News The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, acting as a third party intervener, stated that "Asylum seekers, including persons transferred under the ‘Dublin Regulation’, face extremely harsh conditions in Greece" before the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in M.S.S v. Belgium and Greece (no. 30696/09) on Wednesday.Click here to read more. The UKBA […]
Employment Appeal Tribunal Stay of Proceedings Gloucester Constabulary v Peters UKEAT/0322/10/ZTThe Employment Tribunal had erred in refusing to allow a further stay of a hearing in relation to disability where the issue of "day to day activities" of the employee, a service police officer, were also the subject of a police fraud investigation. However the […]
News 26th August 2010: Government Immigration Minister Damian Green has indicated that the government is considering a number of exclusions to guarantee top Indian firms that Indian employees will be able to work freely in UK. To achieve this the government is unlikely to restrict intra-company transfers for top Indian professionals. The government wants new […]
Sarah Hemingway visited Turkey in August to monitor a trial on behalf of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights. The reinstatement cases brought by hundreds of dismissed workers from the Sinter Metal Factory were again adjourned, over 18 months a
Now that the Charles Taylor trial has shifted its attention away from celebrity witnesses, Courtenay Griffiths speaks to Radio Netherlands about advocacy tactics in the court room, the imperfect system in which the trial is taking place, and its broader h
In a ground-breaking human rights case, Stephen Knafler QC and Patrick Lewis have successfully acted on behalf of immigration appellants who cited their value to the community as a factor to be weighed up when deciding the outcome of their applications to
The Garden Court International Advice and Litigation Team is gaining momentum as members have confirmed that they will be participating in three high-profile projects over the coming months.
News The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke has identified asylum legal aid as a key area for cuts in the autumn spending review.Click here to read more Immigration officials charged with carrying out the government’s pledge to end the detention of children in immigration centres are piloting an alternative scheme for family removal. Families with children […]
Courtenay Griffiths QC has received a lot of media attention over the past week following his cross-examination of Naomi Campbell's former agent and friend. While he is well known as a world-leading defence advocate, here the BBC delve deeper into his bac
Employment Appeal Tribunal Procedure South Lanarkshire Council v Russell & Ors UKEATS/0067/09/BIUnder Rule 18(2) relating to Pre-Hearing Reviews an Employment Tribunal or Employment Judge sitting alone can issue an order in accordance with Rule 10. However if a full Tribunal is sitting under that rule then it must be the full Tribunal and not the […]
After a dramatic week at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Courtenay Griffiths QC gave a rare televised interview yesterday, live on the BBC's Newsnight
News 11 August 2010: UKBA accepts 37 Bhutanese refugees into UK as part of an agreement under the Gateway Protection ProgrammeThe Gateway Protection Programme is operated by the UK Border Agency in partnership with UNHCR. The programme is a legal route for particularly vulnerable refugees to reach safety without being driven into the hands of […]
After a dramatic week at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Courtenay Griffiths QC is due to be interviewed this evening, live on the BBC's Newsnight
A jury has returned a highly critical narrative verdict finding that a number of failings by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and Derbyshire Constabulary contributed to the death of a seriously unwell man in their custody.
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News It is understood that changes to the Schengen visa system announced with immediate effect on 2 August 2010 mean that for a Schengen visa to be valid it must now be endorsed in a current passport. Travel is not permitted if the Schengen visa is in an expired passport even if it is still […]
Supreme Court Part-time Workers O’Brien v Ministry of Justice [2010] UKSC 34The House of Lords has referred questions to the ECJ on whether it is for national law to determine whether judges as a whole are "workers" for the purpose of the Framework Directive or whether there is a community norm to be applied, and […]
NOTE – with the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court now all on Long Vacation, the next Housing Law Bulletin will be published in the Autumn. The Latest Housing Law News Housing and Legal Aid: the roll-out of announcements of the awards of Housing and Family and Social Welfare Law Contracts, to undertake […]
Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring Beyond Borders through a grant of £1000 from its Special Fund.
News The government has announced its intention to abolish the "certificate of approval" scheme. A Remedial Order under the Human Rights Act 1998 has been laid in Parliament to achieve this aim. At present, any migrant who is already in the UK and is subject to immigration control must apply for a certificate of approval […]
