Amanda Jones- Call: 2001

Summary:

A specialist in immigration, extradition, criminal injuries compensation, and immigration-related crime.

 

Education and qualifications:

Degree - LLB, University College London, 1996-1999

Bar school - Inns of Court School of Law, 1999-2000

Areas of Practice:

- Asylum, particularly in relation to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia and Saudi Arabia;

- Entry clearance work, including work permits, students, visitors, and family reunion;

- Fresh claims in relation to human rights and asylum, after an initial appeal has been exhausted;

- Deportation appeals in relation to criminal convictions or alleged terrorist connections;

- Breaches of policy and legitimate expectation in immigration law;

- Judicial review and Court of Appeal work in relation to immigration law;

- Regular hearings at first and second stage reconsiderations at Field House, including several Country Guidance cases;

- Immigration-related criminal work, including facilitating illegal entry, possession of false passports, and money laundering;

- Criminal Injuries Compensation claims.

Current and recent work:

- 11 sets of grounds to appeal to the Court of Appeal;

- Eight full hearings in the Court of Appeal, and permission hearings in addition;

- 45 advices & grounds on statutory review;

- 120 applications for leave to seek judicial review;

- 89 applications to the High Court out-of-hours for emergency injunctions relating to imminent deportation. Of these, 53 were granted by the High Court and a further 5 were granted on appeal to the Court of Appeal;

- 91 grounds of appeal to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT);

- 68 grounds for reconsideration to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT).

Reported cases:

Harmit Singh Madan & Barat Kapoor v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 770

Court of Appeal case in relation to emergency injunctions and out-of-hours applications to the on-duty judge. Appeal from the Administrative Court.

DS (Afghanistan) v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 774
Court of Appeal case about legitimate expectation in asylum and immigration law. Appeal from the Administrative Court.

The Queen on the Application of ZK (Afghanistan) and YM (Afghanistan) v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 615

Court of Appeal case about legitimate expectation in asylum and immigration law. Appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

DS (Afghanistan) [2006] EWCA Civ 1767

Court of Appeal case about legitimate expectation in asylum and immigration law (permission hearing). Appeal from the Administrative Court.

R (on the application of Ahadyar) v SSHD [2007] EWHC 668 (Admin)

Judicial review in relation to a fresh claim for asylum.

AA (Afghanistan) v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - Intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 12

Court of Appeal case about Home Office policies towards unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and the consequences of a failure to apply that policy. Appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

Rafiq Swash v the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1093

Court of Appeal case about the extent to which an Immigration Judge may refer to a previous negative credibility finding at a second-stage reconsideration hearing. On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

SL and Others - (Returning Sikhs and Hindus) Afghanistan CG [2005] UKIAT 00137

Country Guidance case on the position of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.

AS and others (Sikh - risk on return - KK followed) Afghanistan [2004] UKIAT 00333 IAT Reported

Country Guidance case on the position of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.

KK (evidence - late filing - proper notice) Afghanistan [2004] UKIAT 00258

Reported case on the position of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.

SK (guidance on application of Devaseelan) Serbia & Montenegro [2004]UKIAT00282 IAT 'Reported'

Immigration Appeal Tribunal decision on the relevance of Devaseelan to a relative's subsequent appeal.

IB and TK (Sikhs – Risk on return - Objective evidence) Afghanistan [2004]UKIAT00150 'Reported'

Country Guidance case on the position of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.