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Immigration - Northern/North Eastern (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

Garden Court North Chambers is a pre-eminent immigration set with notably strong expertise in country guidance cases, nationality law and other complex issues. The set is facilitated by its practice manager, Annmarie Nightingale, along with her experienced clerking team. The set is best known for handling appeals and bringing judicial review claims on behalf of vulnerable clients, including refugees, unaccompanied children and victims of trafficking. They routinely appear before the First-tier and Upper Tribunals and the appellate courts. Members have excellent legal and procedural knowledge covering asylum, detention and deportation matters. Members recently appeared in the Supreme Court in R (on the application of AM (Belarus)) v SSHD, a case about whether refusing leave to remain to someone who cannot be returned to their country of nationality violates article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Other matters include cases about unlawful detention and family reunion. An instructing solicitor recently described their work as "flawless and impeccable".

Nicola Carroll is senior practice manager.

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The clerking and finance team go out of their way to help.

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The clerks are amazing and super responsive. They are always willing to go the extra mile.

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Notable Practitioners

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Kerry Smith
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Kerry Smith possesses experience appearing in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals as well as the Court of Appeal. She is particularly experienced in immigration judicial reviews that seek to challenge asylum and leave to remain refusals invoking the ECHR.

She has a real skill of being able to simplify the most complex legal points for the clients as well as thinking on her feet.

She is exceptionally good at managing complex cases with vulnerable or complex clients. She is reliable, responsive and always achieves a good outcome.

She is diligent, strategic and thorough in her preparation and a highly effective advocate.

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Lucy Mair
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Lucy Mair has a broad immigration practice that takes in trafficking, asylum and human rights cases for vulnerable clients. She is also well versed in cases concerning unlawful detention and false imprisonment claims. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal.

Lucy is an excellent barrister who makes time for particularly vulnerable clients to reassure and advise them.

Lucy is an excellent barrister; she is diligent, effective and passionate about the cases she takes on. She works extremely hard for every client.

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Mikhil Karnik
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Mikhil Karnik is a highly experienced barrister with particular expertise in EU law, freedom of movement and statelessness. He primarily acts for claimants in complex unlawful detention cases, asylum claim appeals and country guidance cases.

He is very strong and very dedicated; he is a determined advocate.

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Tasaddat Hussain
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Tasaddat Hussain's practice includes work concerning public law, immigration and human rights. He frequently appears in appeals before the Upper Tribunal and on behalf of individuals with complex mental health conditions.

He has a wealth of knowledge and has achieved great results for my clients

Tasaddat provides a very high level of service and demonstrates expertise.

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Vijay Jagadesham
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Vijay Jagadesham undertakes a wide range of immigration and asylum work, most notably on behalf of vulnerable adults and children. He is experienced before the Administrative Court and draws on his public law experience to advise on detention and sponsorship matters. He has recently handled a range of complex cases concerning leave to remain and Article 8. He also has experience in human trafficking cases.

Vijay is extremely knowledgeable about asylum and human rights law. He has excellent attention to detail and is very thorough. He is very good with clients and helps to reassure vulnerable clients.

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Camille Warren
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Camille Warren is an immigration law specialist with particular experience representing young people, including underage asylum seekers. She is adept at appeals and judicial reviews.

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Natalie Wilkins
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Natalie Wilkins is a talented barrister with a strong immigration practice, focusing on asylum claims and deportation appeals, typically those proceeding on human rights grounds including Article 3 and Article 8. Her first-hand experience of armed conflict zones informs her handling of such work.

Natalie is an excellent barrister who is not only brilliant at what she does but is also extremely approachable.

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Sean Ell
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Sean Ell represents appellants, frequently appearing before the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. He acts in cases relating to asylum and human rights and has experience in appeals on Article 8 ECHR grounds.

He is very approachable and pragmatic.

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Kerry Smith
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Lucy Mair
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Mikhil Karnik
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Tasaddat Hussain
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Vijay Jagadesham
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Camille Warren
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Natalie Wilkins
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Sean Ell
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