Practice Groups - Immigration & Human Rights Team.

	Ian Strongman 1981 Call LLB (Hons) Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) Member of the Family Law Bar Association Member of the Criminal Bar Association Practice Groups Crime Care Proceedings Divorce and Matrimonial Finance Residence & Contact Immigration Reported cases R. v Kishientine Times 9 Dec 2004, ABS v Yates Current Law Feb 2005, R v Wright [2000] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 459, R v Withey Current Law May 1999, R v Altaf [1999] Cr.App.R.(S.) 429, CPS v W [1994] Current Law 922

	Amanda White Call 1976 BA(Hons) CNNA Practice Groups Immigration & Human Rights, Family Professional Organisations Family Law Bar Association Interests Reading, listening to Radio 4, gardening and family Amanda White has been a member of chambers since 1978. Her first specialisation was family work. Between 2000 and 2003 she had a career break working for the Home Office Immigration and Natioality Directorate as a Presenting Officer. She returned to chambers in 2003. Her practice includes both family and immigration and asylum law.

	Stephen Vokes Call 1989 BA (Hons) University of Wales Practice Group Immigration and Human Rights Reported Cases R (Rusdi Mohammed) v An Adjudicator, The Times 12th Decemeber 2002; Skanderaj v SSHD [2003] 4 AllER 555; R (Bosombangwa) v IAT [2004] EWCA 1656 Admin; FS & Others v SSHD (Iran-Christian converts) CG Iran [2004] UKIAT 00303; NS v SSHD (Social Group - Women - Forced Marriage) CG Afghanistan [2004]UKIAT 00328. Professional Organisations Immigration Law Practitioners' Association. Stephen Vokes is rated leading junior Counsel in the Midlands in the area of Immigration and Asylum work according to Chambers and Partners Guide to the Legal Profession. He practices exclusively in this field (and has done for the past 10 years), and is accredited by the Immigration Practitioners Accreditation Board of the Bar Council. He regularly appears in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

	Antony Hartley Call 1991 LLB(Hons) Practice Groups Family, Immigration & Human Rights Antony Hartley has practiced from chambers since 1991. He is a member of the Immigration and Human Rights Team and the Family Team

	Abid Mahmood Call 1992 LLB(Hons) Practice Groups Family, Civil, Immigration & Human Rights Reported cases E & R v SSHD [2004] EWCA Civ 49 (admission of fresh evidence) Tsagaan v SSHD C4/2004/0844 (allowing claims or remitting) Hamid et al v SSHD C5/2005/1328 (internal flight) Mahmud v IAT [2004] EWHC 148 Re D (A Child)(Intractable Contact Dispute: Publicity) [2004] EWHC 727; [2004] 1 F.L.R. 1226; [2004] 3 F.C.R. 234 Ali Binaouf v SSHD (CA: Sudan) C4/2005/0619 Professional Organisations Criminal Bar Association, Family Law Bar Association, Personal Injury Bar Association, Immigration Law Practitioners Association Languages Punjabi, Urdu, Patwari Interests Tennis, travel, swimming Abid Mahmood practices in a wide variety of general common law cases with particular emphasis on Public Law, Human Rights and Civil Litigation. He is the head of the Immigration and Human Rights Team. Abid is one of the few barristers approved for the Attorney General's list of Special Advocates. A "Leader at the Bar" in the Chambers and Partners Directory of barristers and said to "stand out from your average advocate with a robust style and the capacity to spot good points". He is also commended for the prompt return of paperwork by instructing solicitors in a wide variety of civil work. He takes a keen interest in cases of all areas of law with novel issues or issues with significant legal complexity.

	Dele Alakija Call 1996 LLB (Hons) Practice Groups Crime, Immigration & Human Rights Professional Organisations Criminal Bar Association, Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Sciences Dele Alakija was called to the Bar in 1994 following a successful career in Pathology then hospital administration finally as Chief Executive of a large independent hospital and charity. He sat as a magistrate for almost 10 years and now sits as a part-time Immigration Judge.

	Mohammad Azmi LLB (Hons) Call 1998 Practice Groups Family, Civil, Immigration & Human Rights Reported cases DJ (Bantu-not generally at risk) Somalia CG [2005]UKIAT00089 Professional Organisations Personal Injury Bar Association Interests oil painting, wood sculpting Languages Hindi, Urdu

	Adam Pipe Call 1999 LLM (Legal Aspects of Medical Practice), LLB (Hons) Practice Groups Civil, Immigration & Human Rights Reported cases B (Zimbabwe) [2004] UKIAT 00076 G K (Return - Sentenced by Former Regime Serbia & Montenegro) [2004] UKIAT 00203 RH (Para 289A/HC395 - no discretion) Bangladesh [2006] UKAIT 00043 Professional Organisations Justice, Medico-Legal Society Interests Theology, reading, cinema Adam is experienced in all aspects of immigration and asylum law. He is particularly interested in refugee law. Adam has appeared at all levels of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and in the High Court. Adam also practises in General Civil Law. In his spare time Adam enjoys reading, especially theology and he teaches on an applied Christian studies course.

	Emma Rutherford Call 2002 LLB (Hons) Practice Groups Civil, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights Reported cases A B (Sudan) CG [2004] UKIAT 00260 Interests Tennis, formula 1 racing, foreign travel Emma Rutherford has a broad experience of criminal trials undertaking both prosecution and defence cases. She has gained considerable experience of civil work both the small claims and fast track with particular interest in personal injury. Emma has considerable experience of conducting immigration and human rights appeals both before adjudicators and the IAT.

	Christopher Lane Call 2002 BA (Hons) (Oxon) Practice Groups Civil, Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights Articles"Widening the ambit of non-consensual treatment?" (R on the Application of B v Ashworth Hospital Authority) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7173, page 626; "The nature of the burden" (R (on the application of DJ) v MHRT and R (on the application of AN) v MHRT) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7177, page 802; "Watch this space, but mind the gap" (The Compensation Bill) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7182, page 978. Professional Organisations Fabian Society, Lawyers Christian Fellowship, Justice Languages French Interests Politics and third world issues of debt relief and trade justice Christopher Lane undertakes all areas of criminal and civil law, with a special interest in personal injury litigation.

	David Payne Call 2003 LLB (Hons) Law & Politics University of Wales Practice Groups Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights, Civil Professional Organisations Family Law Bar Association Interests Sport, current affairs, technology David Payne has enjoyed a wide variety of briefs with success since joining No. 8 Chambers. Before coming to No. 8, David had undertaken possession and debt recovery work in South Wales.

	Liz de Oliveira Call 2000 LLB(Hons) Practice Groups: Crime Family Immigration and Human Rights Liz de Oliveira secured a first class law degree as a mature student. She joined Number 8 Chambers in 2006

Number 8 Chambers has one of the largest Immigration and Human Rights Teams outside London, with 11 practicing members and, additionally, Manjit Gill QC whose main chambers are in London.

We have a long history of association with the fields of Immigration and Asylum work. Current and former members of Chambers hold judicial appointments in the Immigration Appellate Authority and the Tribunal and now in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
The Team at Number 8 are well known and well respected by the judiciary, instructing solicitors, fellow members of the Bar and lay clients as being user friendly, well prepared and thorough and skilful in both their advocacy and in respect of paperwork. Members have been involved in some of the leading recent cases that have shaped the approach to immigration and human rights claims in Britain.

We pride ourselves in ensuring that a written case report is sent to instructing solicitors within 24 hours of a hearing to inform our professional clients of the outcome of the hearing and to advise any future steps that ought to be undertaken in furtherance of the case.

All paperwork is returned promptly and urgent written advice is often provided within 24 hours. The Team is aware of the strict time limits within which work must be progressed and direct contact is encouraged between the Team and instructing solicitors to ensure compliance with deadlines.

Chambers regularly holds seminars for practitioners in immigration and human rights and speakers have included senior immigration judges and leading counsel.



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