Barrister at Garden Court chambers from 1979-2008, specialising in immigration, refugee and human rights law; co-editor of Macdonald's Immigration Law and Practice, 5th and 6th editions (2001, 2005) and of Halsbury's Laws: British Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Law (2002). Author of 'Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights' (Pluto, 2012) and of many articles on immigration, asylum and human rights issues for journals including Race & Class, Socialist Lawyer, Statewatch and IRR News (online). Occasional lecturer/ tutor at Birkbeck College, University of London.