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Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 15 August 2023

JUSTICE launches report calling on Government to double down on efforts to relocate Afghans who supported Britain

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to be hosting the launch of JUSTICE's report. Sonali Naik KC of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams, and Chair of the JUSTICE Committee, wrote the foreword to the report.

Immigration Law | Wednesday 9 August 2023

Garden Court Chambers responds to MoJ consultation on Legal Aid Fees in Illegal Migration Bill

Garden Court Chambers responds to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the fees applicable to immigration legal aid work being brought into scope by the Illegal Migration Bill in England and Wales.

Community Care Law, Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Thursday 27 July 2023

High Court rules Local Authorities obliged to consider support requests by appeal rights exhausted care leavers

Irena Sabic KC and Alex Grigg of Garden Court Chambers represented the Claimant, anonymised as DK, instructed by Radhi Shah of Youth Legal.

Alex Grigg Irena Sabic KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law, Garden Court International | Friday 21 July 2023

Gráinne Mellon advises CAJ in Belfast on immigration checks on Irish land border

The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has commissioned a legal opinion on the legality of ongoing passport/immigration checks on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland following Brexit.

Gráinne Mellon

Children's Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Defence | Friday 21 July 2023

Blog: Reflection on the Children's Rights Summer Conference

Kate Aubrey-Johnson reflects on the Children's Rights Summer Conference held at Garden Court Chambers on 11 July 2023.

Kate Aubrey-Johnson

Immigration Law | Tuesday 18 July 2023

Helen Foot secures resettlement for former female Afghan judge

Helen Foot of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team was instructed by Oliver Oldman of Kingsley Napley and Lucy Blake of Jenner & Block.

Helen Foot

Children's Rights, Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Monday 17 July 2023

'Name Me Lawand' Documentary Film Screening Now

A heartfelt documentary about Lawand, a six-year-old profoundly deaf boy from Iraq, who the Home Office tried to deport, is screening now. Lawand was represented by Gráinne Mellon, of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team.

Gráinne Mellon

Children's Rights, Immigration and Family Law Crossover , Immigration Law | Wednesday 12 July 2023

Kathryn Cronin wins Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at the 2023 LALY Awards

We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Cronin is the winner of Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at the 2023 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.

Kathryn Cronin

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