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Catherine Robinson – One Pump Court
Call: 2011cro@onepumpcourt.co.uk
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Catherine Robinson is a member of the immigration team. She has a wide range of experience in this field, this includes representing clients at all stages of the immigration and asylum process. Catherine’s immigration practice encompasses personal and business advisory work.
Catherine regularly appears before the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal in immigration and asylum appeals and bail hearings.
Catherine has extensive experience of drafting judicial review grounds and applications for permission to appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal and also undertakes unlawful detention work.
As part of her ongoing commitment to this area of law Catherine is keen to represent vulnerable individuals within the immigration system.
Catherine has acted on a pro-bono basis as junior counsel for the AIRE Centre in SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer[2018] UKSC 9 and Khan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 1755. She continues to be instructed as junior counsel in the reference for a preliminary ruling to the CJEU in SM (C-129/18). The instructing solicitors in these cases are Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and the senior counsel are David Chirico and Aidan O’Neil QC.
Catherine participates in the Bail for Immigration Detainees duty advocacy scheme.
From 2014 until 2018 Catherine was a trustee of Migrants Resource Centre (incorporating Asylum Aid). She was previously a member of the Management Committee of Lambeth Law Centre.
Prior to joining 1 Pump Court Chambers, Catherine was an immigration solicitor at Fisher Meredith LLP for 5 years. Her experience included: judicial reviews; appeals at all levels; and fresh asylum and human rights claims. She had a wide range of clients including: individuals needing personal and business immigration advice; victims of trafficking and domestic violence; those considered to be a risk to national security; and unaccompanied minors.
She was ranked as an Associate to Watch by Chambers & Partners 2011 in the category Immigration: Personal: London. The entry said:
Associate Catherine Robinson enters the rankings this year due to her handling of complicated immigration cases with a terrorist aspect. She is particularly admired for her client-care skills: “She is respectful, kind and honest about the hazards within the asylum system, while still giving fearful and desperate people a sense of hope.”
Catherine completed her training contract at (as it was then known) Herbert Smith LLP, an international law firm.
“She understands how to win cases and how cases should be prepared.”
“Respected junior who regularly acts in complex, high-profile judicial review proceedings concerning deportation. Her impressive caseload covers areas such as asylum and refugee law.
Strengths: “She really sees her client’s point of view, really listens.” “She’s incredibly intelligent and excellent on trafficking and deportation.”
Recent work: Acted in BXS v SSHD, a case regarding the Home Secretary’s refusal to consider an in-country application to revoke a deportation order from an EEA national.”
“Very committed to clients. She really goes the extra mile on her cases and she is good tactically.” “Her knowledge of the law and her ability to analyse the details of the cases are exceptional.”
“She is a really effective advocate, especially in the First Tier Tribunal.” “She is very good with clients and is approachable, hard-working and tenacious.”
“A very good advocate who gets really good results for clients.” “She is meticulous and very responsive, and will think about every issue.”
“Very good at understanding the needs of solicitors, having been one herself.”
University of Warwick – first class honours LLB (European)
School of Oriental and African Studies – LLM (merit)
Ranked as ‘Up and Coming’ by Chambers & Partners 2016 in the category Immigration – London (Bar)
Robinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 11: meaning of the word ‘claim’ in section 82 of the NIAA 2002
Related Barristers: Catherine Robinson
Robinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 11: meaning of the word ‘claim’ in section 82 of the NIAA 2002
In the case of Robinson the Supreme Court dealt with an issue of statutory construction namely the meaning of the word ‘claim’ for the purposes of section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
Related Barristers: Ahmed OsmanCatherine Robinson
R on the application of Jamar Christoff Robinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 316
The Queen on the application of Saadawi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 3032 (Admin)
The Aire Centre were given permission to intervene to address the lawfulness of the Upper Tribunal's determination in Sala v Secretary of State for the Home Department (EFMs Right of Appeal) [2016].
Challenge to a negative conclusive grounds decision from the competent authority in relation to whether claimant is a victim of trafficking.
The Queen on the Application of Sayyad v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1660 (Admin)
Judicial review of the SSHD’s decision to certify the Claimant’s asylum and human rights claim as clearly unfounded.
BXS v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 737 (Admin)
Judicial review of the SSHD’s refusal to consider an in-country application to revoke a deportation order from an EEA national and a decision to certify the Claimant’s human rights application.
Related Barristers: Catherine RobinsonDavid Chirico
Belkevich v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1389 (Admin)
This case started as a delay challenge to the SSHD’s failure to consider the Claimant’s case under the legacy and then became a challenge to the SSHD’s refusal.
‘Human Trafficking in Northern Ireland’ in Human Trafficking Handbook
Chapter considering the implementation of the Council of Europe on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in Northern Ireland.