Mr Fazli helped secure a truly remarkable result from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (”SDT”) in a high profile and highly publicised professional discipline case. Following a 9 days substantive hearing, the SDT dismissed an allegation of dishonesty against Muhammad Nazar Hayat of Lincoln Lawrence Solicitors, whose firm was intervened into in 2023 following the highly […]
An All 12 Old Square Affair
The latest case was that of The King on the application of Tomlinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department in the Court of Appeal where two of 12 Old Square‘s leading and in-demand barristers, Darryl Balroop and Michael Biggs appeared for the Appellant and Respondent, respectively. This case concerned an appeal to the […]
Overcoming Disbelief At The Upper Tribunal
The appellant whose account is dismissed in the First Tier Tribunal for want of belief in their evidence can face an uphill struggle to show that the disbelief of the judge is wrong. In the asylum case of TS, the appellant’s appeal was dismissed by the First Tier Tribunal upon this basis. Mr Erum Waheed […]
Two Triumphs for Erum Waheed in the Upper Tribunal
Longstanding and experienced member Mr Erum Waheed won two notable cases in the Upper Tribunal recently. The first , heard in December but with the decision promulgated in January concerned a determination of the First Tier Tribunal itself promulgated 5 1/2 months after the hearing. The First Tier Tribunal had dismissed the Appellant’s appeal. Mr […]
Press Release for the judgment in Re R & Y (Children) [2024] EWCA Civ 131
Judgement has been handed down for the case of Re R & Y (Children), whereby Mr Mansoor Fazli of Counsel appeared in the Court of Appeal, alongside Mr Hayk Sayadyan of Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors. Click the link below to read the full released judgement Judgment Handed Down In The Case of Re R & Y […]
Andrew Otchie accredited Junior Counsel in Personal Injury by APIL
12 Old Square would like to congratulate our esteemed member Mr Andrew Otchie, who has been accredited as Junior Counsel in Personal Injury by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). If you wish to instruct Mr Otchie for your personal injury matter, then please email the clerks at Clerks@12oldsquare.com or call 0207 404 0875 […]
Judgement Handed down in the case of Kumar vs SSHD
Judgement has been handed down by His Honourable Judge Dight CBE for the case of R (Kumar) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1741 (Admin) (Now available to view at https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2023/1741.html) The case held, amongst other things, that the right of access to justice at common law may entitle a migrant […]
Extraordinary result for Mr Mansoor Fazli in a deprivation of citizenship appeal
Mr Fazli succeeded before First-tier Tribunal Judge Cameron in a deprivation of British citizenship appeal. The Respondent Home Secretary had provided a letter from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commisssion (”the Commission”) in Nigeria in which the Commission had confirmed that the Appellant’s divorce decrees were forged. The Home Secretary argued that […]
Citizenship deprivation: Condition precedent not established, finds the Tribunal
EK is a British citizen of Albanian descent. The Secretary of State became aware of false representations he had made in historic applications to the Home Office, including his application for naturalisation. The Secretary of State proceeded to attempt to deprive him of his British citizenship. He appealed against that decision. The fact-finding First-tier […]
Judgement handed down for case of Mariaddan v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd [2023] EWHC 207 (Admin).
Mrs Justice Foster has handed judgement in the professional discipline case of Mariaddan v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd [2023] EWHC 207 (Admin). Mr Fazli appeared as junior Counsel (led by Andrew Butler KC of Tanfield Chambers). The appeal also raised a preliminary issue as to whether an undischarged bankrupt was entitled to pursue an appeal ‘‘by reference to the rule […]
