David Jones

David Jones' profile in the sector is one of increasing prominence, with a range of sources bestowing "an incredibly high rating" on his abilities. He remains most visible when utilising his expertise in unlawful detention cases, although his practice encompasses a far broader range of immigration asylum and human rights issues. Chambers Directory 2009

Practice

David has specialized in all areas of Immigration, Asylum, Human Rights, EU Free Movement, and Nationality Law since 1996, and is also very experienced in Public and Administrative Law generally. He has developed an expertise in civil litigation in relation to false imprisonment and unlawful detention cases, and has been at the vanguard of proceedings seeking to attain equality of treatment for Foreign National prisoners, particularly with regard to access to early release programs.

He is a contributor to Macdonalds Immigration Law and Practice (5th to 7th Editions); Your Rights (Liberty); Atkins Court Forms (Butterworths); Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents (Butterworths), and; the HJT Accreditation Manual.

He is a founder and Director of HJT Training (www.hjt-training.co.uk) a professional training company delivering courses to the legal sector, and HJT Research which provides on-line country information on human rights conditions in over 80 counties to the Electronic Immigration Network

David is also an External Examiner for the Solicitor's Regulatory Authority.

He has in the past worked and volunteered for the Immigration Advisory Service, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the Immigration Law Practitioners Association, and is currently a member of the Haldane Society and ILPA.

Notable cases

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Urmaza [1996] Times LR (11th July) (QBD)

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Hamid Habibi [1997] Imm AR 391 (QBD)

Tarlochan Singh v Secretary for the Home Department [1999] Imm AR 1 (CA)

Wilby v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1999] Immigration Law Update (HMSO)

Koncek (The Queen on the application of) v Immigration Appeals Tribunal (CO/1709/2000) 20 November 2000 (QBD)

R on the application of Beatrice Tientchu v SSHD(C/2000/6288) Wednesday 18 October 2000 (CA)

Kacaj v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2001] INLR 354 (IAT); [2002] EWCA Civ 314 (CA)

Ozdemir v Secretary of State for the Home Department[2003] EWCA Civ 167 (CA)

Atkinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] EWCA Civ 846 (CA)

Badur (Fahim) (R on the application of) v (1) Birmingham Crown Court (2) Solihull Magistrates' Court & (1) Director of Public Prosecutions (2) Secretary of State for the Home Department (3) Crown Prosecution Service (Interested Parties) [2006] EWHC 539 (Admin)

Christian (R on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 311; [2006]

Santur (R on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 741

SC (Turkey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 318

Bashir (R on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 3017

MB (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 102; [2008] Imm AR 490

MT (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 65

MY (Turkey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 477; [2008] All ER (D) 101 (public law)

MJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 564

Societies

David is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, Haldane Society and Amnesty International.

(Last Updated: September 2009)

Year of Call

1994

Education

LLB, LLM (International Economic Law)

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Telephone

020 7993 7770

Practice Areas

David Jones is a member of the following Practice Areas:
- Immigration
- Prison Law
- Public & Administrative Law

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