Areas of Specialisation / House of Lords and ECHR cases


GCN appearances in House of Lords and European Court of Human Rights cases

House of Lords

Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) v James (FC) (Appellant) (formerly Walker and another) AND R (on the application of Lee) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) and one other action [2009] UKHL 22 (IPP appeals) more

Kola and Mirzajani v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007] UKHL 54, [2007] All ER (D) 425 (Nov); R(IS) 1/08 (asylum seekers’ income support appeal as they had claimed asylum ‘on their arrival’) more

SSHD v K; Fornah v SSHD [2006] UKHL 46 (Lords allow 'particular social group' refugee appeal) more

Regina v. Her Majesty's Coroner for the Western District of Somerset (Respondent) and another (Appellant) ex parte Middleton (FC) (Respondent)[2004] UKHL 10 (application of Article 2 to inquest proceedings and the ambit of neglect verdicts) more

R v Manchester Crown Court ex parte McCann [2002] UKHL 39 (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, ASBOs) more

ECHR

Tsfayo -v- UK [2006] ECHR 981; [2006] All ER (D) 177 (Nov); The Times 23/11/06; [2009] 48 EHRR 18 (Article 6.1 ECHR; Housing Benefit Review Board; administrative decision making; independence of tribunal; human rights ) more

Ezeh & Connors v UK [2004] 39 EHRR 1 (Article 6 prison adjudications; human rights) more

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Forthcoming

> 17/7/09 - ‘Third party support’ in immigration appeals to be considered by the House of Lords



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11/3/10 GCN and APL announce one day prison seminar (22/04)

9/3/10 Dr Tor Pettit confirmed to speak at GCN's Mental Capacity seminar (23/03)

March 2010 Housing Bulletin

4/3/10 Bryony Poynor presenting Family Law Update for Sheffield Law Society (20/04)

26/2/10 Four housing seminars announced for spring/ summer 2010

25/2/10 One day immigration update announced (13/5/10)

25/2/10 Pete Weatherby on assisted suicide

HOUSING LAW TENANTS

16/2/10 Bryony Poynor to run London Marathon

12/2/10 Brigid Baillie joins chambers

12/2/10 IPP sentence quashed

10/2/10 GCN write to MoJ and LSC in response to proposed government cuts to criminal legal aid

4/2/10 Mark George to speak at US death penalty event

January 2010 Prison law update

January 2010 Criminal law update

18/01/10 Camille Warren joins chambers

18/01/10 Prison law - Challenging NOMS and UK Board Agency agreement on segregation of foreign nationals

16/12/09 Third party support and/or joint sponsorship permissible for entry clearance applications under Rules 281, 297 & 317

16/12/09 Sonny Lodge public inquiry - final report released

15/12/09 Appeal against 2004 convictions allowed - referral by Criminal Cases Review Commission

11/12/09 Manchester City Council –v- Pinnock - Permission to appeal granted

3/12/09 Prison law - 'Challenging Deportation'

30/11/09 Prison JR: SSJ acted unlawfully in IPP transfer

17/11/09 Chambers & Partners 2010 recommendations

12/11/09 Mark George QC on Judge's decision in child rape case

6/11/09 James Stark to speak at HLPA event on 15/12

30/10/09 Three new members join GCN

9/10/09 Sarah Daley 'the issues of best value tendering in criminal legal aid'

2/10/09 ‘Letter from America’ Kate Stone’s Pegasus scholarship

1/10/09 UK Supreme Court Opens

28/9/09 Legal 500 ratings

23/9/09 Pete Weatherby on assisted suicide guidelines

14/9/09 Appeal against sentencing affecting HDC upheld

11/9/09 Prison JR on reasons for Cat A ERC decisions

9/9/09 Michael Shields released; first ever British pardon of someone convicted abroad (+ media coverage links)

4/9/09 James Stark on "homeless at home"

19/8/09 Prison JR challenges Cat A review decision

16/8/09 Pete Weatherby on "Right to review reviewed"

7/8/09 Latest equal pay case

31/7/09 James Stark on "Reasonable Occupational Continuation"

23/7/09 Sex offenders register without mechanism for review is "incompatible" with HRA 1998

22/7/09 Unlawful killing verdict for aid worker killed in India

17/7/09 House of Lords to consider "third party support"

17/7/09 Prison JR quashes re-categorisation and HDC decision

16/7/09 Who is "Lawyer of the week" and which GCN barrister gets a mention?