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Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 6 March 2019
Supreme Court reasserts the role of medical experts in asylum claims by torture survivors
The appellant was represented by Ronan Toal and Michelle Brewer. Stephanie Harrison QC, Ali Bandegani and Mark Symes for the interveners.
Immigration Law | Friday 22 February 2019
Court of Appeal case gives guidance as to how Tribunal judges should approach the assessment of credibility in asylum cases
Patrick Lewis instructed by York Solicitors on behalf of the Applicant and Hafsah Masood instructed by GLD on behalf of the Respondent.
Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Migration and Asylum Law | Thursday 7 February 2019
Major reforms to immigration detention decision-making proposed in report of the Joint Human Rights Committee
Following a wide-ranging inquiry into the use of immigration detention by the Home Office, the report of the Joint Human Rights Committee of both Houses of Parliament is now available.
Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Wednesday 6 February 2019
Further Guidance from the Courts on Article 8 post Rhuppiah
David Jones of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team has been instructed by Sutovic and Hartigan Solicitors to prepare the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court.
Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 30 January 2019
Gemma Loughran and Kirsten Heaven appointed Fee Paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal – Immigration and Asylum Chamber
We are delighted to announce that Gemma Loughran and Kirsten Heaven have been appointed Fee Paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal – Immigration and Asylum Chamber.
Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Monday 28 January 2019
Northern Ireland appeal case on 'Chen parents' in Court of Justice of the European Union
Garden Court’s Gráinne Mellon and Ronan Toal appeared in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last week on behalf of the AIRE Centre who were intervenors in the case of Bajarati v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] ECR 1.
Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 22 January 2019
Dubs Amendment: High Court finds Home Office unlawfully failed to publish policy and breached its duty of candour
The claimant was represented by Sonali Naik QC, Bryony Poynor and Miranda Butler of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team.
Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Monday 14 January 2019
Appeal rights under the 2016 EEA Regulations are to be introduced for extended family members (EFM)
Grace Brown represented the Claimant. She was instructed by Sharif Khan of Oliver Hasani Solicitors.