• BA (Hons) in Law, University of Cambridge (First Class)
• Adv. 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)

Marika has worked on a range of cases, from initial visa applications through to appeals and judicial reviews. She has worked on personal immigration matters including partner and family cases, EU Settlement Scheme applications, long residence and human rights cases, and complex citizenship cases for both adults and children. She has also worked on business immigration matters, including sponsor licensing, Skilled Worker applications, and Global Talent cases.

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 (~C2 native)
• French (~B2 upper-intermediate)
• German (~B2 upper-intermediate)