Category Archives: Proportionality

Strike Three For New Rules: Part 2

Ogundimu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 60 (IAC) (08 February 2013) SSHD’s Case It was maintained that paragraph A362, part 13 (deportation), of the rules defeated O’s Article 8 claim and, even though the decision was made more … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Human Rights Act, Immigration Rules, Nigeria, Proportionality, Removals | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Tribunal Unimpressed With New Rules Again: Part 2

Izuazu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 45 (IAC) (30 January 2013) The UT explained that the SSHD “overstates the significance of the rule change” and the effects of this change on Article 8 decision making where judges … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Children, European Union, Immigration Rules, Nigeria, Proportionality | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , | Leave a comment

The EU Dimension to Proportionality

Essa, R (On the Application Of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1718 (21 December 2012) Deportation is a hugely controversial issue. Unsurprisingly, opinion on it remains utterly polarised. Journalists and lawyers alike have tried … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Citizens Directive, CJEU, Court of Appeal, European Union, Proportionality | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The new rules: Article 8 and Judges

MF (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2012] UKUT 393 (IAC) (31 October 2012) – see previous post for facts and background. Despite commenting positively [29] on some aspects of the new rules, the UT still thought that it “would be … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Automatic Deportation, CJEU, Human Rights Act, Immigration Rules, Proportionality, UKBA 2007 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

New rules Not a Complete Code for Article 8

MF (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2012] UKUT 393 (IAC) (31 October 2012) The Convention that emerged from the ashes of war to protect people’s freedoms should not have been made a target for a party’s political designs. This … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Automatic Deportation, Human Rights Act, Immigration Rules, Proportionality, Tribunals, UKBA 2007 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Family Migration and Article 8′s New Dress

Theresa May’s rabid immigration policies are no secret and the government is changing the Immigration Rules yet again. It is the eighteenth statement of changes in the Immigration Rules to be announced by the Home Office since the present government … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Dependants, Immigration Rules, Judges, Proportionality, Settlement | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Historic Injustice and Proportionality

Ghising (family life – adults – Gurkha policy) Nepal [2012] UKUT 160 (IAC) In this case the Upper tribunal said that “the ambit of Article 8 is not circumscribed” and in reducing the importance normally attached to immigration control the … Continue reading

Posted in Article 8, Court of Appeal, East African Asians, Gurkhas, Immigration Rules, Proportionality, Settlement | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment