10KBW is delighted to invite you to our next #WednesdayWebinar: ‘Litigation during Lockdown: Avoiding limitation issues’ hosted by 10KBW Member Robert Parkin. Join Robert as he walks you through his practical guide to avoiding problems to do with limitation when litigating during the lockdown. Robert will explain the impact coronavirus has had on time limits…
As a result of the uncertainty produced by the COVID-19 lockdown, many employers and employees are in need of advice about their rights when faced with furlough. As part of 10KBW’s new free ‘Wednesday Webinar’ Series, Matt Jackson will be hosting a free talk on all you need to know about the furlough process. Find…
On 3rd March 2020 Alexander Swain, head of the 10KBW immigration team, was a guest on the popular ‘Get Legally Speaking’ podcast. Hosted by Hatti Suvari, Alexander answered a number of wide raging questions on current immigration law. To listen to the podcast please visit www.getlegallyspeaking.com.
10 King’s Bench Walk Chambers remains open for business. In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) illness, 10 King’s Bench Walk Chambers have introduced temporary precautions to ensure that, in so far as we can, we minimize the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on our business and to protect the health and safety of our members,…
Ms Harris’s client (the Appellant) is a Sri Lankan national who had claimed asylum in the UK on the basis of his fear of the Sri Lankan authorities because of his previous association with the Tamil Tigers or “LTTE”. Although the Sri Lankan civil war ended in 2009, it is known and accepted by the…
Rudolph Spurling analyses the recent Court of Appeal case of Akinyemi v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2) [2019] EWCA Civ 2098. Introduction This was an appeal by a foreign national offender against the Secretary of State’s decision to make a deportation order against him because of his criminal record. In recent…
The Upper Tribunal has granted Amarjit Seehra‘s client permission to bring judicial review proceedings against the Secretary of State for the Home Department after she made the decision to refuse the client’s fresh claim on asylum and human rights grounds. The Upper Tribunal noted the low threshold in relation to arguability and also determined that…
Since October 2015, Nadeem Aullybocus has been Senior Defence Counsel to a former Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mauritius. The Advisor has been charged with aiding and abetting the Chairman of the Mauritius Ports Authority. The Chairman is accused of taking bribes from a Dutch company called Boskalis International B.V, which specialises in…