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Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 23 March 2023

Brook House Inquiry into mistreatment and abuse in immigration detention recognised in shortlist for Halsbury Rule of Law Award at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2023

Members of the Garden Court Chambers Inquiries Team jointly shortlisted for the Halsbury Rule of Law Award at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2023 for their vital work on the Brook House Inquiry.

Alex Schymyck Stephanie Harrison KC Una Morris Gordon Lee Louise Hooper

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 14 March 2023

Permission to appeal on additional grounds granted in challenge to Home Secretary decision to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

Sonali Naik KC, Amanda Weston KC, Mark Symes and Isaac Ricca-Richardson of Garden Court Chambers represented AS (Iran) instructed by Paul Turner and Iain Palmer of Barnes Harrild and Dyer Solicitors.

Mark Symes Sonali Naik KC Amanda Weston KC Eva Doerr Isaac Ricca-Richardson

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 2 March 2023

Court of Appeal rules refugees without any safe or legal route can be prosecuted for simply arriving

Sonali Naik KC, Jennifer Twite, Ali Bandegani and Raza Halim of Garden Court Chambers acted for the Defendant.

Ali Bandegani Raza Halim Sonali Naik KC Jennifer Twite

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Thursday 9 February 2023

High Court orders Home Office to provide Schedule 10 accommodation to destitute migrants

Alex Schymyck of Garden Court Chambers acted for the family, instructed by Rachel Stower and Victor Buehring of Luton Law Centre.

Alex Schymyck

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Wednesday 18 January 2023

Rwanda judgment: Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal granted

Sonali Naik KC, Amanda Weston KC, Mark Symes, Eva Doerr, Isaac Ricca-Richardson, Alex Grigg, David Sellwood, Raza Halim and Ali Bandegani of Garden Court Chambers instructed for the claimants.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Friday 23 December 2022

Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves, Irena Sabic and Anna Morris to be appointed King’s Counsel

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves, Irena Sabic and Anna Morris will be appointed King’s Counsel in 2023.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration: Personal and Business | Monday 19 December 2022

Rwanda judgment: Home Secretary failed to properly consider if asylum seekers should not be relocated to Rwanda

Garden Court Chambers (with others) represented a number of claimants.

Ali Bandegani Raza Halim Mark Symes Sonali Naik KC David Sellwood Alex Grigg Amanda Weston KC Eva Doerr Isaac Ricca-Richardson

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

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