Nadia O'Mara

Barrister at Garden Court Chambers. On the rare occasion I express a view on here, it is probably mine. She/her

[Liberty Investigates @LInvestigates]

The immigration system is broken — but for one man it’s been a goldmine. Our investigation with @prospect_uk reveals how asylum housing tycoon Graham King became one of the country’s richest men https://t.co/5NrHdQ8wfH 🧵#longreads

[Nadia O'Mara @NadiaMayOM]

@alexandrasinc10 @publiclawprojct @katy_w @libertyhq 👏 🎉

[Nadia O'Mara @NadiaMayOM]

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[Liberty @libertyhq]

BREAKING

We said we would #DefendDemocracy...

AND WE'VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

Marc Willers KC, said “This is a hugely significant judgment. The court recognised that unless the govt increases provision [of lawful stopping places for Gypsies & Travellers], the law as currently drafted will amount to unjustified race discrimination.” https://t.co/bWoeGF3NPS

[Detention Action @DetentionAction]

"The Home Office is proposing to remove people to Rwanda based only on an “initial cursory age decision”... Studies found that large numbers of asylum seekers originally categorised as adults were later proved to be children after specialist assessments."
https://t.co/0tXjLoZIuY

[Marc Willers KC @mwillersqc]

@OlliePersey @clpsolicitors @GypsyTravellers @NadiaMayOM @libertyhq This was Chris Johnson’s last case before his retirement. The fact that it resulted in a declaration of incompatibility is a fitting testament to his incredible work on behalf of Gypsies and Travellers with his team @clpsolicitors throughout his career.

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

📣 NEWS: High Court issues declaration of incompatibility finding provisions in the Police Act unlawfully discriminate against Gypsies & Travellers 📣

Read on here 🔽
https://t.co/F4v7VI4R56

[Nadia O'Mara @NadiaMayOM]

A complete privilege to represent @GypsyTravellers led by Stephen Simblet KC and to intervene alongside @libertyhq, where I first had the pleasure of working with FFT. A landmark ruling, down to the dedication and tenacity of the claimant and her legal team.

[Friends, Families & Travellers @GypsyTravellers]

💥MAJOR NEWS💥

Today, a High Court Judge has declared parts of Police Act 2022 as being in breach of European Convention of Human Rights.

The Police Act 2022 increased the power to ban Gypsies and Travellers from an area from 3 to 12 months. (1/6)

https://t.co/Imqq97dAZA

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

📣 We are delighted to announce that three of our Barristers are shortlisted at @WeAreAdvocate's #BarProBonoAwards:
💫John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award-
@OlliePersey
💫Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year-@Oscar_Davies_ & Nadia O'Mara

Read on here 🔽
https://t.co/kMNUMdjGX8

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

📣 Questions of ‘institutional racism’ need to be answered by Home Office - @BlackEquityOrg

Permission granted for a judicial review challenge to Home Office decision to drop 3 key recommendations from #Windrush Lessons Learned Review.

Read on here 🔽
https://t.co/HbTjyA4VXN

[Institute of Race Relations @IRR_News]

In a piece for @LRB, IRR trustee Frances Webber addresses how racialised children & young people – migrant, refugee & British – are treated as fully responsible adults by police, prosecutors & courts, through the cases of Shamima Begum & Ibrahima Bah

🧵⤵️
https://t.co/4cVFGCm8lq

[Nadia O'Mara @NadiaMayOM]

Well this is nice :)

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

📣We are delighted that three of our Barristers are nominated at the #BarProBonoAwards in the following categories:
💫John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award- @OlliePersey
💫Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year- @Oscar_Davies_ & Nadia O'Mara

Read more 🔽
https://t.co/kMNUMdjGX8

[Benny Hunter @BennnyH]

Amongst the many shocking parts of this report: at least 14 age-disputed children were wrongly treated as adults, charged with offences related to crossing the Channel in a small boat, & sent to adult prison. A child safeguarding catastrophe that has gotten very little attention.

[Benny Hunter @BennnyH]

A Palestinian refugee is taking legal action against the Home Office, who, in effect, refused visas to allow his wife and four young children to come to the UK, because they refused to let them apply without giving fingerprints.

https://t.co/4eDUeaf6WE

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

📣 High Court finds local authority subjected disabled asylum seeker to inhuman and degrading treatment for seven months.

@GrainneMellon & Nadia O'Mara of Garden Court represented the Claimant, instructed by Monica Kreel of @TVEdwardsSol.

Read on here 🔽
https://t.co/PWat5TJw7Z

[Marc Willers KC @mwillersqc]

It was also a great pleasure to have the support of my brilliant solicitor Chris Johnson @clpsolicitors who has been at the forefront of all the key legal battles fought over the last 30 years to secure the right of Gypsies/Travellers to respect for their traditional way of life.

[Abbie Kirkby @AbbieKirkby1]

Thanks @LondonGypsyTrav &DGLG who worked w/us on the case. Lawyers representing FFT: Parminder Sanghera @clpsolicitors, @NadiaMayOM &Stephen Simblet KC @gardencourtlaw. Wendy’s lawyers: @mwillersqc & @OlliePersey @gardencourtlaw, Chris Johnson CLP. Also intervening:@libertyhq 5/5

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

Friends, Families and Travellers (@GypsyTravellers) will be represented by our Stephen Simblet KC & Nadia O'Mara (@NadiaMayOM), instructed by Parminder Sanghera of@clpsolicitors.

Read more 🔽 https://t.co/gsWjn8mTMO #TravellerRights #GypsyRomaTraveller

[Abbie Kirkby @AbbieKirkby1]

Well done to claimant Wendy Smith for her courage to challenge this, and her lawyers @mwillersqc @OlliePersey @gardencourtlaw, Chris J @clpsolicitors and our lawyers Parminder @clpsolicitors, Stephen Simblet @NadiaMayOM @gardencourtlaw, &partner orgs @LondonGypsyTrav &DGLG 2/2