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Deprivation of Citizenship and Fraud: the impact of Begum
His recent instructions include:
Ed accepts pro bono instructions where appropriate. He undertakes pro bono work with Bail for Immigration Detainees and Advocate.
He is a member of the editorial team for the Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice.
Prior to the Bar, Ed was a senior analyst at an international cybersecurity company. He worked with corporate organisations, public bodies, regulators, social media companies and NGOs. He is therefore well placed to advise in relation to cases raising information rights and data protection issues.
The proud son of Colombian and Iranian parents, Ed speaks fluent Spanish and Farsi – and cooks a lot of rice.
Ed is building a broad public and administrative law practice. He is especially interested in matters concerning human rights, immigration, social security, housing, education, information and data.
His recent work includes:
Ed has previous immigration, asylum and nationality law experience having worked as a paralegal at an immigration firm. He was also children’s adviser with the Refugee Council, where he provided a drop-in clinic for unaccompanied minors and acted as the Appropriate Adult during local authority age assessments. He undertakes pro bono work with Bail for Immigration Detainees.
During pupillage, Ed was supervised by Julia Smyth, a leading public law, European Union and ECHR specialist. He worked across a range of areas, including:
Ed is developing a practice across all areas of planning, infrastructure and compulsory purchase.
His recent instructions include:
During pupillage, Ed was supervised by Guy Williams KC and worked on a range of matters, including:
Ed gained further experience in infrastructure, compulsory purchase and compensation issues during pupillage by:
Ed is developing a varied practice covering all aspects of environmental law.
His recent instructions include advising an environmental campaigner and NGO on sewage matters, water quality and safety concerns in respect of English beaches; and advising in relation to the review of mineral permissions concerning former mineral working sites.
Ed gained experience of environmental judicial review during pupillage, including:
Ed is a member of the Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA) and the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA).
Ed is building a property and housing law practice. He is particularly interested in the intersection between property rights and human rights, and in cases that require knowledge of planning, environmental and public law.
He is a member of the editorial team for the Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice.
During pupillage, Ed was supervised by Justin Bates and Jonathan Wills. He gained experience in a range of matters, including:
Ed is keen to build a varied practice covering all aspects of rating law.
During pupillage he was supervised by Guy Williams KC and worked on the following:
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Ed was raised in a non-English speaking household and attended a comprehensive school in London. He was the first in his family to go to university, and the first to enter the profession.
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