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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.
![Ali Bandegani](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/3953.jpg)
![Raza Halim](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/685.jpg)
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
![Sonali Naik KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/696.jpg)
![David Sellwood](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/865.jpg)
![Alex Grigg](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/3447.jpg)
![Amanda Weston KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2470.jpg)
![Eva Doerr](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2647.jpg)
![Isaac Ricca-Richardson](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2368.jpg)
Immigration Law | Friday 30 November 2018
KV (Sri Lanka) v SSHD (Helen Bamber Foundation, Freedom from Torture, and Medical Justice Intervening) UKSC 2017/0124
Stephanie Harrison QC, Mark Symes and Ali Bandegani are instructed by Freshfields on behalf of all three intervenors.
![Stephanie Harrison KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1839.jpg)
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
![Ali Bandegani](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/3953.jpg)
Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | 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.
![Stephen Clark](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1240.jpg)
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
![Sonali Naik KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/696.jpg)
![Maha Sardar](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1560.jpg)
![Ella Gunn](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2852.jpg)
![Alex Grigg](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/3447.jpg)
![Adrian Berry](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1358.jpg)
![Grace Brown](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/935.jpg)
![Eva Doerr](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2647.jpg)
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | 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 Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
![Irena Sabic KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1637.jpg)
![Raza Halim](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/685.jpg)
![Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/946.jpg)
Immigration Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 22 March 2017
Upper Tribunal finds Ukrainian prison conditions breach Article 3 ECHR in landmark country guideline case
Mark Symes of Garden Court Chambers represented both appellants.
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Wednesday 4 January 2017
Tribunal’s refusal to grant asylum appeal to former child soldier successfully challenged
Mark Symes of Garden Court's Immigration Team represented the former child soldier.
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)
Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 21 October 2016
Garden Court and Stephanie Harrison QC shortlisted for Human Rights and Public Law awards
Garden Court has been shortlisted at the Chambers Bar Awards, whilst Stephanie and our Public Law Team are shortlisted at the Legal 500 Awards.