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Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 28 May 2019

Court of Appeal remit Upper Tribunal Country Guideline case on Afghanistan and provide guidance on correct approach to internal relocation

Sonali Naik QC, Ronan Toal and Gemma Loughran were instructed by JD Spicer on behalf of the appellant. Ali Bandegani was instructed by Baker McKenzie for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Sonali Naik KC Ronan Toal Ali Bandegani

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Friday 12 April 2019

Court granted injunction today for man facing deportation from UK to DRC

Alex Grigg of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams was instructed on behalf of Habib Bazaboko by Cyrielle Vallet Simond and Toufique Hossain of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Alex Grigg

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.

Stephanie Harrison KC Ali Bandegani Mark Symes Ronan Toal

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Wednesday 13 February 2019

Home Office concedes that they unlawfully detained a potential victim of trafficking for almost six months in immigration detention day before trial in High Court

The Claimant was represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Louise Hooper and Emma Fitzsimons of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Shalini Patel at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

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.

Gráinne Mellon

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