Counsel for one of the Interveners (with some 4-500 case stayed behind the lead case) in a challenge to the lawfulness of the Italian refugee protection system and consequently to the lawfulness of removals from the UK to Italy of those who may fall within the confines of such system.

Interpretation of policy, whether literal interpretation appropriate when considering interpretation of Home Office policy

Interpretation to be given to s 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 regarding applications to become a citizen of the United Kingdom based on the position of parents and maternal grandparents who were citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

Junior counsel for three of the lead Claimants in the highly publicised Ghurka settlement cases

Whether appropriate consideration given to the rights of an appellant’s UK based family members

Leading Counsel in a decision which determined that a Crown Court judge’s decision to impose a Guardianship Order is subordinate to the willingness of the local authority to accept the guardianship; the local authority has a wide discretion and are entitled to take a individuals propensity to be violent and disruptive into account when exercising that discretion

Whether serving prisoners can exercise EEA treaty rights in the UK.

Asylum – Application – Certification of claim – Third country national – Asylum applications in multiple Member States – Determination of Member State responsible for examining asylum application – Removal of claimant to Member State for determination – European Convention on Human Rights, art 8.

Country Guidance case on risk of persecution upon return to Somalia.

What weight is to be attached by an Immigration Judge to prior positive findings of the SSHD’s in relation to a witness giving evidence before the AIT in another persons appeal.

Jurisdiction of Crown Court Judge to prevent evidence being given in separate foreign jurisdiction proceedings, Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act 1990.

Assertion of fact made by claimant before adjudicator – Assertion of fact not challenged by Secretary of State – Adjudicator not raising doubts with claimant about veracity of assertion – Whether adjudicator bound to accept assertion as proved

EEC Polish Association Agreement, Right of establishment/residence. Illegal entrant establishing himself in business and seeking to regularise his stay. Direct effect of Polish Association Agreement.

Procedural rule deeming receipt of notice of determination by appellant irrespective of actual receipt is ultra vires, Immigration Act 1971, s 22, Asylum Appeals (Procedure) Rules 1996, r 42(1)(a).

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