• BA (Hons) in Law, University of Cambridge (First Class)
• LLM in European and International Human Rights Law, Leiden University (Distinction/Cum Laude)
• PGDiP in Bar Practice, Inns of Court College of Advocacy (Merit)

• Senior Scholarship, Trinity College (2018)
• Lizette Bentwich Prize, Trinity College (2018)
• Henry Arthur Hollond Graduate Studentship, Trinity College (2020)
• Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2022)
• Residential Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2022)

Since joining Richmond Chambers, Marika has been assisting with personal immigration matters. These have included visa applications in the spouse, adult dependent relative, and ancestry categories; applications for leave to remain on the basis of long residence; naturalisation applications; and applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Prior to joining Richmond Chambers, Marika worked as a research assistant at the Law Commission of England and Wales, assisting in the drafting of legislative instructions for the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. She has also conducted research as a self-employed consultant and as a member of the Cambridge Pro Bono Research Panel, in relation to natural justice and anti-trafficking laws, respectively.

Marika first developed an interest in immigration and asylum law through volunteering with Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, and with Jugendmigrationsdienst in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. These roles required her to work in French and German, and have inspired her to continue learning new languages. Marika is currently learning Levantine Arabic.

• Japanese (native)
• French (~B2)
• German (~B2)