‘Effective Preparation and Presentation of Appeals before the IAA’ - Including a discussion on changes in the proposed funding system

Date: 29th Oct 2003, 16.30 - 20.45

Venue: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

Speakers: Mark Symes

Details:

HJT/ICCID LECTURE PROGRAMME

• This is the first of three Training Lectures given by Mark Symes, on the subject of advocacy before the IAA, organised by HJT Research, producers of the ICCID country information database on the EIN. The next two lectures are:
• 'The Refugee Convention and ECHR - The Fundamentals and the Future', on Tuesday 6th November 2003, followed by
• "Developments in Refugee Convention and ECHR Case Law" on Wednesday 19th November 2003, all at the Law Society in Chancery Lane.
  
  

[Mark Symes, editor of "Statements of Principle of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal", author of "Caselaw on the Refugee Convention", and co-author, with Peter Jorro of "Asylum Law and Practice", set for publication by Butterworths later this month (Oct 2003)]

'EFFECTIVE PREPARATION & PRESENTATION OF APPEALS

BEFORE THE IAA"'
Including a discussion on changes in the proposed funding system

Wednesday 29th October

4.30 to 8.45pm in the Chancery Room, Law Society, 115 Chancery Lane

Objectives

Course One aims to familiarize practitioners with, and reinforce existing knowledge of, methods of high quality asylum appeal preparation, with the object of ensuring efficient, prompt and impressive preparation and presentation of appeals before the Immigration Appellate Authority.

To this end the course also incorporates an essential introduction to basic principles of evidence and advocacy.

Outline

1. The Practice
1.1 The Practice Directions of the Appellate Authority
1.2 General Conduct of the Hearing

2. The Law
2.1 Principles regarding Evidence in the Immigration Appellate Authority
2.2 Conduct of proceedings before the Tribunal

3. Managing Change
3.1 Review of proposed changes to public funding for asylum and human rights applications and appeals
3.2 Open discussion on the implications of reform for effective case preparation

To reserve your place(s), PLEASE contact HJT/ICCID, by phone or email, not EIN.

(Later in the series there will be an online training lecture on Internet research in Immigration Law via the EIN)

Region: London

Organization: by Mark Symes (for HJT/ICCID)

Cost: £75 Inc VAT

CDP Point: 4 hours

Booking Contact: Zoe Hillier or John Kelly - tel. 020 8303 3013 to request booking form

Booking email: hjt@hjtresearch.fsnet.co.uk or hjt@ein.org.uk