Gary McIndoe - Managing Partner

Gary has practised UK inbound immigration, nationality and refugee law for almost 30 years. His first taste of work in his field was at the Home Office, where his role included policy work on the return of Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997.

He founded Latitude Law in 2007 and the firm has grown steadily since then with a 16-strong legal team undertaking a full range of immigration work. He has recognised expertise in guiding businesses, from start-ups to multinationals, through sponsor licensing and related regulatory processes. He is also noted for his work in the arts & entertainment sector and with high-net-worth individuals, with particular focus on the global talent category. Gary continues to handle complex asylum and deportation work.

Gary is registered as a foreign lawyer with the Brussels Bar and regularly works from Latitude Law’s subsidiary office in Brussels servicing EU clients, as well as from the satellite office in London. Gary is recognised as an expert in his field by Chambers & Partners in both High New Worth Immigration and Business Immigration whilst Legal 500 also recognises Gary as a Leading Individual. He has also been awarded the accolade of Thought Leader in Who’s Who Legal 2023 within Corporate Immigration.

Who’s Who Legal say: Gary is “an immigration law specialist who is incredibly thorough and diligent in his approach” whilst Legal 500 add “Gary is our go-to lawyer for immigration advice for our clients. He is knowledgeable, user-friendly and very accessible.”

Gary is an American Immigration Lawyers Association international associate and has contributed to panels at the organisation’s global and European conferences in recent years. He has been bestowed as a Member of Congress of Fellows for the Center for International Legal Studies in recognition of his work at their conferences. Since 2012, he has been chair of trustees of the Electronic Immigration Network, a charity providing information services in the sector and a patron of Middle Eastern human rights charity Salam DHR. Gary co-authored “Deportation – a Practical Guide” (Law Brief Publishing, 2021) with his colleague Gemma Tracey. He also regularly writes articles for online human resources magazines like The HR Director, HR News and Business Leader as well as legal content provider Lexis+ UK and blogs for this website.

Away from work, Gary is a keen cyclist for commuting, fitness & getting out into the countryside with friends. He likes to walk his Jack Russell Bella who, at 11 years, is still very spritely. Gary is always seeking out new music and likes to go to gigs in the many small venues that Manchester has to offer.