New Immigration Cases- Chugtai, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1995] EWHC Admin 14 (19 June 1995)
- NN (South Africa) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 653 (12 June 2013)
- Virk & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 652 (12 June 2013)
- JB (Jamaica), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 666 (12 June 2013)
- PETITION OF MS v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW [2013] ScotCS CSIH_52 (11 June 2013)
- London College Of Management Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1029 (Admin) (03 April 2012)
- AZ (Asylum- legacy cases) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 270 (IAC) (10 June 2013)
- Warnborough College Ltd., R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1510 (Admin) (10 June 2013)
- AHK & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1426 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- WKA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ScotCS CSIH_51 (07 June 2013)
- Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- MA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EUECJ C-648/11 (06 June 2013)
- Aslam, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1495 (Admin) (06 June 2013)
- Kola, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1434 (Admin) (06 June 2013)
- SO, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 256 (IAC) (24 May 2013)
- Kheirollahi-Ahmadroghani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1314 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- A B C v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1272 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 255 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
- Green (Article 8 new rules) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 254 (IAC) (13 May 2013)
- NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 198 (IAC) (10 May 2013)
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- FSA: LIBOR Internal Audit Report March 9, 2013 mkp
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- The Libor Scandal and “Soft Law” February 10, 2013 mkp
- The Privilege Judgment February 8, 2013 mkp
- UK Supreme Court: Case Preview: WHA Ltd v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs January 20, 2013 mkp
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- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
- Supreme Court Approves Swiss Letter October 10, 2012 mkp
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- Anwer Mooraj on Dr Kamal Hossain’s Talk September 30, 2012 mkp
- Anil Datta on Dr Kamal Hossain’s Talk: Only the Youth Can Bring About a Fruitful Revolution … September 27, 2012 mkp
- Peerzada Salman on Dr Kamal Hossain: “Young People are Agents of Change” September 27, 2012 mkp
- Welcome speech of Dr. Masuma Hasan: In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr. Kamal Hossain on Building a peaceful South Asia: 24 September 2012 September 25, 2012 mkp
- In Honour of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr Kamal Hossain Speaks at PIIA September 25, 2012 mkp
- The New Order: Rapprochement at Last! September 20, 2012 mkp
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- Fazil Jamili: A Confession of Crime June 5, 2013 pakistanhorizon
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- Anwar Rashid: For Parween Rahman March 30, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Parween Rahman: The Legend Lives On March 15, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Women’s Learning Partnership Film: Because Our Cause Is Just March 9, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: International Women’s Day and Aurat Foundation March 9, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Majyd Aziz: Making Karachi Port User-Friendly March 1, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Uch Revisited January 19, 2013 pakistanhorizon
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Category Archives: Cases
Silence of the Rules
Green (Article 8 – new rules) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 254 (IAC) (13 May 2013) The speed with which the immigration rules are changed is overwhelming. Inevitably, many things are overlooked. This is an interesting case where the Upper Tribunal (UT) … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Crime, Immigration Rules, Tribunals
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Jamaica
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Tribunal Unimpressed With New Rules Again: Part 1
Izuazu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 45 (IAC) (30 January 2013) Lately a plethora of immigration decisions have descended upon us. All this sensational case law makes awesome reading. But it is impossible to read it all. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Immigration Rules, Nigeria, Proportionality, Tribunals
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, Immigration, Spouses, Tribunals
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CJEU: The Concept of a Formally Limited Residence Permit
State Secretary van Justitie v Mangat Singh [2012] EUECJ C-502/10 (18 October 2012) As explained in recitals 25 and 26 of its preamble, Directive 2003/109/EC (“the directive”), concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, does not apply … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, CJEU, Employment, European Union
Tagged 2003/109/EC, Baba Sahib, European Union, Netherlands, Third-Country Nationals
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Other Family Members: The Rationale
The last post had shed a little bit of light on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in relation to six questions which were referred to it by the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) in MR … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, CFR, Citizens Directive, CJEU, ECHR, OFMs, Tribunals
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, ECHR, European Union, Free Movement
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CJEU: Re Other Family Members
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Islam & Anor [2012] EUECJ C-83/11 (05 September 2012) Lamenting that it was “unfortunate” that the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (“the regulations”, which transpose Directive 2004/38/EC or the “Citizens Directive” … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Cases, Citizens Directive, CJEU, OFMs
Tagged 2004/38/EC, 2006 Regulations, European Union, Free Movement
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The vanishing prerogative
Munir & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 32 (18 July 2012) In these two appeals, the critical question before the Supreme Court was whether the SSHD’s statements in relation … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Children, Court of Appeal, Human Rights Act, UKSC
Tagged Article 8, Children, DP 5/96, ECHR, UK Supreme Court
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Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation – Part 2
Mahajna v Home Secretary (deportation hate speech – unacceptable behaviour) [2012] UKUT B1 (IAC). This post is a continuation of Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation, Part 1. The Upper Tribunal The UT thought that although the SSHD’s views on the public interest were … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 10, Cases, ECHR, Israel, Palestine, Unacceptable Behaviour
Tagged ECHR, Jerusalem, Terrorism, Tribunals, Unacceptable Behaviour
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Case Preview: Al-Sirri in Supreme Court
The extremely interesting of case of Al-Sirri (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) UKSC 2009/0036 will be heard in the UK Supreme Court by Lady Hale and Lords Phillips, Kerr, Dyson and Wilson. The Court … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Cases, Sedley LJ, Terrorism, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged Afghan War, Asylum, Northern Alliance, Old Bailey, UK Supreme Court, United Nations
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Falun Gong, Country Guidance and HJ (Iran)
LW (China) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 519 (24 April 2012) In this case the Court of Appeal (Black, Mummery and Moore Bick LJJ) found that a Chinese asylum seeker’s discreet involvement in Falun … Continue reading
Posted in Article 3, Asylum, Cases, China, Court of Appeal, Tribunals
Tagged Asylum, China, Country Guidance, Falun Gong, Persecution
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Case Preview: Alvi and Munir in Supreme Court
The latest post on Alvi is available here. For the impact of Alvi on the Immigration Rules see post here. The latest post on Rahman, Munir and DP 5/96 is available here. Original post continues below. Writing last week on the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Sedley LJ, Settlement
Tagged Constitution, DP 5/96, Free Movement, Immigration Cap, UK Supreme Court, Zane Malik
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President Blake blasts postal payments
Basnet (validity of application – respondent) Nepal [2012] UKUT 113 (IAC) (04 April 2012) A very large number of immigration applications are made in the post. In this important case the Upper Tribunal (President Blake and Judge Macleman) found that … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Cases, Dependants, Fees, Notices, Students, Tier 4, Tribunals
Tagged Fees, Points Based System, Postal Applications
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Refugee Convention: domestic law defines “lawful”
R (on the application of ST (Eritrea)) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2012] UKSC 12 (21 March 2012) The Supreme Court – Lady Hale and Lords Hope, Brown, Mance, Kerr, Clarke and Dyson – has unanimously … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Cases, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Persecution, Removals, UKSC
Tagged Asylum, Refugee Convention, Removals, UK Supreme Court
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POCA: seizure, detention and forfeiture of cash
What do two suitcases – stuffed with £10 and £20 notes totalling £50,000 – being checked-in from London to Istanbul have in common with a submission of no case to answer and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”)? Secretary of … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, Crime, Crown Court, Heathrow, High Court, POCA, Turkey
Tagged Crime, Detention, Forfeiture, POCA, Seizure, UKBA
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Extradition and family life hearing in Supreme Court
UPDATE: The UKSC handed down judgment in these cases today (20 June 2012). The press summary is available here and the judgment is available here. BAILII judgment available here. The Court unanimously allowed the appeal in the case of FK. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Children, ECHR, European Union, Extradition, United States
Tagged Article 8, Extradition Act 2003, UK Supreme Court, ZH (Tanzania)
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Using children to stop deportation: Part 2
Sanade and others (British children – Zambrano – Dereci) [2011] UKUT 48 (IAC) (07 February 2012) Sanade (S), Harrison (H), Walker (W) Legal Discussion Tellingly, in considering the appellants’ Article 8 claims, the UT (at [51]) – remembering Lord Wilson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Automatic Deportation, Blake J, Cases, Children, CJEU, False Statements and Misrepresentations, s 55 BCIA, Tribunals, UKBA 2007
Tagged ECHR, European Union, Removals, Zambrano
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Using children to stop deportation: Part 1
Sanade and others (British children – Zambrano – Dereci) [2011] UKUT 48 (IAC) (07 February 2012) This Upper Tribunal (UT, President Blake and Judge Jordon) case was about three fathers, the appellants, who relied on their family, especially British children, … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Automatic Deportation, Blake J, Cases, Children, Tribunals, UKBA 2007
Tagged ECHR, European Union, Removals, Zambrano
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Barriers to entry: spouses’ English tests upheld
Language is the commonest human currency and it has an historical connection to culture and politics. Ostensibly, English remains the lingua franca of the world. Yet its imposition upon people – often far away in a Gujarati, Punjabi or Yemeni … Continue reading
Posted in Article 12, Article 14, Article 8, Cases, English Tests, Human Rights, Immigration Rules, s 55 BCIA
Tagged Dependants, ECHR, English, European Union, Orientalism, Spouses
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Constitutional cases in the points-based system
Although many facets of immigration control in the UK can be changed there are some matters of principle which executive power cannot vary without the consent of Parliament. Equally, the debate about the exercise of the home secretary’s discretionary powers … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, High Court, Immigration Law, PBS, Sedley LJ, UKSC
Tagged Constitution, ECHR, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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Guidelines for Other Family Members
In the case of MR & Ors (EEA extended family members) Bangladesh [2010] UKUT 449 (IAC), where an Irish national had sponsored her Bangladeshi in-laws to live with her family in Northern Ireland, Mr Justice Blake (Blake J) – the … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, Citizens Directive, CJEU, European Union, OFMs, Tribunals
Tagged Case Law, CJEU, Dependants, European Union, OFMs, Tribunals
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Viva la Revolución? new Cuba guideline case
“… Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.” Contrary to what Castro’s close comrade Che Guevara claimed, Cuba is one of the world’s last remaining autocratic communist regimes. Historically, the revolutionary country was once considered a bastion against imperialism. Yet … Continue reading
