David is a co-founder of HJT and a Tenant at Garden Court Chambers practising in Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights Law, with an emphasis recently on unlawful detention cases.

He is a lecturer for BPP, Liberty, EIN and Garden Court (LSC Contract) and a trustee of the Electronic Immigration Network (EIN). He also founded HJT Research, creators of the Immigration Consortium Country Information Database (ICCID).  

David contributes to a number of publications including MacDonald Immigration Law and Practice 6th Edition (Butterworths), Your Rights (Liberty), HJT's Accreditation Manual and the Immigration Volumes of Atkins Court Forms and the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents.

He is a registered trainer with the Joint Council of Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and is an assessor on The Law Society's immigration accreditation scheme for solicitors.

Grace has practised in asylum and immigration since 1995 and is Tenant at 6 King's Bench Walk. Grace trains on Asylum and Immigration Law for JCWI and IAS and has also trained for BPP on advocacy courses. She has been an assessor for CLT on the Immigration Accreditation scheme. 

She is listed as an ‘immigration expert’ in Legal Experts (Pub: Legalese Ltd, Kensington), 2004 - 2007

Beate been practising in the field of Immigration and Asylum Law since 1993, both in private practice and the not for profit sector (AS Law Solicitors Liverpool and Oldham CAB). She has been the Director of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit since July 2004 and is a qualified Solicitor. 

Beate also trains for JCWI, the OISC and the CAB. She has been involved in local and national groups that seek to support those subject to immigration control.

Melissa is a brand and corporate responsibility (CR) specialist consulting on CR integration within business for multinationals. She is a director of HJT and founder of Truebranding (www.truebranding.co.uk).

She is the author of a leading university textbook for brand practitioners, called ‘More than a name: an introduction to branding’ (published in 2006, AVA Books) and regularly writes about responsibility and brand issues for Interbrand’s Brandchannel network.

Shakhura has worked in the field of immigration and asylum, initially at Kirkees Community Law Centre and, since 1999, at GMIAU as a caseworker. 

She is an experienced trainer in immigration and asylum work, working with local authorities, OISC and JCWI and has trained on immigration and domestic violence issues to the Police and women’s organisations

Gail is a Barrister specialising in Immigration and Asylum law and a part-time Immigration Judge. She previously worked for the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) and was also involved in the Asylum Caseworker Training Project (ACT)

She is a contributing editor to Butterworths Immigration Law Service and edits the ILEX Immigration Law manual. Gail is also the Vice-Chair of the Electronic Immigration Network (EIN).

Peter is a Tenant at Garden Court practising Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights Law. He has trained on Asylum and Immigration law for ILPA, Chambers’ immigration team (on behalf of the LSC), Justice, Liberty, Refugee Community Groups, the Asylum Caseworker Training Project and the RLC's external training service.

He is the co-author of Asylum Law and Practice (Butterworths, 2003) and wrote the asylum and refugees chapter of Immigration Law and Practice. He is also a contributor to Halsbury’s Laws of England (Vol. 4(2) covering British Nationality, Immigration and Asylum) and to MacDonald’s Immigration Law and Practice (6th edition). He also writes for the All ER Legal Opinion and has published papers on asylum law.

Sheila is a freelance Learning and Development Consultant with extensive experience of training, organisational development, HR, management and sales, gained from working in a variety of business sectors.

Sheila has broad experience of delivering leadership programmes, international management training, team building events & business coaching. She has also worked with many major companies including Unilever, Monsanto UK Ltd, and The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Sheila has been involved with changes such as mergers, takeovers, restructuring, relocation, and training for the above mentioned organizations. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (MCIPD).

Hermione has practiced Immigration and Asylum law in private practice (Bartram & Company, London and David Gray & Company, Newcastle upon Tyne) and in the not for profit sector (Asylum Aid and Camden Community Law Centre, London). She is a senior Solicitor for the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit.

Hermione trains for the OISC and Asylum Aid, and delivers accreditation training for HJT and JCWI. She is an assessor for CLT on the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme and has also participated in the UKVisas Users Group and the Asylum Process Stakeholder’s Users Group. 

Stephen is a Scottish Advocate who was called to the Scottish Bar in 2002 having qualified as a solicitor at Dundas & Wilson CS. He is a member of the Murray Stable of Advocates, which offers counsel with a wide range of civil law experience, including all aspects of Asylum, Human Rights and Immigration Law. 

Stephen has helped HJT train the Home Office in 2006-7 and is currently providing accredited training to Immigration and Asylum Law practitioners in Scotland for HJT.

Simon is a Solicitor and Practice Manager of Wilson & Co, a legal aid firm in north London specialising in immigration, crime and family. He is an experienced trainer on legal aid and related issues

He is co-author of Understanding Legal Aid: A Practical Guide to Public Funding (Law Society Publishing, 2003) and a contributor to Cordery on Solicitors.

Ronan is a Tenant at Garden Court practising immigration and asylum law. He was previously an immigration caseworker.

His writes articles on refugee law in Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice.

Halcyon is a Legal Officer at the Refugee Legal Centre. She provides training on Immigration, Nationality, European Law, Human Rights, Detention and Bail and Asylum.

She previously worked as a case-worker and in-house advocate at Gill & Co Solicitors and Wilson & Co, dealing with Immigration, Nationality, European Law, Human Rights, Detention and Bail and Asylum.

Colin was formerly head of Higher Appeals at the Immigration Advisory Service. He has also previously worked as a Legal Officer at the Refugee Legal Centre.

Colin has written articles for the International Journal of Refugee Law and Tolley's Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law journal and frequently contributes to the IAS Law Update and Digest publications. He is currently completing his pupillage at Renaissance Chambers.