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Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 11 October 2022

Changes to the international protection regime under the Nationality & Borders Act – answers to eight burning questions

Raza Halim Hannah Lynes Mark Symes

Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 21 July 2021

Court of Appeal to determine if obtaining interim relief in Judicial Review proceedings amounts to success for costs purposes

Raza Halim of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team represented the Claimant, led by Tim Buley QC of Landmark Chambers. They were instructed by Ahmed Aydeed, Darren Middleton and Anna Somo of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Raza Halim

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Wednesday 14 April 2021

Home Office held in breach of Article 2 duty concerning death in immigration detention

Sonali Naik QC, Raza Halim and Stephen Clark of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team represented the Applicant. They were instructed by Jamie Bell and Toufique Hossain of Duncan Lewis Public Law Team.

Sonali Naik KC Stephen Clark Raza Halim

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 27 November 2019

Supreme Court holds that Dublin III Detention between January 2014 and March 2017 was unlawful

Irena Sabic of Garden Court was instructed by Bahar Ata of Duncan Lewis; Greg Ó Ceallaigh of Garden Court was instructed by Krisha Prathepan of Duncan Lewis and Raza Halim of Garden Court was instructed by Kaweh Beheshtizadeh of Fadiga and Co.

Raza Halim Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC Irena Sabic KC

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.

Mark Symes Irena Sabic KC Raza Halim Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 23 May 2018

Permission granted to seek public inquiry into systematic abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre

Garden Court's Stephanie Harrison QC was instructed with Alex Goodman of Landmark Chambers, by Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Stephanie Harrison KC Stephen Simblet KC Raza Halim

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.

Stephanie Harrison KC Stephen Simblet KC Raza Halim

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Friday 18 August 2017

High Court finds “without hesitation” that detention of torture victim in the Detained Fast Track was unlawful

The claimant was represented by Raza Halim of Garden Court Chambers.

Raza Halim

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