Chambers Public Law

Webinar – Brexit, Withdrawal Agreement & EU Settlement Scheme

The Goldsmith immigration and public law team were delighted to collaborate with the3million for this first webinar of the team’s Spring 2021 Series. You can access a copy of the presentation slides here and view the recording by clicking on the link immediately below. The joint heads of team, Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder provide an insight […]

‘A Practical Guide to Claims for Unlawful Detention and False Imprisonment in Immigration and Asylum Cases’

OUT NOW: ‘A Practical Guide to Claims for Unlawful Detention and False Imprisonment in Immigration and Asylum Cases’ by Samina Iqbal, joint-head of the immigration and public law team. Samina is a senior public law and immigration practitioner with over 20 years’ experience, and a growing specialism in challenges to unlawful detention, crossing over with claims […]

Ministry of Justice Consultation on Court of Appeal – January 2021

Following the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the Court of Appeal, the immigration and public law team’s response can be access here. In the consultation, the MoJ propose to improve the efficiency of the unified tribunal system by limiting the extent to which an unsuccessful litigant can require the Court of Appeal to further examine judicial decisions made […]

Launch of our Immigration & Public Law Team and Animal Rights Team

Thank you to all those who registered and attended the launch of the expanded and new teams:  immigration & public law and animal rights. We hope you enjoyed the evening with us.  We were delighted that The Hon. Mr Justice Fordham, High Court Judge and Kevin Schneider, Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in the […]

Business Immigration – 2021 Virtual Conference on 3rd February 2021 – MBL Seminars Ltd

Several of our members are joining MBL Seminars Ltd to host the Business Immigration – 2021 Virtual Conference on 3rd February 2021 at 10am! Do join us – the conference will bring together several experts in the field: – Our very own co-heads of team Sarah Pinder as Chair and speaker (The Points-Based System & Fairness), Samina Iqbal and colleague Sanaz Saifolahi, Goldsmith Chambers […]

Immigration and Public Law team’s submission to IRAL’s Call for Evidence

Goldsmith Chambers’ immigration and public law team has submitted its response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law and its Call for Evidence “on how well or effectively judicial review balances the legitimate interest in citizens being able to challenge the lawfulness of executive action with the role of the executive in carrying on the […]

Commonwealth Veterans’ Legal Action

Anthony Metzer QC and Sarah Pinder, instructed by Vinita Templeton, of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, have lodged a claim for judicial review on behalf of a group of eight Commonwealth Veterans (‘the Claimants’) against the Secretary of State for Defence (‘SSD’) and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (‘SSHD’). The two government departments have filed and served their […]

Commonwealth Veterans’ Legal Action

Anthony Metzer QC and Sarah Pinder of Chambers, instructed by Vinita Templeton of Duncan Lewis Solicitors represent a group of eight Commonwealth Veterans (“the Claimants”), who have lodged a claim for judicial review against the Secretary of State for Defence (SSD) and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD).  This has been recently featured in two articles […]

Response on EU Settlement Scheme to ICIBI

Members of the immigration team have responded to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s call for evidence concerning the government’s EU Settlement Scheme. This concerns the fate of EEA nationals and their family members living in the UK post-Brexit and the transition period due to come to an end on 31st December 2020. […]

Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder quoted in Bureau of Investigative Journalism article

Journalist Cat McShane’s article “Gap in homelessness help could force thousands back onto streets – The Everyone In policy was groundbreaking in its scope, but many of those housed in hotels will soon lose their accommodation” shines a light on what may happen next with the government’s Everyone In Policy. The article was published by […]

 

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