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Opposing return of children to jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal recently ruled in an appeal in which two members of chambers appeared. Marianna Hildyard QC and Kieran Pugh represented the mother and successfully appealed against the decision of a Section 9 Judge who had ordered the return of a child lawfully removed from the jurisdiction.

See Re: S (A Child) [2010] EWCA 465
Advocacy In Childcare Public Law Proceedings 2010

Jacqui Gilliatt & a team from 4 Brick Court will be presenting this 1 day seminar for Jordans on Tuesday 30th March 2010 at a Central London venue. For more information & booking information see the Jordans website entry.
Bracewell Memorial Essay Competition

Ella Shaw was the runner up in the 2009 Bracewell Memorial Essay Competition. Read her award winning entry here.
Podcasts

Podcasts online with Jacqui Gilliatt & Ella Shaw.

Jacqui Gilliatt has recently done a podcast with John Bolch of Family Lore & Family Lore Focus. Click to link to Jacqui Gilliatt's podcast.

Jacqui's pupil, Ella Shaw, has also been podcasting with blawger CharonQC and her podcast is here

In case you missed it Jacqui was also interviewed in November by Natasha Phillips of the Divorce Manual blog.
Standard of Proof in Care Proceedings

The House of Lords ruled on 11th June 2008 in an appeal in which three members of 4 Brick Court Chambers appeared before their Lordships on 19th and 20th May 2008. Marianna Hildyard QC and Isabelle Watson represented the Respondent father and Stuart Fuller (led by Stephen Cobb QC of 1 Garden Court Chambers) represented the Appellant children (through their Children’s Guardian). CAFCASS intervened.

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Immigration and Asylum

Chambers Immigration and Asylum team has been extant for the past ten years and enjoys a wealth of experience and an excellent reputation for the quality of service provided in both advocacy and written work.

Areas of work include refugee law, human rights, European community law, deportation and removal, family reunion, family reunion, marriage, entry clearance in all capacities, asylum support, nationality law, false imprisonment, national security and immigration crime. Levels of work vary, from appeals before immigration judges at the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal through to Judicial Review, appeals beofe the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. Representation and advice is provided at all levels, from application, through to litigation in the appellate system and the higher courts.

Members of the team have considerable experience advising on: work permits, nationality issues, Abdi-type actions against the Secretary of State, visitors, students, family members, settlement, as well as knowledge in cases concerning immigration and others fields of law, including crime, family law, employment, education, children and extradition. Members regularly advise children's guardians and local authorities on immigration-related aspects of Children Act proceedings. Removal challenges often need to be brought at short notice. We are able to act swiftly to help our solicitors bring proper challanges to imminent removal when required.

Recent cases of note involving members of chambers' Immigration and Asylum team include:

DK (Serbia) [2006] EWCA Civ 1747

AB (Jamaica) [2007] EWCA Civ 1302

JJ and others (FC) -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] UKHL 45

Click to see barristers who work in the practice area Immigration and Asylum.