Bloom Street
Salford
Manchester
M3 6AJ
George Brown
- Year of call: 2002
Experience
Top Ranked in Legal 500 2016:
George Brown is reported in the Legal 500 2016 edition as "He has a wealth of experience in deportation appeals".
Top Ranked in Chambers & Partners 2013-2017
A high-calibre immigration lawyer with an extensive immigration, asylum and nationality practice.
Strengths: "He's very approachable and has a legal brain." "There is a very high standard in any work he does for you."
Following qualification as a solicitor in 1985, George worked in private practices around the Manchester area until 1994 when he moved into the not-for-profit sector, specialising in immigration law. He was a senior solicitor and director of Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit.
George is a member of the Greater Manchester Law Centre Management Committee
Lecture Experience:
George has provided extensive immigration training in conjunction with bodies such as ILPA, GMIAU, ACT Project, JCWI and the British Council.
Interests Outside the Law:
George's interests outside the law largely revolve around his family, travel and sport. He is a keen follower of most sports (involving recently attending the T20 Caribbean Series in the West Indies) and is a season ticket holder for the team that plays in the right part of Manchester.
But for a recent sporting injury, George would have continued his active participation in sports such as football, cricket, squash and table tennis.
Reported Cases
Court of Appeal:
- HM (Iraq) v SSHD [2010] EWCA Civ 1322
- KB (Bangladesh) v SSHD [2010] EWCA Civ 765
- BR (Iran) v SSHD [2007] EWCA Civ 198
Upper Tribunal (Reported Cases):
- Nare (evidence by electronic means) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 443
- Mugwegwa (S72-applying statutory presumptions) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 338 (IAC)
Professional Memberships & Publications
• Member of the Greater Manchester Law Centre Management Committee.
