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Jamaican Links
Lee Pearman has a longstanding connection with Jamaica and has worked in Kingston with the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights in 2002 and 2010. He will next be in Jamaica from 07th to 21st June 2012 to investigate the possibility of setting up a formal link between the Jamaica and UK relating to matters concerning children (care proceedings, assessment, residence, adoption, abduction). This initial phase will include a series of meetings with stake holders from human rights, governmental and non-governmental organisations and, if viable, it is intended that a symposium would be arranged in 2013.
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Members of chambers have recently been involved in presenting another 1 day training course for Jordans, a course on the Court of Protection as well as an in-house seminar on developments in key areas of family law and a webinar on hair alcohol testing. If you would like to request a seminar or suggest a topic please contact us through the Contact page.

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Practice Areas

Abduction	Domestic Violence
Adoption	Family Law Act 1996
Ancillary Relief	Family Other
Care Proceedings	Immigration and Asylum
Children	Injunctions
Childrens Act Proceedings	International Movement of Children
Civil	Private Law Children
Community Care	Public Law
Court of Protection	TLATA

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.