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Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 5 December 2019

Home office admits unlawful detention of mentally ill man

Stephanie Harrison QC, Shu Shin Luh and Anthony Vaughan of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Immigration Teams instructed.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Friday 8 November 2019

Home Secretary announces investigation into Brook House immigration removal centre will be converted into Public Inquiry

MA is represented by Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers and Alex Goodman of Landmark Chambers, instructed by Lewis Kett and Nicholas Hughes of Duncan Lewis Solicitors’ Public Law team.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 28 October 2019

Asylum Appeal allowed outright by Court of Appeal in RS (Sri Lanka)

Patrick Lewis of Garden Court Chambers represented the Appellant, and he was instructed by Arun Gananathan of Birnberg Peirce.

Patrick Lewis

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 24 October 2019

CJEU decision in Bajratari v SSHD(Case 93/18)

Gráinne Mellon and Ronan Toal of Garden Court acted successfully on behalf of the Aire Centre who were intervenors in the case of Bajarati v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] ECR 1.

Ronan ToalGráinne Mellon

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 20 June 2019

New European Court of Human Rights judgment: Greece violates articles 3 and 5

Ronan Toal and Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court acted on behalf of Statewatch as a third party intervener, instructed by Zubier Yazdani of Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Ronan Toal

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 14 June 2019

High Court declares Home Secretary’s investigation into immigration detention abuse at Brook House inadequate

Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers represented MA instructed by Lewis Kett and Nicholas Hughes of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 12 April 2019

Court granted injunction today for man facing deportation from UK to DRC

Alex Grigg of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams was instructed on behalf of Habib Bazaboko by Cyrielle Vallet Simond and Toufique Hossain of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Alex Grigg

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 6 March 2019

Supreme Court reasserts the role of medical experts in asylum claims by torture survivors

The appellant was represented by Ronan Toal and Michelle Brewer. Stephanie Harrison QC, Ali Bandegani and Mark Symes for the interveners.

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Wednesday 13 February 2019

Home Office concedes that they unlawfully detained a potential victim of trafficking for almost six months in immigration detention day before trial in High Court

The Claimant was represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Louise Hooper and Emma Fitzsimons of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Shalini Patel at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Migration and Asylum Law | Thursday 7 February 2019

Major reforms to immigration detention decision-making proposed in report of the Joint Human Rights Committee

Following a wide-ranging inquiry into the use of immigration detention by the Home Office, the report of the Joint Human Rights Committee of both Houses of Parliament is now available.

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Wednesday 6 February 2019

Further Guidance from the Courts on Article 8 post Rhuppiah

David Jones of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team has been instructed by Sutovic and Hartigan Solicitors to prepare the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 28 January 2019

Northern Ireland appeal case on ‘Chen parents’ in Court of Justice of the European Union

Garden Court’s Gráinne Mellon and Ronan Toal appeared in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last week on behalf of the AIRE Centre who were intervenors in the case of Bajarati v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] ECR 1.

Gráinne Mellon

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Inquests and Inquiries | Monday 28 January 2019

High Court orders new inquest into Home Office role in Windrush citizen Dexter Bristol’s death

Una Morris represented Sentina D’Artanyan-Bristol, instructed by Irène Nembhard of Birnberg Peirce.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 22 January 2019

Dubs Amendment: High Court finds Home Office unlawfully failed to publish policy and breached its duty of candour

The claimant was represented by Sonali Naik QC, Bryony Poynor and Miranda Butler of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 14 January 2019

Appeal rights under the 2016 EEA Regulations are to be introduced for extended family members (EFM)

Grace Brown represented the Claimant. She was instructed by Sharif Khan of Oliver Hasani Solicitors.

Grace Brown

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 10 January 2019

Miranda Butler acts in European Court of Human Rights challenge by Azerbaijani journalist

Miranda Butler acted for the interveners, a coalition of NGOs including PEN International and Privacy International.

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Tuesday 4 December 2018

Dublin returns to Italy give rise to an arguable breach of article 3 ECHR

Greg Ó Ceallaigh acts for the lead claimant in the successful challenge to the lawfulness of removals to Italy.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Thursday 11 October 2018

Home Office in major U-turn agrees to Article 3-compliant investigation by Prisons & Probation Ombudsman into abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre

Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers represented one of the abuse victims (MA).

Stephanie Harrison KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Law | Monday 8 October 2018

Court of Appeal – detention of asylum seekers unlawful under Article 28 Dublin III

In a majority decision, the Court of Appeal (Etherton and Peter Jackson LLJ; Sales LJ dissenting) delivered a significant judgment affecting the lawfulness of detention of asylum seekers subject to the Dublin III Regulation.

Mark SymesGreg Ó Ceallaigh KCRaza Halim

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Law | Thursday 26 July 2018

Bail accommodation failures led to unlawful detention of man despite grant of bail in principle

The claimant, Mr Diop, was represented in the High Court by Anthony Vaughan of Garden Court Chambers.

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