Free Hybrid Seminar – Asylum Law on the Brink: The UK-France Treaty & Inadmissible Claims

The UK and France have agreed new arrangements for the return and transfer of asylum applicants. But what does this mean in practice, and how should lawyers prepare to defend their clients against removals and refusals?

Our expert panel will cover all you need to know about removals and entry under the new UK-France Treaty, including:

• Home Office reliance on the inadmissibility rules to refuse asylum claims
• Challenging removals to France under the new agreement
• Practical tips on evidence and procedure
• The new UK France Applicant Transfer Scheme and its implications

Whether you are a solicitor, barrister, or NGO adviser working in asylum and immigration law, this event will equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to respond to these changes.

Speakers

Adrian Berry KC (Chair), Garden Court Chambers
Adrian practices across the field of public law, especially in British nationality, statelessness, immigration, EU law and after matters, international protection (refugee status, asylum), housing and accommodation, social assistance, and education. His most recent publications include Fransman’s British Nationality Law (co-author, 4^th edition, 2024) and ‘Asylum and Irregular Migration’ in British Legal Reform (2024). He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law. Adrian is a Patron of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA), Convenor of its Legislation Working Group, and its former Chair. Adrian acts for individuals, communities, NGOs, and international organisations. In addition to his casework, he assists with legislative policy work and amendment, and with strategic litigation. He is widely known for his contribution to debates on immigration and nationality law.

Sonali Naik KC, Garden Court Chambers
Sonali Naik KC is Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers. Sonali specialises in public law cases and in all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law and practice. She is ranked in immigration and public law in the Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 Bar Guides. Sonali is a senior practitioner with over 30 years’ experience. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2018 and conducts almost exclusively leading work at all levels: the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the Administrative Court and in the Upper Tribunal in statutory appeals and judicial reviews.

Gordon Lee, Garden Court Chambers
Gordon is a leading practitioner in Public Law, Immigration and Asylum, Civil Liberties and Human Rights with an emphasis on all aspects of immigration, deportation and unlawful detention work. He has been instructed in some of the leading cases in these fields in recent years, including before the Supreme Court in R (DN (Rwanda)) v SSHD [2020] UKSC 7, [2020] 2 WLR 611 and R (George) v SSHD [2014] UKSC 28 [2014] 1 WLR 1831 and he appears regularly before the Court of Appeal and the Administrative Court in cases that raise important points of principle. Gordon is registered with the Bar Council for public access work and welcomes public access enquiries in immigration law.

Gráinne Mellon, Garden Court Chambers
Gráinne is a public law and human rights specialist. Her practice includes education, community care, Court of Protection, immigration law, children’s rights and discrimination law. Gráinne acts in judicial review claims and in civil claims for damages under the Human Rights Act 1998. She is particularly known for her work representing vulnerable children and adults across the spectrum of both public and private law. In addition to her domestic practice, Gráinne acts and advises in international and European human rights law. Gráinne is the Vice-Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee, the international human rights arm of the Bar Council. She formerly taught International Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics, where she was also a Fellow at the LSE’s Centre for Human Rights.

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