Yinka Adedeji
Profile
Yinka appears in the Administrative Court, County Courts and in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. Her practice revolves around social welfare and human rights based areas of law. She has a particular interest in statutory homelessness appeals in the county court and issues arising from Community Care provisions under the National Assistance Act 1948, the Children Act 1989 and asylum support matters under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Yinka also has substantial experience of obtaining out of hours telephone injunctions in housing and immigration cases.
She is trained in direct access.
Notable Cases
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL v MICHAEL REDPATH [2009] EWCA Civ 943 Anti-social behaviour injunctions (2010) 1 All ER 1003 : (2010) BLGR 28 : (2009) NPC 108 : Times, October 12, 2009
LESLIE WARE v HACKNEY LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL [2009] EWHC 1698 (Admin) A magistrates' court had erred in refusing to grant a costs order to a street trader who had successfully appealed against the revocation of his licence.
HB (NETHERLANDS) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT [2008] EWCA Civ 806 Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (2009) QB 536 : (2009) 2 WLR 992 : Times, July 25, 2008
RISBANE BERHANE v LAMBETH LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL [2007] EWHC 2702 (QB) Housing Act 1996 s204 appeals
MS (IRAN) V SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT [2007] EWCA Civ 271
CROSSLEY V WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL [2006] EWCA Civ 140 Housing Act 1996 s204. Vulnerability (2006) HLR 26 : (2006) NPC 20 : Independent, March 1, 2006
R v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, EX PARTE LAJA OMO ADIO [2001] EWCA Admin 251 Illegal Entrants
MS A A ADERIBIGBE v THE COLLEGE OF LAW (1999) Race Discrimination
Training and Teaching
Yinka has provided training on housing, asylum support and immigration
Pro Bono/Community Work
Undertaken on request
Qualifications
M.A. (Hons) LLB (Hons)
Professional Associations
ALBA, HLPA, ILPA
Practice Areas
Housing
Asylum and Immigration
Asylum Support
Community Care
General Public Law
