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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 2 April 2015

High Court rules Chris Grayling’s ‘absconder’ policy for indeterminate sentence prisoners unlawful

Amanda Weston and Leonie Hirst were instructed by the Prisoners' Advice Service.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 19 March 2015

Full Divisional Court rejects Home Secretary’s attempts to limit Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s powers of scrutiny

A review jurisdiction on ‘judicial review’ principles concerning refusals of applications to naturalise or decisions to exclude from the UK on grounds which the Secretary of State does not wish to make public.

Edward Grieves KCAmanda Weston KCStephanie Harrison KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 16 July 2014

Supreme Court rules that recall from Home Detention Curfew does not trigger fresh right of review

Amanda Weston represents appellant in Supreme Court prison case.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 15 July 2014

High court quashes decision to refuse citizenship to teenager

Amanda Weston represents 14 year old in judicial review of citizenship refusal.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 10 April 2014

Deprivation of citizenship Q&A this Friday

Amanda Weston to take part live Q&A on Friday 11 April.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 21 January 2014

‘The Deprivation of Citizenship in the United Kingdom: History, Practice, Law and Ethics’ Conference

Adrian Berry and Amanda Weston are due to speak at this conference on the deprivation of citizenship in the UK, which will take place on Friday 14 February 2014.

Amanda Weston KCAdrian Berry KC

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 9 December 2013

Home Office settles case for unlawfully detaining mentally ill migrant

The Home Office has settled a case at a substantial sum for unlawfully detaining a mentally ill migrant for nearly three years. The man was represented by Amanda Weston.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 21 November 2013

Home Secretary’s powers to terminate judicial review proceedings declared unlawful by Court of Appeal

In a short and clear judgment the Court of Appeal has declared unlawful powers which the Home Secretary gave herself to terminate judicial review proceedings without further order of the court.

Amanda Weston KCStephanie Harrison KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 31 October 2013

Garden Court Chambers ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK 2014

We are once again delighted to have been ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers UK 2014 directory.
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