Lord Justice Bean read the High Court ruling that overturned a prior injunction seeking removal of asylum seekers from the Bell Hotel in Epping. Bean is identified as a member of the Society for Labour Lawyers and linked to the founding of Matrix Chambers. The three-judge panel included Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb. Epping Forest District Council had previously won an injunction to remove the migrants. Commentators noted Bean's political affiliations and the political history of other judges. Nigel Farage criticised the decision. The Home Office suggested migrants' human rights supported hotel accommodation.
The High Court judge, Lord Justice Bean has been exposed as staunch Labour supporter and he was one of the judges who helped overturn the injunction for Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to allow the illegal asylum seekers to remain in Epping. Lord Justice Bean who read out the High Court ruling on Friday is a member od the Society for Labour Lawyers has thrown Sir Keir Starmer a favourable lifeline,
He was one of the founding members of the Matrix Chambers - the others included Cherie Blair - wife of the former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Lord Hermer, the current Attorney General. Judge Justice Stephen Eyre, who gave the original high court decision, was a Conservative parliamentary candidate four times. "We will see if any of the politicians make anything of their political allegiances.
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