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Call: 2011, 2006 (Solicitor of England & Wales) Prior to joining 1 Pump Court Chambers, Catherine was an immigration solicitor at Fisher Meredith LLP for 5 years. Her experience included: judicial reviews; appeals at all levels; and fresh asylum and human rights claims. She had a wide range of clients including: individuals needing personal and business immigration advice; victims of trafficking and domestic violence; those considered to be a risk to national security; and unaccompanied minors. She was ranked as an Associate to Watch by Chambers & Partners 2011 in the category Immigration: Personal: London. The entry said: Associate Catherine Robinson enters the rankings this year due to her handling of complicated immigration cases with a terrorist aspect. She is particularly admired for her client-care skills: “She is respectful, kind and honest about the hazards within the asylum system, while still giving fearful and desperate people a sense of hope.” Catherine completed her training contract at (as it was then known) Herbert Smith LLP, an international law firm.
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Call: 2003 Charlie has worked as an outdoor clerk for a number of legal aid solicitors and as a caseworker at the Refugee Legal Centre (now called Refugee and Migrant Justice) representing asylum seekers at all stages of the asylum process before coming to the Bar.
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David specializes in all areas of immigration and asylum law. He has a particular focus on claims relating to complex questions of immigration rules and policy, asylum claims based on sexual and gender identity, claims relating to people who suffer from mental and physical illness, and claims involving rights of children. He shares One Pump Court’s commitment to equal access to justice without discrimination and to upholding the rule of law. He works particularly with clients whose asylum claims raise issues relating to sexual/gender identity, who suffer from mental and physical illness, in cases involving complex family histories and needs, with clients whose claims are based on religious identity, with unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers, with clients faced with conducive deportation decisions under the old or the new (‘automatic’) provisions, and with clients facing removal to other EU states either under the Dublin Regulation or for public policy reasons. Alongside his work in (and on appeal from) the Tribunals, he has a large and varied judicial review practice, covering all areas of immigration law, including challenges to fresh claim and certification decisions, citizenship challenges, third-country cases, policy and implementation challenges, and refusals to waive fees or permit access to public funds. Many of his clients have been detained by the Secretary of State, and David has an established practice in false imprisonment and related civil claims. With the rest of the Immigration Team at 1 Pump Court, David is committed to the provision of high-quality representation to people who do not have the means to pay for it themselves, whether through legal aid or by other arrangements, including pro bono work, CFAs and realistic agreed fees. Career Called to the Bar in 2002, he previously worked in the Czech Republic for the European Roma Rights Center, as a caseworker and helping in the preparation of strategic litigation on discrimination in the criminal justice system, access to education, and access to housing. On return to the UK, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Central European Studies at University College, London, and was regularly called upon to act as an expert on the situation of Czech and Slovak Roma at all levels of the immigration appellate system in the UK (see e.g R (ZL and VL) v SSHD [2003] EWCA Civ 25). David has been at 1 Pump Court since 2002. In addition to giving open and in-house seminars on behalf of 1 Pump Court, David regularly trains for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association. He has also delivered training in recent years for ECRE, the Danish Refugee Council, and the Italian immigration practitioners’ association (ASGI), and he has spoken at conferences organised by JUSTICE and by the Bar European Group, and volunteers for UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG). He is a trustee of UKLGIG and of the development charity PIN-UK.. What the directories say 2021 Legal 500 ‘Brilliant legal mind, creative in terms of strategy, willing to run novel points and has a tenacious spirit in fighting cases hard to the very end.’ (Leading Juniors) Ranked: Tier 1 2020 Chambers and Partners A highly respected practitioner who continues to handle a broad range of matters, including complex deportation and removal cases, often on behalf of vulnerable clients. “He reminds me of what I thought being a lawyer was all about. One of the most passionate advocates I have instructed: he routinely goes above and beyond the call of duty, and is highly intelligent and persuasive.” “David is a complete star. I think he really is a standout immigration practitioner, because he’s formidably good at everything he does and has incredible compassion for clients.” (Leading Juniors) Ranked: Star individual 2017 Legal 500 Cited as a leading junior in Immigration (including business immigration): “Any client is very lucky indeed to have him fighting on their behalf”
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Year of call 1994 Deputy district judge since 2005 (civil, including ancillary relief proceedings); previously on editorial board of Counsel Magazine and wrote regularly for the same and other journals e.g. New Law Journal; pupil supervisor; until recently was employment officer for chambers; was active in Kurdish Human Rights Project and undertook trial observations in Turkey. Publications of note: prior to coming to the Bar, Mary did a Phd in women’s issues and wrote two books and numerous articles on women’s education and equal rights.
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Year of call: 1983 Michele has been sitting as deputy district judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division since November 2003; senior advocacy tutor for Lincoln’s Inn; elected a Bencher of the Inn 2007.
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Year of call: 1986 Southwark law Centre caseworker (1988-91) in housing and employment; barrister since 1991; Public Law Project Director of Policy & Research 1997; Tribunal Judge (1999-date) at the First Tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property); CEDR accredited mediator from 2002. Publications of note: Fuel Rights Handbook 8th-10th editions (co-author, Antoinette Hoffland), 11th edition (co-author, Catherine Bartholemew) CPAG; Halsbury’s Laws Vol.19(1) section on Gas, LexisNexis Butterworths; ‘Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Their Implementation in UK Law’, Chap 6, University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre; Medical Mishaps: Pieces of the Puzzle, Chap 21, Open University Press.
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Homicide, Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, Immigration offences, Firearms and drugs
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Year of call: 1989 Publications: 2004 Quoted in Cornell Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series 2004 Paper 10 ‘A Global Law of Jurisdiction and Judgments: Views from the United States and Japan’ Kevin M Clarmont; 1995 ‘English/Japanese Legal Dictionary and Handbook’ (Cassell 1995); 1992 ‘Attacking Assets in Japan’, chapter in ‘Attacking Foreign Assets’, editor D. Campbell (Lloyd’s of London Press, 1992, 1997); 1992 ‘A Report on the Application and Practice in Japan of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights’, (a report by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to the UN Human Rights Commission, 1992). Translation Editor (Japanese to English). Lectures/papers (in English): 1999 ‘The Effect of an Insured’s Fraudulent Actions on his Co-Insured’s Coverage: a Review of the New Hampshire and Similar Cases’: The London Underwriting Centre, Lloyds of London; 1998 ‘The Effects of Costs Rules in English Proceedings in Promoting Settlements’: British Japanese Law Association Inaugural Lecture, The Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University College London; 1996 ‘Recent Developments Relating to the Law on Material Non-Disclosure in Insurance’: Annual Conference of the International Litigation Section of the ABA in Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Lectures/papers (in Japanese/English): 2006 Effects of the Consumer Credit Act 2006 – lecture to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations delegation to UK; 1992 Employment Law and Procedure in the UK: Osaka Bar Association; 1992 Japanese Litigation and the Behaviour of Judicial Personnel – A Critical Appraisal: Biannual Conference of West Japan Judiciary; 1992 Attitudes of Foreigners to Compulsory Fingerprinting in Japan: Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto; 1991 Legal Education in England: Osaka Bar Association; 1991 The Role of Barristers: Osaka Bar Association; 1991 The English Legal System: Kyoto Bar Association.
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Call: 2004 Linklaters residential volunteer, Toynbee Hall, becoming assistant co-ordinator of its legal advice centre, 2002-04; called to the Bar 2004, Lincoln’s Inn (Hardwicke Scholar); pupil 1 Pump Court 2004; taken on as ‘exceptional pupil’ 2005.
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Call: 1998, 2009 (Turks and Caicos Islands Barrister/Attorney), 2011 (Jamaica Attorney)
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Year of call: 1996. Terry regularly gives accredited seminars for Criminal Solicitors, most recently on duress and necessity, and the sentencing of dangerous offenders.
