Education:
BA (Hons) History (London)
CPE (College of Law)
Practice Profile:
Bojana's practice is primarily in immigration, asylum and human rights matters. She regularly represents claimants before the Tribunals as well as in the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal. She is an experienced litigant in the European Court of Human Rights.
Bojana's interests and strengths include claims involving sexual orientation and gender, EEA free movement and Turkish ECAA. Having practised in crime before re-focusing on immigration, Bojana is particularly well placed to deal with claims involving deportation and/or detention. Bojana acts in a full range of appeals and challenges of immigration and asylum decisions including business immigration issues such as points based system challenges.
Bojana has acted as a legal analyst in international election observation missions for OSCE ODIHR. Bojana is an experienced trainer, including international judicial training in human rights instruments (ECHR and ICCPR).
Prior to coming to the English Bar Bojana was a current affairs journalist in former Yugoslavia.
Notable Cases:
Atapattu, R (On the Application of) v The Secretary of State for the home Department [2011] EWHC 1388 (Admin). A claim for damages resulting from unlawful retention of a passport of a student applicant for an entry clearance resulted in Defedant's liability in conversion under the Torts (Interference with goods) Act 1977 (claims in negligence and violations of Article 8 and Article 1 Protocol 1 were dismissed).
Chomanga (binding effect of unappealed decisions) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 312 (IAC) Following a successful and unchallenged appeal by an appellant, it is not open to the respondent to make a further adverse decision on the same issue relying on the same evidence as before unless there is evidence of fraud or specific exceptions.
DBN v. the United Kingdom (26550/10) [2011] ECHR 192 The application by a lesbian from Zimbabwe claiming violations of Articles 3 and 8 was communicated to the UK government (later struck out for lack of contact from the applicant).
MK (Lesbians) Albania CG [2009] UKAIT 00036 - After grant of permission on all grounds on appeal (including treatment of expert evidence) remitted to UT and awaiting listing in UT.
Membership:
ILPA, RLG
Languages:
Serbian
Interests:
Scuba Diving
