PracticePeter practises in all areas of immigration law. He joined Garden Court Chambers in 2000 after having been at the Refugee Legal Centre and having worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He undertakes advocacy in the Tribunal, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal and has been junior counsel in the Supreme Court. In particular he has represented in several confidential asylum appeals made by individuals with a high profile in the countries from which they have claimed asylum. He frequently conducts training courses on asylum and immigration law related issues for various organisations, especially the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA), and has put the case on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees on television and radio. He is a member of ILPA. Notable CasesHJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31
Seminal asylum judgment relating to gay claimants but with wider applicability in terms of the true ambit of surrogate protection under the Refugee Convention. R (Tshiteya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 238 (Admin)
Regarding fresh claims and Article 8, ECHR. FK (Kenya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 119
Successful appeal against negative 'country guidance' decision relating to risk of genital mutilation for Kenyan women. RM (Somalia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 751
Successful appeal in case emphasising the importance of not conflating claims for refugee status and humanitarian protection. AJ (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1736
Successful appeal relating to risk of suicide as an argued breach of Article 3. Secretary of State for the Home Department v Akaeke [2005] EWCA Civ 947, [2005] Imm AR 701, [2005] INLR 575
On administrative delay by the Home Office rendering a decision to remove a person from the UK a disproportionate interference in her right to respect for her family life in the UK. He v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] EWCA Civ 1150, [2002] Imm AR 590
Chinese religious sect member fearing persecution. Also RQ (Afghan National Army - Hizb-i-Islami - risk) Afghanistan CG [2008] UKAIT 00013; HY (Yibir - YS and HA applied) Somalia [2006] UKAIT 00002; MN (Findings on Sexuality) Kenya [2005] UKIAT 00021; AK and others (Tribunal Appeal - out of time) Bulgaria (starred) [2004] UKIAT 00201, [2004] Imm AR 486; OA (IFA - Unduly Harsh - Chechens - Relocation) Russia CG [2002] UKIAT 03796; Horvath [1999] INLR 7 (IAT); Yousfi [1998] INLR 136; Mario [1998] INLR 306; Mustafaraj [1994] Imm AR 78; Laftaly [1993] Imm AR 284. PublicationsPeter is the co-author of Asylum Law and Practice, now in its 2nd edition (Bloomsbury Professional, 2010) and has been responsible for the asylum chapter of (Jackson's) Immigration Law and Practice (most recently for its 4th edition - Tottel, 2008). He is also a contributor to Macdonald's Immigration Law & Practice (Butterworths, 8th edition due in 2010) and Halsbury's Laws of England (Vol. 4(2) in relation to British Nationality, Immigration and Asylum) and has produced some All ER legal opinions and several papers on issues relating to asylum law and immigration appeals. Professional MembershipsImmigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) Profile updated August 2010
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