Immigration

Immigration

Members of chambers have experience in all aspects of immigration law, and are regularly briefed to appear before the Adjudicator, the I. A. T., the High Court (by way of statutory or judicial review), and the Court of Appeal (civil division).

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We have expertise in entry clearance, deportation, removal, asylum, and the human rights issues that affect immigration, and have represented appellants from many countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, and the Ukraine. Members of a broad spectrum of seniority, from the head of chambers downward, are available to deal with all levels of immigration cases before all levels of court or tribunal.

Additionally, because we also have strong expertise in criminal law, some members of chambers have particular experience of appearing (both on behalf of the prosecution and defence) in criminal cases where the defendant is charged with committing an offence relating to immigration, such as document forgery or overstaying.

Notable immigration cases in which members of chambers have been involved include:

Ex Parte Turus (1996) Imm. A. R. 388 (the safety of Belgium for third country asylum removal purposes);

Lagrandha (1997) (unreported, Court of Appeal) (whether necessary to show that a marriage is bona fides for grant of residence permit to foreign spouse of E. U. national);

Meflah [1998] I. N. L. R. 180 (starred decision on the appellant’s right to an oral hearing in asylum cases);

On the application of Seri (2001) Imm. A. R. 169 (the interrelation between immigration and family proceedings, and between Article 6 of the E. C. H. R. and a contact application);

On the application of Ullah, The Independent, 16^th of October 2003, Court of Appeal (sufficiency of evidence in illegal entry by fraud cases).

For more information on instructing a member of 55 Temple Chambers to appear in an immigration (or any) case, please visit our administration page.