New Immigration Cases- Virk & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 652 (12 June 2013)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 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)
- Kola, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1434 (Admin) (06 June 2013)
- Aslam, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1495 (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)
- MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 253 (IAC) (01 May 2013)
- NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 198 (IAC) (10 May 2013)
- Green (Article 8 new rules) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 254 (IAC) (13 May 2013)
- R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 255 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
- Azimi-Moayed and others (decisions affecting children; onward appeals) Iran (Rev 1) [2013] UKUT 197 (IAC) (26 April 2013)
- Singh (fee award: ancillary decision) India [2013] UKUT 179 (IAC) (18 April 2013)
- Zubair (EEA regs: self-employed persons) Pakistan [2013] UKUT 196 (IAC) (11 April 2013)
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- The EU Dimension to Proportionality
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- Roger McCormick On Sustainable Banking March 18, 2013 mkp
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- Is the door to England still that wide open for CIS disputes? March 11, 2013 mkp
- FSA: LIBOR Internal Audit Report March 9, 2013 mkp
- Public Law Duty and Cross-Undertaking for Losses to Third Parties March 1, 2013 mkp
- UK Supreme Court: Case Preview: Securitisation and the Balance Sheet Test February 23, 2013 mkp
- FSA’s Response to Fixing LIBOR February 22, 2013 mkp
- 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
- Law and Democracy Blog
- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
- Supreme Court Approves Swiss Letter October 10, 2012 mkp
- Apex Court gives Government until 10 October for Swiss Letter October 5, 2012 mkp
- 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
- The Mexican Standoff … September 15, 2012 mkp
- Pakistan Horizon
- Fazil Jamili: A Confession of Crime June 5, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Jaffer Abbas Mirza: Sectarian Politics in the Middle East June 5, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- 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
- Editor: Sir Zafrulla Khan on Palestine November 18, 2012 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Bridging the Gender Gap in Bihar November 14, 2012 pakistanhorizon
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- Julian Assange's asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on June 17, 2013 Esther Addley
- Increasing number of asylum detainees freed after near-fatal hunger strikes June 14, 2013 Eric Allison, Helen Pidd
- Citizenship test has become a bad pub quiz, says academic June 14, 2013
- Negative press about Romania is unfair, says designer June 13, 2013 Sam Jones
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- Children seeking asylum should 'be better cared for' by the state June 11, 2013 Amelia Gentleman
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Category Archives: Immigration Cap
Points-based system, switching, etcetera
From July onwards last year Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) visa holders began to face difficulties in switching into Tier 2 (General) because it became virtually impossible to get the UKBA to grant new CoS in the £20,000–£23,999.99 salary band. New … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, JCWI, Pankina, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKSC, Uncategorized
Tagged AP (Russia), Entrepreneurs, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Investors, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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R (on the application of JCWI) v SSHD [2010] EWHC 3524
This is the judgment of the PBS judicial review. JCWI have posted a blog entry on the decision. Immigrants are very grateful to the Council for their leadership. At paragraph 37 the Court stated: It follows, in my judgment, that … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged AP (Russia), Article 8, Immigration Rules, Points Based System
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IPPR Review 2010/2011 says immigration to rise
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has stated in its Migration Review 2010-2011 the the government’s policy on immigration in relation to restoring 1990s “tens of thousands” levels is bound to fail. The report also shed light on the … Continue reading
Agency’s interim limit for Tier 2 reveals conflicting figures
We have now officially entered a very grim period in modern British history which is beginning to mirror the horrors and discrimination which the British authorities imposed on the “citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies” by way of … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), East African Asians, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Kenya, Pankina, PBS, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged AP (Russia), Immigration Cap, Points Based System, UKBA
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Empire strikes back
From 23 December 2010 the UKBA will stop accepting Tier 1 (General) applications made overseas. According to the UKBA the step has been taken “to ensure that we do not exceed the limit set by the government for issued Tier … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized
Tagged AP (Russia), Pankina, Points Based System, UKBA
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Government’s response to lost PBS review
The government has already started to whip up its rhetoric by talking tough in the face of its defeat in the High Court yesterday. Immigration Minister Damian Green has said that the “judgment will have no impact on the permanent … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Migrant Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Immigration cap declared unlawful by High Court
In the High Court Lord Justice Sullivan and Mr Justice Burton have declared that Mrs Theresa May unlawfully side-steped Parliamentary scrutiny when setting the limits to Tiers 1 and 2 which she introduced in July 2010. Since Sedley LJ restored constitutional order in … Continue reading
Student visa changes
The home secretary’s announced immigration shakeup is really beginning to bite. If it’s not restaurants she’s after it’s students! The latest with the UKBA is that since 41 per cent of the students entering the country on the Tier 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Tier 4, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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UKBA raids restaurants
Just as I just predicted yesterday restaurants are going to be tackled quite aggressively by the UKBA post the agency’s revised summary guidance announcement (and of course there’s the infamous immigration cap). Loads more arrests will follow no doubt. But these are … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Enforcement, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Working
Tagged Illegal Working, Migrant Workers, UKBA
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Tier 1 (General) deleted and more
Despite not having a policy on EU migration the home secretary has proceeded to do what empire does best. Step on the have nots, the Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis because empire is used to it. Equally citizens of these poor … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Rules, Investors, Points Based System, UKBA
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MAC’s “limits on migration” report
In a legal context having first encountered the acronym “MAC” in an exam where it meant “material adverse change” in a long contractual clause, one finds that the Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the “Limits on Migration” is quite limited … Continue reading
Posted in Business, ECHR, Immigration Cap, MAC, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, Uncategorized
Tagged Immigration Rules, MAC, Points Based System, UKBA
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New UKBA fees
From Monday 22 November the UKBA will introduce new application fees for applications for entry clearance (0verseas) and further leave to remain (in country) for work, study or other purposes. The Agency is charging fees by setting them above the cost of … Continue reading
Posted in Biometric Cards, Business, Dependants, Economy, Employment, Fees, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Business, Dependants, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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Immigration cap faces judicial review challenge
The Coalition government introduced the immigration cap on 28 June 2010. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has reported that it will challenge the cap in the High Court by way of JR proceedings. The JCWI’s response to the cap … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Pankina, PBS, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Migrant Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Tier 1 (General) November limit reached
In July 2010 we witnessed the coalition government’s introduction of a limit on the number of initial applications that the UKBA could issue under Tier 1 (General) of the Points Based System (PBS). The limit will persist until 31 March … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Dependants, Downsizing, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, Downsizing, Points Based System, UKBA
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Law Society’s views on the immigration cap
One would have to be quite stubborn and ill advised not to take gravely seriously the opinion of the Law Society of England and Wales (the society) in a legal matter. Yet the government seems determined to do just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, UKBA
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