuous trading from Haymarket Square.
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Listed on the Italian Consulate Edinburgh's referral register.
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Published expertise covers historical British citizenship and ancestry matters, the doctrinal context UK applicants encounter when chains involve UK ancestors.
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Edinburgh base, Scottish jurisdiction option for clients in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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Major Scottish firm with established immigration practice and Chambers UK ranking.
The public record
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- Registration
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, company SO300895, currently active, on the register since May 2006.
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- Regulation
No UK regulator found. Assistance with Italian citizenship is not, on our reading, reserved work under UK law, so most providers in this directory are in the same position.
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- Information rights
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- Dispute resolution
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- How to reach them
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- Pricing
Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.
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- Independent reviews
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- Scope
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
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Where this profile is built from
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Profile last reviewed 2026-05-06 · Information sourced from public records · Read our methodology
