No5 Barristers' Chambers

Prior to obtaining a tenancy in 2003 Edward worked at the Refugee Legal Centre from 1992, appearing before the Immigration Appellate Authority – predominantly the Immigration Appeal Tribunal for over ten years. He held the position of legal officer at the RLC from 1995. In addition to his practice in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal Edward also provides regular advice and training sessions to staff at solicitors firms. In 2009 he appeared before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in what became its first reported determination on the UK Border Agency’s new Points Based System: NA & ors (Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) – funds) [2009] UKAIT 00025. Notable cases include: R (G) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] EWHC 2848 (Admin); R on the application of Yussuf v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] EWHC 2847 (Admin); Secretary of State for the Home Department v Abbas [2005] EWCA Civ 992; KR (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 514; AG (Eritrea) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 801 [2007] NLJR 1235, [2007] INLR 407; DL (Democratic Republic of Congo) v. Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria; ZN (Afghanistan) v. Entry Clearance Officer, Kirachi [2008] EWCA Civ 1420; MQ (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ. On 15 February 2010 the UK Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s judgment in ZN (Afghanistan) v Entry Clearance Officer, Kirachi.

Called 1993.

BA (Hons): English Literature and Philosophy; Common Professional Examination (CPE); Bar Vocational Course.