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UKVI News and Updates- Form: Modern slavery victims: referral and assessment forms August 5, 2010
- Guidance: Employer sponsorship: restricted certificate allocations November 14, 2013
- Policy paper: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC290, 20 July 2017 July 20, 2017
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students November 13, 2013
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers November 13, 2013
- Guidance: Where to apply: ECB05 November 26, 2013
- Guidance: Extradition in criminal investigation cases March 18, 2014
- Collection: Archive: Immigration Rules January 22, 2014
- Policy paper: Immigration Rules archive: 6 April 2017 to 30 April 2017 July 18, 2017
- Guidance: Kenya: country policy and information notes December 9, 2016
UK Immigration Law Blog
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- Off the Hook: New Guidance on HOPOs and WCOs
- Inherent Jurisdiction: Article 8 and Adoption
- Case Preview: Sadovska and another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland)
- ‘Human Marketplace’: New Libya Country Guidance
- EU Law and Family Unity: The Opinion in Lounes
- Deportation in Advance of Appeal is Unlawful
- Article 8 and ‘Catch 22’: New Rules for ADR are Lawful
- Reflections on Zambrano: The Judgment in Chavez-Vilchez
- Asylum and Sexual Orientation: HJ (Iran) Guidance ‘Not Given in a Legal Vacuum’
- Indo-Pak Family is Successful in ‘Pure Article 8 Claims’
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- Global Corporate Law
- Early Redemption of ‘Cocos’: Win for LBG in Supreme Court June 26, 2016 mkp
- “Land Banks” and Collective Investment Schemes: Supreme Court on s.235, FSMA May 6, 2016 mkp
- Supreme Court on the ‘Houdini Taxpayer’ April 24, 2016 mkp
- Catalyst for Change: Towards a Model of Conduct Costs in Pakistan April 24, 2016 mkp
- King and Country: Reflections on the Costs of Market Misconduct April 1, 2016 mkp
- LIBOR Roundup: Fraud, Misrepresentation and New Directions in Civil Proceedings March 30, 2016 mkp
- Navinder Sarao: ‘Flash Crash’ Trader’s Extradition Request Upheld March 28, 2016 mkp
- Benchmark Manipulation and Corporate Crime: Insights on Financial Misconduct March 22, 2016 mkp
- Supreme Court: Corporate Raids and the Proper Purpose Rule January 17, 2016 mkp
- Case Comment: Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner January 6, 2016 mkp
- Pakistan Horizon
- M.A. Shiwani: A New Weapon to Fight the War on Terror July 19, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- ‘The Dynamics of Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and US Relations’: A Talk by Javed Jabbar July 15, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- M.A. Shiwani: Of Wars and Contractors July 15, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- M.A. Shiwani: The Islamic State, 2.0? July 13, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- A Talk by Dr Olena Bordilovska on ‘The Foreign Policy of Independent Ukraine’ May 11, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- A Talk on National Security in Pakistan by NSA General Nasser Khan Janjua April 22, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- Muslim Law: The Need For Reform April 2, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- Adviser Sartaj Aziz: The Role of Russia and China is Vital for Regional Changes February 16, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- ‘The Legacy of Barack Obama’: A Talk by Ambassador Karamatullah Ghori February 7, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- Pakistan’s Seventieth Anniversary and International Relations in 2017 January 29, 2017 pakistanhorizon
- Law and Democracy Blog
- Dr Masuma Hasan: In Memory of the Legendary Fatehyab Ali Khan, Federal Urdu University, 30 September 2015 October 15, 2015 mkp
- Honouring Fatehyab Ali Khan: The 2015 Debate September 28, 2015 mkp
- Happy Birthday Fatehyab Ali Khan May 19, 2015 mkp
- Voices of Resistance and Dissent in the Politics of Pakistan April 10, 2015 mkp
- Mahmood Shaam Remembers Fatehyab March 1, 2015 mkp
- Dr Masuma Hasan: In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: I.A. Rehman’s Address on ‘The Politics of Dissent’ January 27, 2015 mkp
- State’s Anti-India Posture Caused Gradual Transfer of Power to Military January 26, 2015 mkp
- Objectives Resolution Bade Farewell To Quaid’s Ideals: I.A. Rehman January 26, 2015 mkp
- In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: ‘The Politics of Dissent in Pakistan’ January 26, 2015 mkp
- Elite Pakistani Judiciary Unapproachable For Common Man February 26, 2014 mkp
UK Immigration Law Blog
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- Immigration News
- Detention of refugees is a national disgrace | Letters July 21, 2017 Letters
- Michael Gove says cabinet is united on Brexit transition period July 21, 2017 Jessica Elgot and Anushka Asthana
- Why has Katie Hopkins set sail with a bunch of far-right activists? | Joe Mulhall July 21, 2017 Joe Mulhall
- Britons living in Europe could lose right to live in another EU country July 20, 2017 Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
- Blow-by-blow Brexit: how the main players see the seven key areas July 20, 2017 Seán Clarke
- UK has not taken in any child refugees under Dubs scheme this year July 19, 2017 Alan Travis, Home affairs editor
- Indefinite detention is dehumanising for refugees. This practice must end | Hugh Muir July 19, 2017 Hugh Muir
- Home Office volunteers no data on EU migrants in work July 18, 2017 Anushka Asthana political editor
- Asylum seekers deserve a humane, not hostile, environment | Letters July 16, 2017 Letters
- Manchester international festival theatre roundup – emotion socks you in the face July 16, 2017 Susannah Clapp
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Tag Archives: Constitution
Case Preview: Alvi and Munir in Supreme Court
The latest post on Alvi is available here. For the impact of Alvi on the Immigration Rules see post here. The latest post on Rahman, Munir and DP 5/96 is available here. Original post continues below. Writing last week on the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Sedley LJ, Settlement
Tagged Constitution, DP 5/96, Free Movement, Immigration Cap, UK Supreme Court, Zane Malik
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Constitutional cases in the points-based system
Although many facets of immigration control in the UK can be changed there are some matters of principle which executive power cannot vary without the consent of Parliament. Equally, the debate about the exercise of the home secretary’s discretionary powers … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, High Court, Immigration Law, PBS, Sedley LJ, UKSC
Tagged Constitution, ECHR, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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The Coalition Government and Immigration’s New Clothes
It appears from the view taken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) that the Points Based System introduced by the former Labour government is working. The system has had more success in controlling immigration than its introducing Labour … Continue reading
Pre-23 June Overseas Applications, the Pankina Judgment, and Judicial Review
The Pankina Policy: Reliefs and Exclusions Subsequent to the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719, the Points Based System Maintenance (Funds): Policy Document produced by the UKBA selectively … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged AP (Russia), Constitution, ECHR, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, Points Based System
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Case Comment: TM (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 916
The present case from Zimbabwe is about refugee sur place activity. This is where persons who were not refugees when they left their countries of origin became refugees later because of intervening events. Refugees sur place may owe their fear … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Cases, Court of Appeal, Persecution, UKBA, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Constitution, Immigration, Refugee Convention
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Pankina Reliefs
Pankina, or AP (Russia) was a landmark case and it has given rise to a multitude of new issues in immigration law. The case demonstrates that the Points Based System (“PBS”) is susceptible to legal challenges which are constitutionally well … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Consultation(s), ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Russia, Tier 1
Tagged AP (Russia), Constitution, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, Russia, UKBA
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Case Comment: SSHD v Anastasia Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719
Departing from the tier system’s continuous 3 month £800 maintenance requirement English judges certainly know how to pronounce judgments without fear of reprisal from the executive branch of government. The reason for this might be that in England to remove … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Russia, Tier 1, UKBA
Tagged Case Law, Constitution, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, Russia
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