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Garden Court Chambers | Monday 22 February 2010

Issue 172 – 22nd February 2010

News The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) replaced the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal as from 15 February 2010. seehttp://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/andhttp://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/utiac/ The Children’s Commissioner for England has produced a report critical of the practice of detaining children at the Yarl’s Wood Detention centre. seehttp://www.11million.org.uk/For the government’s response. seehttp://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/February/yarls-wood-media-coverage […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 22 February 2010

Booking Rooms at Garden Court Chambers

Garden Court Chambers has reviewed its events booking system.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 19 February 2010

ECtHR Grants Application for Interim Measure under Rule 39 in respect of Article 8 Matter

In a rare move, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) grants an application under Rule 39 for an interim measure preventing removal of the Applicant in respect of his complaints raising Articles 8 Right to Family Life and Article 6 Right to a Fair He

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 16 February 2010

Garden Court Chambers has joined the FRP

Garden Court Chambers influencing policy at EU level

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 15 February 2010

Issue 167 – 15th February 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Still no security of tenure for council site residents. The Housing & Regeneration Act 2008 section 318 would extend security of tenure to residents of official local authority gypsy and traveller caravan sites. On 10 February 2010 a civil servant at Communities & Local Government (CLG) indicated that ministers had […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 15 February 2010

Issue 171 – 15 February 2010

News The Council of Europe noted that several European governments are forcibly returning to Kosovo persons who have found shelter in their countries. To assess the situation, Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, visits Kosovo from 11 to 13 February. Amongst the returnees are some Roma, who have ended up in […]

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 12 February 2010

Medical Evidence in Child Abuse Cases Conference-March 2010

Garden Court barrister Ian Peddie QC, will be a speaker at the Medical Evidence in Child Abuse Cases Conference 2010

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 8 February 2010

Issue 170 – 8th February 2010

News A case owner at the Border Agency office in Cardiff has claimed that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the Agency. The whistle blower has said that officials at the Cardiff office have expressed fiercely anti-immigration views and take pride in refusing applications.http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/02/border-staff-asylum-seekers-whistleblower From 22 February 2010, any applicant […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 4 February 2010

New Tenants

Garden Court Chambers Welcomes New Family Tenants.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 February 2010

Future of Services for Children Seeking Asylum – Best practice and support – April Conference

Garden Court Barrister Nadine Finch to present report on recent research into Unaccompanied Foreign Children.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 February 2010

Issue 169 – 1st February 2010

News In a letter dated 25 January 2010 from Lin Homer, UKBA Chief Executive, to Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council and co-chair of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum, the government has announced its current intention to opt out of the latest European Commission proposals recasting the EU Procedures and Qualification Directives. The […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 February 2010

Issue 166 – 1st February 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Goodbye "secure" and "assured" in social housing? In the light of the Law Commission’s Renting Homes report (2006) there should now be the opportunity for a "review of the legislative framework for tenure law for social housing". For more on that and for other views expressed by the Welsh Assembly […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 February 2010

Issue 76 – 1st February 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Representation in disciplinary proceedings R (G) v Governors of X School [2010] EWCA Civ 1A teacher was accused of sexual misconduct towards a 15 year old boy and dismissed at a disciplinary hearing. The Court of Appeal held that as it was likely that the outcome of the hearing would have a […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 25 January 2010

Issue 168 – 25th January 2010

Cases In AZ (rule 57(iv): external student, overseas degree) Pakistan [2010] UKAIT 00001 (22 January 2010) the Tribunal found that for the purposes of the Immigration Rules, ‘external student’ is a term of art, embracing a smaller class of students than all those studying externally for something: thus they reversed YS India. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIAT/2010/00001.html In IK […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 19 January 2010

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of “Advising Mentally Disordered Offenders”

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of "Advising Mentally Disordered Offenders, A Practical Guide" (2nd edition). Most criminal practitioners will encounter clients with mental health difficulties and it is important that duty solicitors and criminal lawyers are able to recognise the signs and understand the correct processes and procedures in dealing with […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 75 – 18th January 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Constructive dismissal Stuart Peters Ltd v Bell [2009] EWCA Civ 938The principle in Norton Tool does not apply where the dismissal relied upon is a constructive dismissal under section 95(1)(c) Employment Rights Act 1996 ("ERA") so that credit has to be given for earnings during what would have been the notice period.http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2009/938.html […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 167 – 18th January 2010

News Independent research published by the Refugee Council last week has revealed refugees have little, if any, choice over which country they claim asylum in, and that few know what to expect before they arrive in the UKhttp://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/press/2010/January/14012010_a The UK Border Agency announced last week that identity cards will now be required by migrant skilled […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 165 – 18th January 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Costs in Housing Cases: on 14 January 2010 the Final Report of the Civil Litigation Costs Review was published. A whole Chapter (26) is dedicated to recommendations relating to the costs regimes for Housing cases and disputes. For a copy of the report, click here. Temporary homes for the priority […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 13 January 2010

Issue 164 – 13th January 2010

**STOP PRESS: there are still some places available for next week’s conference on homelessness, lettings and possession proceedings – Meeting Housing Needs conference in Bristol on 19 January 2010. Speakers include: the Housing Ombudsman; barrister Jan Luba QC; solicitors Derek McConnell and Steve Povey; and DJ Exton. For more details, click here. ** The Latest […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 7 January 2010

Oxford University Press publishes Blackstone’s Guide to the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

Authors: Ian Macdonald QC, Laurie Fransman QC, Adrian Berry and Ronan Toal, barristers at Garden Court Chambers; Alison Harvey, General Secretary, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA); Hina Majid, Legal Policy Director, Joint Council for the