Ben Amunwa
Ben enjoys a thriving practice in commercial, civil and public law. His advocacy is praised by Judges, opponents and clients. He is known for his exceptional client care and attention to detail in complex and urgent cases. Ben provides practical, cost-effective and punctual advice to a range of clients, including local authorities, professionals, businesses and individuals.
Before coming to the Bar, Ben spent over a decade in the charity sector supporting individuals in crisis. His experience of management and media enables him to perform calmly under pressure. Clients value his accessible manner and his ability to explain difficult areas of law.
Ben is the Founder and editor of Law, mostly
Practice Area
Panels
- Contributing Author
- Other Publications
Membership
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Bar Pro Bono Unit
- Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
- Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) duty advocate
- Immigration Law Practitioners Association
2 Contributions by Ben Amunwa
PRACTICE NOTES
Right to work compliance and employment law: investigating and managing suspected illegal working, fair procedures, dismissal options, discrimination risks, sponsor licence implications and penalties
Where an employer is found to have employed someone unlawfully in the UK, they may face civil penalties and/or criminal sanctions. For further information, see Practice Notes: Illegal working: dealing with a civil penalty and Illegal working: dealing with a criminal allegation.
Alongside civil and criminal measures, a sponsor licence holder may have its licence revoked if illegal working is established. The employer can also sustain reputational damage and adverse publicity (eg being ‘named and shamed’ by the government), which can harm the business’s prospects of winning tenders or contracts.
To limit these risks, employers must have rigorous processes and procedures to check every employee’s right to work before they start, and conduct repeat checks as required throughout the employment relationship. Employers also need to recognise and address any allegations of illegal working (or potential illegal working) during employment. In doing so, they should remain mindful not only of their obligations under immigration law but also of their employment law duties...
Immigration
PRACTICE NOTES
UK immigration bail under the Immigration Act 2016 (Sch 10): powers, applications, conditions, enforcement, accommodation, variation, and case law for practitioners
This Practice Note examines the power of immigration bail
This Practice Note explores immigration bail as the sole mechanism of release, effective from 15 January 2018, for individuals subject to detention and those liable to be detained under immigration powers in particular where relevant. For guidance on liability for detention and related Home Office policies, see Practice Note: Immigration detention. The purpose here is to outline immigration bail; it does not, for instance, address the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court or Court of Appeal to grant bail, nor the bail jurisdiction of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, as detailed analysis of those subjects currently falls outside the scope of Lexis+® UK. The majority of the bail provisions in Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (IA 2016) commenced on 15 January 2018. For details of provisions not yet in force, refer to Practice Note: Immigration Act 2016—materials. The Immigration Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) (Immigration Bail) Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1242, took effect the same day and introduce various minor consequential changes to secondary legislation. Prior to 15 January 2018, a person examined or detained under immigration powers could be released, or granted a temporary form of status, by the Secretary...
Immigration
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