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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- Fresh Claims and Freedom of Religion
- Strike Three For New Rules: Part 2
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- The EU Dimension to Proportionality
- New Syria Country Guidance
- Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From Union Citizen Children?: Part 2
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- Roger McCormick On Sustainable Banking March 18, 2013 mkp
- Commission On Banking Standards Publishes Proprietary Trading Report March 16, 2013 mkp
- 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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- Increasing number of asylum detainees freed after near-fatal hunger strikes June 14, 2013 Eric Allison, Helen Pidd
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Category Archives: UKBA
Independent Chief Inspector Slams Agency On Legacy Cases
On 22 November 2012, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (“the inspector”) Mr John Vine CPE QPM – whose office was established under section 48 of the UK Borders Act 2007 – published An inspection of the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, John Vine, UKBA, UKBA 2007
Tagged Asylum, Chief Inspector, Children, ECHR, Legacy
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Chief Inspector unimpressed with Agency
Last year’s border row resulted in John Vine CBE QPM (Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency, “the Inspector”) being commissioned by the Home Secretary “to investigate and report on the level of checks operated at ports of entry to … Continue reading
Posted in Arrivals, Chief Independent Inspector, Security Checks, UKBA
Tagged Border Row, Border Security, Immigration, John Vine, UKBA
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Domestic violence and settlement: a Gujarati case
Earlier in the year the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC highlighted the need to tackle domestic violence (DV) – see his speech Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future. Starmer argued that the saying “it’s just … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Domestic Violence, DPP, Gujarat, Immigration Rules, India, Settlement, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Domestic Violence, DPP, Immigration Rules, India, Tribunals, UKBA
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Poppycock claims
Just as day two in the Quila appeal kicks off (watch here or join the discussion here or please click the twitter blackbird pie item at the end of this post), I would just like to take the opportunity to state … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Immigration Rules, India, PBS, Spouses, UKBA, UKSC
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, Spouses, UK Supreme Court, UKBA
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Case Comment: SI (variation/curtailment – human rights ground) Pakistan [2011] UKUT 00118 (IAC)
This brief case makes a hulking legal point. Moreover, it illustrates the games which the UKBA “plays” with the objects of its control. Although the outcome was not in favour of SI (the appellant), the case is quite valuable because … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, East African Asians, Families, Immigration Rules, Kenya, Pakistan, Removals, Sedley LJ, Settlement, SQVS, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, Dependants, ECHR, Families, Kenya, Pakistan, Removals, SQVS, UKBA
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Case Comment: Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (FC) (Appellant) v SSHD (Respondent) [2011] UKSC 23
The summarised facts of this case are that Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (“SMK”), a national of Zimbabwe, arrived in the United Kingdom as a visitor with 6 months’ leave to enter on 30 October 2002. Subsequently, his leave was extended until … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Asylum, Court of Appeal, Detention, ECHR, Enforcement, High Court, Immigration Law, Private Prisons, Removals, UKBA, UKSC, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Criminal Offences, Detention, ECHR, UK Supreme Court, UKBA
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Points-based system news
As of 6 April 2011 no sponsored migrant under Tier 2 (General) can be paid in cash. Moreover, restricted CoS can be applied for 3 months in advance (the earliest possible date). In paragraph 206 of the Sponsor Guidance, the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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The fee referencing number
Have you ever wondered what could possibly be more bureaucratic than a Certificate of Sponsorship and its allocation and assignment? Ever ask yourself what a “fee referencing number” is? Let me tell you. A fee referencing number is a number … Continue reading
New student rules
As I entered the UK in the year 2000 under paragraph 57 of the immigration rules (as they were then in force), I could not resist writing about the changes to the immigration rules with respect to students. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 4, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Entrepreneurs, Points Based System, Students
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Tier 2 update
The 6 April 2011 changes in the immigration rules will modify Tier 2 (General) by dividing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) into ‘restricted’ and ‘unrestricted’ categories. In the restricted category, a cap of 20,700 will be maintained and 4,200 CoS will … Continue reading
Posted in MAC, PBS, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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Conservatives’ stillborn feminism
On 8 March 2011 Mrs Theresa May bigged up her party by putatively expressing solidarity with women’s causes on the occasion of the 100th International Women’s Day. With most people distracted by the ongoing debate about a “British Bill of … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, ECHR, Immigration Law, Persecution, Spouses, UKBA, Women
Tagged Asylum, ECHR, Immigration, Spouses, UKBA, Women
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Children “at the heart” of family reunions
The government has announced its plans for a more “humane approach” to family reunions where the best interests of children will remain paramount. The immigration minister’s statement in relation to ending the detention of children from last December can be … Continue reading
Increased fees from April
The immigration minister Mr Damian Green has issued a statement in which he proposes to increase fees for applications to study, visit, work or stay in the UK. The government will introduce the fees by laying two separate regulations in Parliament. … Continue reading
Agency struggling with rules
While drafting a skeleton argument yesterday it has became apparent to me that the UKBA’s website provides an inaccurate picture of the immigration rules. Allow me to explain. The skeleton had a section on Tier 2 (General) and appendixes A, … Continue reading
Posted in Harassment, Immigration Rules, PBS, UKBA
Tagged ECHR, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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The Subject Access Request
Apologies for not having written for the past two weeks. There has been a lot of action in my native country of Pakistan and most of it has been bad of course. I’m trying to arrange another blog in relation … Continue reading
Posted in East African Asians, Enforcement, Gandhi, Immigration Law, Removals, SAR, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged ECHR, Gandhi, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Removals, SAR, UKBA
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UKBA to use 2nd class post for EU applicants
The UKBA will no longer pay for recorded delivery costs for returning the supporting documents of EU applications. Instead the agency will use second class post for EU applicants who don’t provide their own prepaid recorded delivery costs. This change … Continue reading
Detention, enforcement and removals revised
The UKBA has revised 3 chapters of thier enforcement instructions and guidance. The said chapters are: Chapter 31 – Enforcement visits Chapter 43 – Personal safety in enforcement work Chapter 61 – Arrest teams – operational procedures Apart from republishing the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Detention, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged Detention, ECHR, Points Based System, UKBA
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Revised detention guidance
The UKBA has updated Chapter 31 (Detention and detention policy in port cases) of its Immigration Directorates’ Instructions (IDIs). The Agency has also revised Chapter 55 (Detention and temporary release) of its Enforcement Manual. Everyone can only hope that the UKBA can adhere … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Article 8, Enforcement, Immigration Law, UKBA
Tagged Detention, ECHR, Immigration, UKBA
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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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The Tier 2 (General) sponsorship licence interview
The situation in relation to sponsoring migrants to work in the UK is quite tense and the government seems hell-bent on marching on with its mad cap. Although the government has expressed its disregard for the law I just wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in PBS, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Migrant Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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