The Law Firm of Haywood Martin Wise

I am extremely grateful to Haywood Wise and his team for their work on my nationality case. My journey to establishing my French nationality has been a very long one. I initially thought I could manage the CNF application myself and first applied in 2017. I was surprised when my application was rejected and, having pursued an appeal myself, was again unsuccessful. Looking back, I had not fully appreciated the complexities of my particular circumstances. I only wish I had instructed Haywood and his team from the outset. The Court ultimately recognised me as a French citizen, which brought a very long and important journey to a successful conclusion. I found Haywood Wise to be the linchpin in my decision to choose the firm. He was proactive, responsive and extremely organised in taking on my case in the French courts, and I really valued his personal involvement from the outset. As an English speaker, being able to deal with him directly during the initial arrangements and contracts was also particularly helpful. I would also particularly like to thank Paul Nicolay and, during the past year, Khalil Gueye, who took over my case and saw it through to the successful judgment. I am very grateful to them both, and to the wider team, for their work in achieving this result. During the past year, I sometimes found that I needed to be proactive in contacting the office, including asking whether there was any court documentation or correspondence that I could see. The team was always responsive when I contacted them, but I would have appreciated receiving relevant court documents proactively as they became available, rather than sometimes needing to ask for them. Overall, I am very happy with my experience with Haywood Wise and would recommend them to others seeking specialist assistance with matters of French nationality.

I reached out to Haywood Wise for a preliminary assessment of a French nationality by descent claim through my mother, who was born in France in 1942. Rather than encouraging me to pursue (and pay for) a weak case, he gave me a prompt, detailed, and legally specific analysis of exactly why the claim was unlikely to succeed — citing the relevant Civil Code provisions and case law rather than a generic brush-off. He clearly prioritized giving me an honest answer over billing hours on a long-shot case. That kind of straight talk is rare and valuable, and I'd trust him with a real case in a heartbeat. Highly recommend for anyone navigating French nationality or immigration matters.

Right from the start I felt in safe hands with Haywood and his team - they persevered when maybe others would have given up, and delivered a positive result in my somewhat unique and complicated case. Professional, to the point, and perhaps most importantly, very responsive and available - and for this I'm grateful. I recommend the law firm of Haywood Martin Wise for those how need a steady partner to get results.