WEB 3045 Challenging Immigration Detention: An Introduction

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Description:

This course is intended to provide an overview of the law around immigration detention and practical issues involved in preparing and running detention challenges. It will be of use to those new to the area and those with limited experience. Topics to be covered will include detention powers, the Hardial Singh principles, key features of Home Office detention policy, and public law challenges. We will address relevant aspects of the Illegal Migration Act 2023. We will look at practical issues including evidence gathering and accommodation and we will discuss the tactical considerations that arise when challenging detention.

Audience: Solicitors / caseworkers / barristers / NGO workers and others working with individuals in immigration detention.

Aim of Course: To provide sufficient legal and practical knowledge to enable practitioners to identify viable detention challenges and pursue those challenges.

Course Type: Practical/ Overview

Tutors: Graham Denholm, Doughty Street Chambers and Colin Gregory, Bhatt Murphy.

Graham Denholm is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. He has worked on immigration detention cases for almost twenty years, acting in numerous challenges at all levels. He is the co-author of the textbook, “Detention Under the Immigration Acts: Law and Practice.” His wider public and civil law practice encompasses immigration law, police law and data protection law.

Colin Gregory is a solicitor at Bhatt Murphy and PhD candidate at the University of Leeds. He has worked for over 12 years with many people subjected to immigration detention. Colin has a broad practice which includes private and public law claims, as well as criminal appeals for refugees and victims of human trafficking.