Isaac completed his second six pupillage at Garden Court Chambers under the supervision of Alex Taylor-Camara. He welcomes instruction in all areas, from crime to public law and immigration.
Isaac’s first six was supervised by Amanda Weston QC, where he gained experience across a wide range of public law matters, including immigration and asylum, community care, discrimination, and education.
Isaac’s work to date has ranged from first instance asylum appeals to Court of Appeal cases concerning discrimination in the provision of disability benefits. He recently worked as part of a team of Garden Court barristers who successfully brought urgent judicial review proceedings to challenge the Home Office’s failure to provide visas following the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.
Prior to pupillage, Isaac worked for several non-profit organisations, including Bail for Immigration Detainees and the Public Law Project, and has volunteered for several months in Dunkirk refugee camp and on death row in the United States.
He has substantial experience as a paralegal, working on and helping to draft representations and grounds for claims in asylum, judicial review, and extradition.
Isaac is on the executive committee of Legal Sector Workers United.
Background
Isaac has previously worked for a number of non-profit organisations, including Bail for Immigration Detainees and the Public Law Project, and has volunteered for several months in Dunkirk refugee camp and on death row in the United States.
Isaac obtained a first class honours degree at University College London, where he won the Sweet & Maxwell Prize for achieving the highest overall performance in the final year of his studies. He was awarded a full scholarship to fund the BPTC.
Publications
The gap between the legal aid means regulations and financial reality - research briefing - Public Law Project
Detained Migrants Are Workers. They Belong in the Trade Union Movement - Novara Media
Solidarity in action - and it works - The Justice Gap
Prison profits over healthcare - Red Pepper
The Freedom Lottery - Bail for Immigration Detainees
Case notes
R (Tag Eldin Ramadan Bashir & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2018] UKSC 45 - UK Supreme Court Blog
Professional Membership
Legal Sector Workers United (Executive Committee)
Haldane Society of Lawyers