Profile of one of our success series – Barrister Abimbola Badejo – 5 Pump Court

Abimbola was called to the Bar in England and Wales on 25th November 1993. He is called to the Nigerian Bar where he was admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 26th November 2014. Abimbola returned to independent practice at the Bar in July 2009 having worked in local …

Immigration lawyer suspended after acting for ‘lying’ client – The Gazette

A law firm partner has been told to reflect on his ‘grave error of judgement’ in making an immigration application knowing his client could be lying.Mansoor Ali, 39, had proceeded with an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for his client to stay in the UK, despite being told by the client he had been cheating …

UK Supreme Court judge insists government must provide legal

President of the UK’s Supreme Court, David Neuberger, says the government needs to spell out how British courts should interpret rulings from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after Brexit.Currently Britain must abide by ECJ judgments but Prime Minister, Theresa May’s government has said that Britain will leave its jurisdiction after Brexit.Britain has begun the …