Members of Chambers - Nicola Braganza

Call: Middle Temple 1992

Qualifications: LLB (Hons) 1991

Areas of Practice: Discrimination and Employment, Mental Health, Asylum and Immigration, Asylum Support, Community Care and Education

Reported Cases:

Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration v Fernandez (2003) [Material factor defence in equal pay claims] (2004) IRLR 22

ALA ANUFRIJEVA & ANOR v LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK [Article 8 breach on the part of local authority and damages under HRA 98](2004) 2 WLR 603 :

R v (1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (2) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK & PENSIONS, EX PARTE NADEZDA ANUFRIJEVA (2003)[Notification of a decision refusing asylum was necessary for the decision to become a "determination" R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Salem (1999) QB 805 was wrongly decided.] HL (2004) 1 AC 604 :

R v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, EX PARTE CONSUELO HASHMI (2002) [Home Office letter "family may be granted indefinite leave to remain immediately" did constitute the granting of indefinite leave to remain.] References: LTL 3/5/2002 EXTEMPORE (Unreported elsewhere)

R v (1) ASHWORTH SPECIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (2) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH, EX PARTE N (2001)[Random monitoring of telephone calls of patients in high security hospitals under Article 8 ECHR] (2001) HRLR 46 : Times, June 26, 2001

MR B TCHOULA v NETTO FOODSTORES LTD (1998)[EAT guidance for tribunal's conduct of race discrimination cases.] LTL 24/3/98 (Unreported elsewhere)

Professional Associations: DLA, ALBA, ILPA, ELA, HRA

Training: In house trainer in immigration and employment and on behalf of JCWI

Languages: German