Iulia Stinga

Akbars Restaurant (Middlesbrough) Limited v Secretary of State for the Home Department

• UK Supreme Court · UKSC/2025/0024 · January 2026 · Acting for the Secretary of State

• Supreme Court appeal concerning the meaning of s.15(6)(a) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and the validity of penalty notices issued to employers of persons subject to immigration control.

Sedico Logistics SP. Z O.O. v Secretary of State for the Home Department

• [2026] EWHC 222 (KB) · Acting for the Secretary of State

• High Court appeal raising novel questions about the effect of CPR 6.33(3) and Re Harrods (Buenos Aires) Ltd [1992] on proceedings under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 served outside the jurisdiction.

Haleon UK Ltd v Department of Health and Social Care

• Dispute Resolution Panel constituted under the 2024 VPAG · Acting for the Department

• Dispute concerning the meaning of s.261 of the NHS Act 2006 and the exit provisions of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth.

Attorney General for the Falkland Islands v Barkman

• SC/CIV/07/23 · Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands · Acting for the Attorney General

• Election petition concerning the respondent's qualification for election as a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly.

Sharif v Birmingham City Council

• [2020] EWCA Civ 1488 · Court of Appeal · Acting for the Council

• Leading Court of Appeal authority on the lawfulness of injunctions against persons unknown.

Public Guardian v Various

• Court of Protection · Acting for the Public Guardian

• A variety of proceedings including challenges to the validity of lasting powers of attorney and applications to discharge attorneys for breach of duty.

Robinson v Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

• Employment Tribunal · Acting for the Agency

• Claim for whistleblowing detriments, automatic and ordinary unfair dismissal related to breaches of the Civil Service Code of Conduct (lack of integrity/ conflicts of interests).

Lemboye v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs

• Employment Tribunal · Acting for HMRC

• Whether the claimant's health conditions could have caused the conduct which led to his dismissal so as to render that dismissal unfair.

Pokawa v Home Office

• Employment Tribunal · Acting for the Home Office

• Preliminary ruling that the claimant did not meet the statutory definition of disability under s.6 of the Equality Act 2010, having experienced an adverse reaction to work circumstances rather than a long-term impairment with substantial adverse effects on day-to-day activities, leading to the early dismissal of the discrimination claim.

Dotting v Secretary of State for Education (sued as the Teaching Regulation Agency)

• Employment Tribunal · Acting for the Secretary of State

• Preliminary ruling that the Employment Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear a discrimination claim against the TRA as a qualifications body under s.53 EA 2010, given the exclusion in s.54(4)(d) when the TRA was carrying out its misconduct investigation function.

 A governmental department (confidential)

• Advisory · Crown employment

• Advised on the process of amending terms of employment for persons in Crown employment to increase security clearance requirements.

Greenwood v Information Commissioner and Department of Health and Social Care

• First-tier Tribunal · Acting for the Department

• FOIA appeal concerning a request for private communications between a former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and a ministerial adviser.

Burton v Information Commissioner and Department of Health and Social Care

• First-tier Tribunal · Acting for the Department

• FOIA appeal concerning a request for the summary report arising from consultations on changes to the Human Medicines Regulations to support the Covid-19 and flu vaccine rollout.

Z v Immigration Advice Authority (ongoing)

• First-tier Tribunal · Acting for the Appellant

• Appeal challenging the cancellation of the company's continued registration to provide immigration advice and services.

 A political party (confidential)

• Internal disciplinary proceedings · Acting as an independent advisor

• Legal advisor to the disciplinary committees of the party.

X v An Offshore Financial Services Authority (confidential)

• Regulatory investigation · Acting for the Authority

• Investigation against two offshore companies and their directors for alleged breaches of AML/CTF rules.

Dr P v NHS Commissioning Board

• First-tier Tribunal · Acting for the doctor

• Appeal against a decision to impose conditions on a GP's personal practice based on the findings of a third-party body investigating the general practice at which the doctor worked.

Nursing and Midwifery Council v M

• Fitness to Practise · Acting for the Council

• Three-week fitness-to-practise hearing against a midwife facing over 30 allegations of clinical misconduct and lack of integrity.

Dr D v General Medical Council

• Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service · Acting for the doctor

• Complex trial involving multiple allegations of dishonesty.

Health and Care Professions Council v L

• HCPTS · Acting for the Authority

• Extensive and complex fitness-to-practise hearing involving allegations of dishonest conduct and lack of competence.

Dr K v General Medical Council

• Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service · Acting for the doctor

• Challenge to a suspension order imposed following findings of non-clinical misconduct.

Y v Financial Conduct Authority (confidential)

• Regulatory investigation · Acting for the FCA

• Investigation against a company and its directors for potential breaches of the financial promotions rules; also advised on the circumstances in which the FCA could seek restitution against a third-party payments provider.