Ronan Toal

Practice

Ronan's practice covers immigration and asylum law including appeals to Adjudicators, tribunals and the Court of Appeal and applications for judicial review.

Background

Ronan was employed by Wilson and Co. Solicitors as an immigration caseworker for seven years prior to joining the Bar. He had conduct of a large immigration and asylum case-load including appeals to the Immigration Appellate Authority and Court of Appeal and applications for judicial review (including Akdogan [1995] Imm AR and Adan [1997] Imm AR). He also represented many of his own clients before Adjudicators and tribunals. He visited Kenya and Djibouti on a number of occasions in order to report on conditions for Somali refugees and take statements in support of asylum and family reunion appeals.

Publications

Articles on refugee law in Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law.

Societies

Immigration Law Practitioners Association.

Training

Provided training for the Immigration Law Practitioners Association and Legal Services Commission.

Notable cases

R (Ozcan) v IAT [2002] EWCA Civ 1133 (risk on return to Turkey for Kurdish asylum seekers)

Saad, Diriye and Osorio v SSHD [2002] EWCA Civ 2008 (jurisdiction of Immigration Appellate Authority to determine entitlement to refugee status)

R (Straka) v IAT [2002] EWHC 1981 Admin (mental illness and internal flight)

Amin v SSHD [2002] UKIAT 0484 (civil war, differential impact and persecution)

Year of Call

1999

Education

BA History, CPE

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Telephone

020 7993 7863

Practice Areas

Ronan Toal is a member of the following Practice Areas:
- Immigration - Asylum and Human Rights
- Immigration - Business and Private
- International Advice and Litigation
- Public & Administrative Law

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