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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Kheirollahi-Ahmadroghani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1314 (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)
- MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 253 (IAC) (01 May 2013)
- Azimi-Moayed and others (decisions affecting children; onward appeals) Iran (Rev 1) [2013] UKUT 197 (IAC) (26 April 2013)
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- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
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Tag Archives: Tribunals
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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New Syria Country Guidance
KB (Failed asylum seekers and forced returnees) Syria CG UKUT 00426 (IAC) (21 December 2012) Once the beating heart of Arab nationalism, Syria is a country in ruins. After achieving independence in 1946, dozens of constitutions and cabinets came and went … Continue reading
Posted in Article 3, Asylum, Human Rights, Politics
Tagged Case Law, Lebanon, Persecution, Refugee Convention, Syria, Tribunals
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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 Article 8, European Union, Nigeria, Tribunals
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Article 8 and Polygamy
SG (child of polygamous marriage) Nepal [2012] UKUT 265 (IAC) (9 July 2012) The Upper Tribunal (“UT”, Justice Blake and Judge Dawson) has recently made it clear that in cases involving polygamy a child will not be able to join … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 8, Blake J, Children, Immigration Rules, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, Dependants, Immigration Rules, Polygamy, Tribunals
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Removing adult children as family members
Ahmad & Ors (removal of children over 18) Pakistan [2012] UKUT 267 (IAC) (30 July 2012) At times the drafting of the Immigration Acts leaves a lot to be desired: rapid legislative change enhances entropy in an already difficult environment. … Continue reading
Overstaying, flight side service and re-entry
The case of Singh (paragraph 320 (7A) – IS151A forms – proof) [2012] UKUT 00162 (IAC) is all about the cat and mouse charades which take place between the UK Border Agency and the subjects of immigration control. Moreover, the … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Domestic Workers, False Statements, Heathrow, Immigration Rules, Notices, Removals, Tier 1, WHM
Tagged Case Law, Immigration Rules, Tribunals
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Zimbabwe Hearing in UKSC: Watch Live 18-19 June
The latest post on these cases can be found here. The rest of this post continues as originally published. On Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2012, Lady Hale and Lords Hope, Kerr, Clarke, Dyson, Wilson and Reed will hear … Continue reading
Posted in Article 2, Article 3, Asylum, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Removals, UKSC, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, ECHR, Refugee Convention, Tribunals, 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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Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation – Part 1
Mahajna v Home Secretary (deportation hate speech – unacceptable behaviour) [2012] UKUT B1 (IAC) This case was about much more than immigration. It was also about the problems of the Middle East. In fact, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the British authorities’ … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 10, Detention, ECHR, Israel, Palestine, Tribunals
Tagged ECHR, Jerusalem, Terrorism, Tribunals, Unacceptable Behaviour
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Third bite at the cherry?: uphill and downhill in second appeals
JD (Congo) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 327 (16 March 2012) Appeals are hugely important but they cost a lot. Thus, in general litigation, the rich can pursue appeals easily … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Court of Appeal, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged Appeals, Case Law, Court of Appeal, Tribunals, 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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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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Breach of Procedure Rules by Visa Officer: Cvetkovs (visa – no file produced – directions) Latvia [2011] UKUT 00212 (IAC)
This case – read judgment here – establishes that a failure by an ECO (“Visa Officer”) to supply documentary evidence under rule 13 of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedural) Rules 2005 may result in directions being issued by the … Continue reading
Posted in Blake J, Cases, ECOs, Immigration Law, Judges, Latvia, s 19 UKBA 2007, Tribunals, Visitors
Tagged Blake J, ECOs, Judges, Latvia, s. 19 UKBA 2007, Tribunals, Visitors
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Case Comment: SO (imprisonment breaks continuity of residence) Nigeria [2011] UKUT 164 (IAC)
In this case, the issue before the UTIAC was whether time spent in custody is to be counted in the five-year period which an applicant requires to qualify as the family member of an EEA national in order to acquire … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, Detention, European Union, Immigration Law, Nigeria, Sedley LJ, Tribunals
Tagged Detention, European Union, Nigeria, Sedley LJ, Tribunals
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Case Comment: RT (Zimbabwe) v SSHD [2010] EWCA Civ 1285
The latest Zimbabwe post is available here. The rest of this post continues as originally published. As predicted by the pundits of human rights law, HJ (Iran) v SSHD [2010] UKSC 31 is really beginning to find its application in the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Asylum, Cases, ECHR, High Court of Australia, Persecution, Refugee Convention, Tribunals, UKBA, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Immigration Rules, Persecution, Refugee Convention, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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