Barristers / Jagadesham
Instructing solicitor 2008
Public law (Judicial Review) Regularly appears in the Administrative Court and advises on a wide variety of public law challenges.
Prison lawUndertakes judicial review and related civil claims on behalf of prisoners. Recent cases include:
Prison law practice also includes representation at Parole Board hearings: recalls, IPP and Life Sentences. Also appears at adjudications where there is an interesting / complex point. Advises on all matters, including the refusal to release a prisoner, re-categorisation (including Category A reviews), preparing minimum term representations and sentence calculation.
Immigration lawExperience of the full range of hearings, including entry clearance, asylum, deportation appeals and cases before the (now) Upper Tier Tribunal. Experienced in drafting and presenting appeals to the Upper-Tier, as well as appeals to the Court of Appeal. Draws on his significant public law expertise when advising on applications for judicial review in respect of fresh claims and detention. Also advises on claims for compensation, under the common law and Article 5 of the ECHR (arbitrary detention).
Contributor to the forthcoming 8th edition of Macdonald’s Immigration Law & Practice.
Housing Particular interest in those areas with a public law element.
Other areas Civil claims against the police: has advised on a claim for misfeasance further to the recall of a prisoner to custody. Data protection: currently advising on a claim against the Ministry of Justice for its loss of inaccurate personal data relating to a prisoner, in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 and ECHR.
R (on the application of Osborn) v The Parole Board [2010] EWHC 580 Parole Board’s refusal to grant an oral hearing. > news story/ judgment
R (on the application of Guittard) v The Secretary of State for Justice (2009) EWHC 2951 (Prison JR; SSJ acted unlawfully in respect of the transfer of IPP prisoners to open conditions > news story/ judgment
R (on the application of Rowen) v The Governor, HMP Kirkham and the Secretary of State for Justice (Interested Party) (3 July 2009, Admin Ct Manchester, Nicol J) CO/5471/2009 (Prison JR; categorisation and refusal of HDC decision quashed) > news story / judgment
R v Wilkins [2009] EWCA Crim 1654 (Appeal against IPP sentence: permission refused by the full Court despite concerns about the length of minimum term) > judgment to be added
Boswell v The Parole Board & Anor [2009] EWHC 2049 (Breach of article 5(4) (speedy hearing) by the Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice. Court declines to grant relief on the basis of the Betteridge guidance.) > judgement
Member of Manchester Prison Law Practitioners Group since its inception
Basic French
Completed pupillage with Garden Court North Chambers and became tenant at Garden Court North in October 2008. Prior to joining chambers gained 3 years experience in prison law as an in-house advocate for a firm of solicitors in Manchester. Also worked as an accredited police station adviser.
9/9/10 Succession provisions case (Sheffield CC v Wall) in Times Law Reports
Sep 2010 Immigration Bulletin
Sep 2010 Criminal Law Update
Mark George: Amicus US Death Penalty Training (Oct 10)
August 2010 Prison Law Update
20/8/10 Bryony Poynor joins International Lawyers Delegation to Colombia
16/8/10 JR quashes refusal to re-categorise Cat A (Krstic)
9/8/10 Peter Hodson on Landmark hospice costs victory
6/8/10 Pete Weatherby in Bahrain on Human Rights trial observations
26/7/10 Crossfire shooting - murder conviction quashed
23/7/10 JR quashes SSHD decision to certify human rights claim unfounded - HM (Malawi)
5/7/10 Pinnock in Supreme Court this week
30/6/10 Supreme Court ruling on HDC (Noone)
23/6/10 Out-of-time appeal: Court of Appeal quashes IPP
June 2010 Housing Law Update
7/6/10 Anonymity for those accused of rape
18/5/10 US Supreme Court outlaws life without parole for non-homicide juveniles
30/4/10 Whole life tariff quashed
28/4/10 Starter Tenancies and Public Law Defences
26/4/10 Supreme court on sex offenders register
20/4/10 Katy Ayres joins
19/4/10 Hannah McIntyre cleared of sex with pupil
31/3/10 Parole Board’s refusal to grant oral hearing
4/3/10 Bryony Poynor presents Family Law Update
25/2/10 Assisted suicide
12/2/10 Brigid Baillie joins
12/2/10 IPP sentence quashed
10/2/10 GCN writes on cuts to criminal legal aid
18/01/10 Camille Warren joins
18/01/10 Segregation of foreign nationals
16/12/09 Third party support
16/12/09 Sonny Lodge public inquiry - final report released
15/12/09 Appeal against 2004 convictions allowed
3/12/09 'Challenging Deportation'
30/11/09 SSJ acted unlawfully in IPP transfer
17/11/09 Chambers & Partners 2010 recommendations
12/11/09 Child rape case
6/11/09 James Stark at HLPA Conference
30/10/09 Three new members
9/10/09 BVT: LAG article
2/10/09 "Letter from America"
1/10/09 UK Supreme Court Opens
28/9/09 Legal 500 ratings
23/9/09 Assisted suicide guidelines
9/9/09 Michael Shields released
4/9/09 Homeless at home
16/8/09 Right to review reviewed
7/8/09 Latest equal pay case
31/7/09 Reasonable Occupational Continuation
8/7/09 COPD compensation
18/6/09 Future of Legal Aid?
16/6/09 Murder quashed
7/5/09 DNA database challenge
6/5/09 HoL dismiss IPP appeals
22/4/09 Manchester Admin Court opens
7/4/09 Immigration bulletin
30/3/09 New QC
12/2/09 "Unnecessary" ASBO
5/2/09 Hunting Act (Radio 4)
2/2/09 What price imprisonment? download
8/1/09 "Lawyer of the Week"
5/1/09 Cleaning up the Act
25/11/08 LALY finalist
12/11/08 Pro-bono hero
23/10/08 "Small but beautiful"
20/11/08 When and how to JR?
14/10/08 Asbestos awareness
30/09/08 Prison Public inquiry
17/9/08 Historic allegations
9/9/08 Dog "Rocky" not guilty
29/7/08 US death penalty law
4/7/08 Posthumous appeal
19/3/08 ETTs
14/3/08 Police on juries?
24/2/08 LCN DNA: Unreliable?
6/2/08 Intercept evidence
22/11/07 Mesothelioma ruling
12/04/06 Oral sex in public
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Forthcoming events
16th September 2010 >> Joint Enterprise Liability (Sheffield Law Society Event)
October 2010 >> US Death Penalty Training (Amicus and Reprieve event)
14th September 2010 (half day) >> Housing seminar - Unlawful Eviction: Injunctions, Committal Applications and Damages
TBC >> Prison Law Course 2010 (5 day course)