Disciplinary Immigration Tribunal Courts

Anton van Dellen

Barrister

Goldsmith Chambers

This seminar will cover

The original Hamid Court

 Procedural requirements of urgent JR

 Beware Totally Without Merit (TWM)

 Potential professional misconduct

Khuram[2015] EWCA Civ 913

 Solicitors ordered to show cause

 Threat of wasted costs

 No wasted costs ordered

SB (Afghanistan) [2018] EWCA Civ 215

 Mistakenly misrepresented facts

 Not given notice

 Judges should check with OSCU

Shah (Cart JR) [2018] UKUT Civ 51

 Not raise new grounds in JR of UT PTA refusal

 If misrepresentations or falsities, UT might refer to High Court to consider explanation

Referral to SRA: Akram [2015] EWHC 1359

 Totally Without Merit (TWM)

 Inexperienced case worker

 Court’s inherent jurisdiction

Referral to SRA: Sathivel [2018] EWHC 913\

 Make full enquiries

 Duty of candour

 Response to “show cause” letter

Referral to SRA: Sathivel [2018] EWHC 913

 Totally Without Merit (TWM)

 Inexperienced case worker

 Court’s inherent jurisdiction

Referral to SRA: Vay Ip [2019] EWHC 2318

 Appeal against striking off

 Solicitors not come on the record

 Failed to pursue or discontinue

Referral to SRA: Al Mahfuz [2019] EWHC 3218

 Grossly inadequate review of paralegal;

 Andrews J unearthed 4 other cases

 Matter now with the SRA …

Conclusion

 Beware without notice injunctions

 Beware new instructions

 Beware “show cause” letter!!