News & Views
Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Friday 14 December 2018
Upper Tribunal find the Home Office's amended removal window policy unlawful in key respects
Sonali Naik QC and Ali Bandegani are instructed by Duncan Lewis for the applicants.
Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Thursday 11 October 2018
Home Office in major U-turn agrees to Article 3-compliant investigation by Prisons & Probation Ombudsman into abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers represented one of the abuse victims (MA).
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Monday 8 October 2018
Court of Appeal - detention of asylum seekers unlawful under Article 28 Dublin III
In a majority decision, the Court of Appeal (Etherton and Peter Jackson LLJ; Sales LJ dissenting) delivered a significant judgment affecting the lawfulness of detention of asylum seekers subject to the Dublin III Regulation.
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Thursday 26 July 2018
Bail accommodation failures led to unlawful detention of man despite grant of bail in principle
The claimant, Mr Diop, was represented in the High Court by Anthony Vaughan of Garden Court Chambers.
Immigration Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Friday 13 July 2018
Medical examination failures led to torture victim’s unlawful detention by Home Secretary
KG was represented by Anthony Vaughan and Miranda Butler instructed by Ahmed Aydeed of Duncan Lewis.
Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law | Wednesday 11 July 2018
Home Office admits it unlawfully detained and separated a father from his daughter, who remained in care and at imminent risk of adoption
The father and daughter are represented by Stephanie Harrison QC and Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court Chambers.
Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Tuesday 5 June 2018
High Court quashes Secretary of State’s decisions to certify asylum claim and reject further submissions of LGBT torture victim
Garden Court’s Sonali Naik QC and Emma Fitzsimons represented the claimant, instructed by Sulaiha Ali of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Friday 2 February 2018
High Court rules on “discriminatory and unlawful practices” at Brook House. Muslim immigration detainees forced to worship in degrading conditions.
The claimants were represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Raza Halim and Stephen Simblet and instructed by Duncan Lewis Public Law.
