Upper Tribunal Judge Perkins granted permission in a Judicial Review claim where Jonathan Martin had persuaded him it was arguable that the Home Office should not have certified as clearly unfounded the claim of a man who was seeking contact with his daughter. The Home Office had said his contact application was just trying to…
Michael Murphy has obtained permission from the Court of Appeal to appeal against a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to certify a child’s human rights application. The child had made a human rights application when they were five years old, at which point the child did not meet paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv)…
The Appellant, an EEA national resident in the UK, is married to a national of a different EEA country. He was convicted 12 times in 8 years for a total of 19 offenses, culminating in concurrent sentences of 2 years for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and 1 year for assault occasioning actual bodily…
Maria Gherman was invited to attend legal conferences in Islamabad and Faisalabad by Farani Taylor Solicitors to speak on the fields of business immigration and citizenship by investment. Whilst in Islamabad, Maria was interviewed with the Pakistani Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, on national T.V. Maria was also welcomed to the…
October 23, 2015 Civil team leader, James Bogle, acting for the Claimants, succeeded in obtaining a freezing injunction over the Defendants’ assets in the sum of £Stg11 million. Ikon International (HK) Holdings Public Co Ltd v Ikon Finance Ltd and ors. High Court (QB Commercial Ct) [2015] EWHC 3088 (Comm) (Andrew Smith J). The claimant…
Emma Harris and Maria Gherman will be volunteering for the Athens Legal Support Project which provides support to asylum seekers in Greece as well as Greek lawyers handling their cases. Emma and Maria will be assisting as part of the remote support team, providing legal advice and support for the team in Athens. Maria will…
Members of Chambers will once again be participating in the London Legal Walk 2017 on 22 May. The London Legal Walk raises vital funds for charities which provide pro bono legal advice and representation to those most in need. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile cause, please visit our fundraising page.
10KBW is pleased to welcome our two new pupils to Chambers. Maria Gherman and Cathy Jaquiss started their pupillage with us on 7 December 2015. We wish them all the best in their training over the coming year.