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Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Friday 11 May 2018

Victory in ‘Windrush’ case

Garden Court's Helen Foot was instructed by Emma Terenius of Wilson Solicitors LLP. 

Helen Foot

Immigration Law | Wednesday 2 May 2018

David Jones delivers speech on common claims against the Home Office on panel at Commonwealth Forum UK at the House of Commons

David Jones joined the panel for the Commonwealth Forum UK organised by Britafrique and Affirm Human Rights UK on Monday 1 May. 

David Jones

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 29 March 2018

Court of Appeal overturns decision that Pakistani national married to British woman should return to Pakistan to apply again for entry clearance

Greg Ó Ceallaigh of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team was instructed by Liam Doyle at M&K Solicitors. 

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Immigration Law | Wednesday 7 March 2018

Afghan child challenges Home Office on ‘Dubs Amendment’ at the High Court

Garden Court’s Sonali Naik QC, Bryony Poynor and Miranda Butler represent the claimant, instructed by Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Sonali Naik KC

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Wednesday 28 February 2018

Peter Jorro joined leading US immigration attorney in a presentation for the Raindance Film Festival, London

Peter presented on 26 February on the topic of US/UK Work Permits for the Film & Television Industry.

Peter Jorro

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Children Law, Immigration Law | Monday 19 February 2018

SM (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 9

Navtej Singh Ahluwalia of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team appeared for the intervener, Coram Children’s Legal Centre.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Thursday 15 February 2018

Will Brexit weaken the enforcement of fundamental rights in the UK?

Emma Fitzsimons of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Immigration Team has published an article for LexisNexis.

Emma Fitzsimons

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Thursday 8 February 2018

Supreme Court rules against Home Office on SIAC powers to impose bail conditions

Stephanie Harrison QC and Anthony Vaughan of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration and Public Law Teams represented the respondent.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | 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.

Raza HalimStephanie Harrison KCStephen Simblet KC

Immigration Law | Thursday 25 January 2018

Mother succeeds in judicial review of fresh claim concerning public interest in deportation and the rights of child

The claimant was represented by Irena Sabic of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Chris McKendry of Wilsons Solicitors.

Immigration Law | Monday 15 January 2018

TOEIC litigation—can decisions be challenged from within UK? (Ahsan v The Secretary of State for the Home Department)

Greg Ó Ceallaigh looks at the implications of the important judgment in Ahsan v The Secretary of State

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 11 January 2018

Garden Court Chambers welcomes Miranda Butler to the Immigration Team

We are thrilled to announce that Miranda Butler has joined the Immigration Team at Garden Court Chambers.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Thursday 21 December 2017

Supreme Court allows nationality appeals

Counsel for the appellants were our Sonali Naik and Helen Foot, led by Stephen Knafler QC, Landmark Chambers.

Helen FootSonali Naik KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Wednesday 6 December 2017

Migrants accused of cheating in English language test have in-country right of challenge, rules Court of Appeal

Greg Ó Ceallaigh of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration and Public Law Teams represented Ahsan, one of the appellants.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Housing Law | Wednesday 1 November 2017

Garden Court is delighted to announce that all four of the pupils who started in October 2016 have accepted offers of tenancy at the end of their pupillage

Stephen Clark, Tihomir Mak, Laura Profumo and Franck Magennis have joined Chambers as full members and have already started developing their practices.

Franck MagennisStephen Clark

Immigration Law | Monday 9 October 2017

One in five stopped by immigration enforcement is a UK citizen, figures show

Christopher Williams and Nicola Braganza spoke to journalist Adam Cantwell-Corn from the Bristol Cable.

Christopher WilliamsNicola Braganza KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Law | 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

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 15 August 2017

First-tier Tribunal allows the asylum appeal of Iranian Kurdish activist

The appellant was represented by Grace Brown of Garden Court Chambers.

Grace Brown

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Tuesday 1 August 2017

“A child is foremost a child before he or she is a refugee”: Court of Appeal provides new guidance to tribunals to ensure children and vulnerable persons have their voices heard in asylum proceedings

Raza Halim and Stephanie Harrison QC were instructed by Brighton Housing Trust for the appellant.

Raza HalimStephanie Harrison KC

Immigration Law | Monday 31 July 2017

‘Trafficking is a function of the absence of safe, legal ways to claim asylum in Europe’ – Greg Ó Ceallaigh on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story

Greg Ó Ceallaigh is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC
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