Education

LLM Nottingham Law School

LL.B (Hons.) Manchester University

(Advanced Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

Hardwicke Scholar – Lincoln’s Inn 

Judicial Appointments

Tribunal Judge, Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Adjudicator, Parking and Traffic Appeals Tribunal

Legal Services Commission, Funding Review Committee Member

Public Access

Accepts instructions direct from businesses and individuals via the Public Access scheme

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation, Property, Immigration, Public law and Human rights

Isaac practices in civil litigation with particular emphasis in contract and tort and property related matters. He has a deep commitment to human rights and social justice, representing the vulnerable in society, and has specialized in immigration and asylum law for many years. He is expert in social security law and sits as a Tribunal Judge in the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.

Reported cases

SSHD v EB Turkey [2008] Civ 1595 CA – On the Ankara Agreement

Ahmed v SSHD [2006] EWCA Civ 578 – Leave application (granted) SSHD consent.

Loka (R on application of) v SSHD [2006] EWHC 707 (Admin)

P & M v SSHD [2004] EWCA Civ 1640 – On Kenyan Women

Mehmet Soytoprak v SSHD [2001] EWCA Civ 1046 – Turkish asylum seeker

HH (Somalia & Others CG) [2008] UKAIT 00022 – Somalia country guidance

Valentin Muja [2002] UKIAT 05107 – illegal removal from the jurisdiction

Iselas Andemarim [2002] UKIAT 00969 Interrupting Counsel’s submissions