Immigration and Asylum Law Q&A – Laura Gardner, Unity Street Chambers

BPP HRU Representative Bartholomew Scholefield; Laura Gardner of Unity Street Chambers

BPP Bristol Human Rights Unit Representative Bartholomew Scholefield interviews Laura Gardner of Unity Street chambers about her practice and the challenges facing asylum law. This is the first in a series of interviews by Barty which should be of interest to any aspiring immigration and asylum law barristers or solicitors.

Hi Laura, thanks for talking to me today. If I may I’ll start with an overview of your practice and the challenges facing asylum law more generally, and then move on the to particular difficulties raised by coronavirus.

Good morning, yes sure, go ahead.

Could you please give an overview of your practice.

I am a junior tenant at Unity Street Chambers. We are a small set with 14 tenants currently. It is predominantly a civil set. I undertook a mixed common law pupillage at Unity Street Chambers and so my practice has been very varied.