David Jones

Practice

David is a specialist in all areas of Immigration, Asylum, Human Rights, EU Free Movement, and Nationality Law. He has also developed an expertise in civil litigation in false imprisonment and unlawful detention cases, and is experienced in Public and Administrative Law generally.

Other activities

David worked and volunteered for the Immigration Advisory Service, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the Immigration Law Practitioners Association between 1992 and 1994 when he joined the bar. He has practiced exclusively in his chosen specialisations since 1996.

David is a contributor to the following specialist practitioners texts: Macdonalds Immigration Law and Practice (5th and 6th Editions); Your Rights (Liberty); Atkins Court Forms; Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents; HJT Accreditation Training Manual (1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions).

David is also an External Examiner for the Law Society on the LPC. He is also a founder and Director of HJT Training a company which specialising in Immigration, Asylum and Human rights law training and HJT Research which provides the on-line country information database to the Electronic Immigration Network

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]

Societies

Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and the Administrative Law Bar Association

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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