Monthly Archives: December 2015

Supreme Court: Pre-entry English Tests Are Lawful

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Asad Ali Khan, BA, MSc, MA, LL.B (Hons), LL.M

R (Ali and Bibi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 68 (18 November 2015) Language, the most common human currency and form of expression, has become central to the great cultural tug-of-war unfolding in British society … Continue reading →

Posted in Appendix FM, Article 14, Article 8, ECHR, English Tests, Entry Clearance, Human Rights Act, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Lady Hale, Proportionality, UKSC | Tagged Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Spouses, UK Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Deterring ‘Potential Extremists’: The BNA and the Scope of the Naturalisation Discretion

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Asad Ali Khan, BA, MSc, MA, LL.B (Hons), LL.M

MM & GY & TY v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 3513 (Admin) (03 December 2015) This damaging decision for the British government was published immediately after David Cameron slanderously accused those opposed to expanding UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghan War, Article 14, Article 3, Article 8, Citizenship and Nationality, ECHR, Human Rights Act, India, Islam, Judicial Review, Pakistan, Politics, Terrorism | Tagged Asylum, ECHR, Migrant Workers, Terrorism, UK Supreme Court | 1 Comment

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