News UKBA has responded to Refugee Action’s postcard campaign on asylum seekers by asserting that the government is committed to providing a safe haven for genuine refugees and that "[w]e do not consider it acceptable to send people to their countries of origin where they would have to hide their sexuality to avoid persecution". It […]
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to have hosted the launch of "Insider Art" by artist Matthew Meadows, featuring an exhibition of paintings and wood block prints.
We have become aware that members of the public have been contacted by fraudsters purporting to be from Garden Court Chambers. The latest versions of these have included rubber ink stamps and seals which look official.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Statutory grievance procedure Serco Home Affairs Ltd v Watson UKEAT/0348/10/ZTIf a claim is made against a named individual they should either be named in the grievance letter, or there should be something in the letter that would enable them to be identified. Only those matters which have been the raised in the […]
The Latest Housing Law News Social Housing Allocation: while the Coalition Government reflects on whether changes should be made to the law on social housing allocation, the National Housing Federation has issued a detailed discussion paper on the topic inviting responses by 30 September 2010. For a copy, click here. The Scottish Executive Government is […]
News The UK Border Agency has announced proposals to increase immigration and nationality application fees for all those applying to visit, study, work or stay in the UK from autumn 2010. Click here to read more. New versions of Points Based System application forms were published, and a new version of the Tier 1 (General) […]
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.
