How to Secure Fairness in Asylum and Immigration
Garden Court North Chambers’ Immigration Team is recognised as one of the leading sets in the country for its provision of specialist advice on all aspects of asylum, immigration and nationality law. The Team would like to invite you to a one day conference on how to secure fairness in asylum and immigration.
The conference will cover:
- Brexit and its effect on EEA nationals and their families;
- Fairness in the First-tier Tribunal, including strategies for dealing with breaches of procedural rules;
- Immigration judicial review, including procedural developments in the Upper Tribunal;
- Fairness for unaccompanied children seeking asylum, including age assessments;
- Fairness post-Kiarie;
- Regulation 24AA, injunctions and setting aside appeal decisions done in the absence of the deportee; and
- Delays in asylum and immigration cases.
This conference is aimed at solicitors, advisers, legal academics, community organisations and NGOs.
Programme
9.30-10.00am
(30 mins) |
Registration |
10.00-10.10am
(10 mins) |
Rory O’Ryan
Opening welcome and keynote introduction |
10.10-10.35am
(25 mins) |
Dr Alex Balch, University of Liverpool
Brexit and immigration |
10.35-11.00am
(25 mins) |
Professor Helen Stalford, University of Liverpool
How to bring children’s rights to bear on immigration practice |
11.00-11.30am
(30 mins) |
Dr Alex Balch, University of Liverpool, Professor Helen Stalford, University of Liverpool and members of the Immigration Team
Panel discussion on Brexit and its effect on EEA free movement |
11.30-11.45am
(15 mins) |
Morning break
|
11.45-13.00pm
(1hour 15 mins) |
Jonathan Holt, Elizabeth Mottershaw
Strategy and practical approaches for dealing with Rules Breaches in the FTT |
13:00-13.45pm
(45 mins) |
Buffet lunch |
13.45-14.45pm
(60 mins) |
Workshops (choose one of two)
Breakout 1 Immigration judicial review: Natalie Wilkins, Kerry Smith Breakout 2 Age assessments UASC: Vijay Jagadesham |
14.45-15.00pm
(15 mins) |
Afternoon break |
15.00-16.00pm
(60 mins) |
Workshops (choose one of two)
Breakout 3 Immigration judicial review: Lucy Mair Breakout 4 Reg 24AA, injunctions and setting aside appeal decisions done in absence of the deportee: Joe Markus |
16.00-16.45pm
(45 mins) |
Tasaddat Hussain
Delays in immigration and asylum |
16.45 – 17.00pm
(15 mins) |
Ian Macdonald QC
Closing words |
What is included?
- A set of expert presentations and panel discussions by leading immigration law professionals;
- Breakout sessions led by specialist immigration barristers;
- Contribution to CPD learning and development;
- Delegate materials including comprehensive notes; and
- Lunch and refreshments.
Booking
General admission: £75.00 + VAT. Not for Profit: £45.00 + VAT.
Price includes delegate materials, lunch and refreshments. To book your place, please click here.
When: 14 Nov 2017
Where: The University of Manchester, Barnes Wallis Building, Sackville Street Campus, Manchester, M1 7JA
Start time: 10:00
End time: 17:00