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Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 29 June 2023

Rwanda Judgment: Court of Appeal rules government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

Sonali Naik KC, Adrian Berry, Mark Symes, Eva Doerr and Isaac Ricca-Richardson represent AS (Iran). David Sellwood is part of the team representing RM (Iran).

Immigration Law | Thursday 22 June 2023

Upper Tribunal quashes unlawful Secretary of State decision to refuse Afghan judge LOTR as it failed to consider contribution to rule of law

Sonali Naik KC, Irena Sabic KC and Emma Fitzsimons, of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team, were instructed by Rachael Lenney of Wilsons LLP.

Irena Sabic KCSonali Naik KCEmma Fitzsimons

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.

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.

Immigration Law | Monday 13 February 2023

High Court finds Afghans discriminated against on grounds of nationality

Sonali Naik KC, Maha Sardar and Gráinne Mellon of Garden Court Chambers acted for AB, instructed by Marcela Navarrete of Wilsons LLP.

Gráinne MellonSonali Naik KCMaha Sardar

Immigration Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 23 January 2023

Sonali Naik KC listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2023

We are delighted to announce that Sonali Naik KC of Garden Court Chambers has been listed in The Lawyer magazine’s Hot 100 list. The Hot 100 recognises excellence in the legal profession.

Sonali Naik KC

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.

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.

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 5 August 2022

Court of Appeal dismisses Home Secretary’s appeal against High Court decision quashing UK Government refusal to consider relocation claims of two Afghan judges

Sonali Naik QC, Irena Sabic and Emma Fitzsimons acted for S, instructed by Wilson LLP Irena Sabic, David Sellwood and Maha Sardar acted for AZ, instructed by Wilson LLP.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Wednesday 13 July 2022

Garden Court Chambers jointly wins Highly Commended at The Lawyer Awards 2022 for Pro Bono Initiative of the Year supporting Afghan judiciary

We are proud to have received Highly Commended for The Lawyer Principal members of our Garden Court team involved in the initiative were Sonali Naik QC, Irena Sabic, Maha Sardar, Ali Bandegani, Emma Fitzsimons, Maria Moodie and David Sellwood.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 15 June 2022

Garden Court Barristers secure injunctions from the Court of Appeal for last few asylum seekers on Rwanda Flight

The Garden Court team who secured consisted of Sonali Naik QC, Adrian Berry, Grace Brown, Mark Symes, Alex Grigg, Maha Sardar, Ella Gunn, Eva Doer, and Stephen Clark.

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 9 June 2022

High Court grants the judicial review claims of two Afghan Judges against the Government’s refusal of their claims to relocate to the UK

High Court grants the judicial review claims of two Afghan Judges against the Government’s refusal of their claims to relocate to the UK.

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 3 May 2022

Garden Court Chambers shortlisted at The Lawyer Awards 2022 for Pro Bono initiative to support Afghan judiciary

We are excited to have been shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards 2022, which takes place on 12 July 2022.  The Lawyer Awards highlight the pioneering and innovative achievements of lawyers. The full shortlist is now available to view. Members of our Public Law and Immigration Teams, together with Eversheds Sutherland, Wilsons Solicitors and Mishcon de Reya have been part […]

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 1 April 2022

Court of Appeal rules unlawfully removed child entitled to damages

Our Sonali Naik QC and Greg Ó Ceallaigh of Garden Court Chambers represented the Appellant, instructed by Hannah Baynes of Duncan Lewis.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KCSonali Naik KC

Immigration Law | Friday 25 February 2022

Children of appellant in KO (Nigeria) achieve success in European Court of Human Rights

The applicant children were represented by Sonali Naik QC and Helen Foot, of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team, instructed by Oluwole Osibona of Freemans Solicitors.

Helen FootSonali Naik KC

Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 10 February 2022

Victims of trafficking secure recognition of their trafficking status, revocation of deportation orders and granted leave to remain

Sonali Naik QC, Louise Hooper and Emma Fitzsimons of the Garden Court Public Law Team acted for the Claimants, instructed by Maria Thomas at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Louise HooperSonali Naik KCEmma Fitzsimons

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 31 January 2022

Sonali Naik QC and Irena Sabic act in ‘deport first, appeal later’ case where appellant killed by Taliban

Sonali Naik QC and Irena Sabic, of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team, represent the appellant, instructed by Nasir Ata of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Irena Sabic KCSonali Naik KC

Administrative and Public Law | Monday 4 October 2021

Home Office work policy for asylum seekers breaches s55 of the BCIA 2009

Sonali Naik QC, Ali Bandegani and Ubah Dirie, all of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team, instructed by Syed Naqvi of ITN Solicitors acted for R.

Ali BandeganiSonali Naik KCUbah Dirie

International Human Rights, Garden Court International | Friday 14 May 2021

Garden Court barristers appointed Legal Counsel to CEDAW People’s Tribunal

Sonali Naik QC, Amanda Weston QC, Nicola Braganza, Grace Brown, Louise Hooper and Maria Moodie, all of Garden Court Chambers, are instructed pro bono to represent the CEDAW People's Tribunal.

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.

Raza HalimSonali Naik KCStephen Clark

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