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Iain Burnett


Year of call: 1993

 

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Areas of Practice


Iain can accept direct access cases and is listed with Bar Standards Board.

Regulatory and Disciplinary

Substantial experience before the ACCA, and Hearings before committees/tribunals, advisory work.

EU
Applications and appeals relating to permanent residence, and residence cards. Including issues surrounding "qualified persons", dependant family members, spouses, divorce and retention rights, and issues relating to benefits and reliance on public funds.

Association agreement

TURKEY, applications and appeals relating to the setting up in business, and employed persons.

Immigration hearings

Including Points based Applications and appeals (Tiers 1,2 and 4 and 5), entry clearance applications, visitor appeals, Settlement (spouse applications, children (including adoption, "sole responsibility"), other dependant relatives, family reunion, variation of leave appeals, domestic violence, long residence.

DEPORTATION

Employer's duties and responsibilities
in respect of persons subject to immigration control. Civil enforcement and penalties.

Judicial Review

Policy cases (including Rashid principals, delay, family amnesty, Country policy cases, period of leave for refugees), domestic violence (issues including validity of application, causation, prescription of evidence in the Immigration Rules), asylum support.

Asylum work

before Immigration Judges, reconsideration hearings, applications to the Court of Appeal, country guidance case. Particular countries:- Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, DRC, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine

Article 3

Medical cases including HIV.

Civil
Road Traffic Small claims

Crime
Sentence hearings, appeals against sentence.

Education

University of Wales College of Cardiff 1988-1991
LLB (hons) 2:1 (including a first in land law)

Professional Memberships

Member of ILPA
Member ADRL

Other

Computer literate
Clean driving licence
Enjoy running and most sports including clay pigeon shooting and squash.
Participate in various charitable events and assist in fund raising.