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UKVI News and Updates- Guidance: Apply for a UK visa in China February 14, 2014
- Guidance: Liaising with the National Crime Agency (NCA) October 18, 2013
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers November 13, 2013
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students November 13, 2013
- Guidance: European passport return service: Glasgow and Belfast (premium service centres) September 23, 2016
- Guidance: Applying for a UK visa: approved English language tests November 20, 2013
- Guidance: Extended family members of EEA nationals February 19, 2015
- Form: Application to naturalise as a British citizen: form AN October 1, 2013
- Guidance: European passport return service: Greater London September 20, 2016
- Guidance: European passport return service: Wales September 20, 2016
UK Immigration Law Blog
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- Case Preview: Johnson v SSHD
- Sahrawi Asylum Seeker’s Detention Upheld
- ‘Integration’ Calls for a Broad Evaluative Judgment
- Children and the Seven Year Itch
- Article 8 and Precariousness: Appendix FM in Supreme Court
- Extremely Deplorable CJEU Ruling on Domestic Violence
- Reference by Supreme Court to CJEU: Does Enhanced Protection Depend on Permanent Residence?
- Analysis: Immigration Act 2016
- No Section 83 Right of Appeal for Asylum Decision
- Safe to Return: Asylum and Unlawful Exit from Iran
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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
- Pakistan’s Place in Iran’s Strategic Thinking: A Talk by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister August 14, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Pakistan and the Panama Papers June 5, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Bärbel Kofler: Transferring the UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights into Practice in Germany May 11, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Gunter Mulack: Crisis in the Middle East: A German Perspective April 5, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Ahmed Rashid: Continuing Search for Stability: Pakistan and Afghanistan March 12, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Regional Challenges and Opportunities for South Asia in the Decades Ahead February 21, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Holy Cow! Is It Cricket? February 13, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- A Talk by Ambassador Brigitta Blaha on Austria’s Foreign Policy February 10, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Why Think Tanks Matter to Policy Makers and the Public January 29, 2016 pakistanhorizon
- Mani Shankar Aiyar: Continuity and Change in India’s Foreign Policy January 28, 2016 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
- Parents urged to boycott requests for children's country of birth information September 25, 2016 Damien Gayle
- Immigrants must not lead 'parallel lives' in UK, says Chuka Umunna September 25, 2016 Helen Pidd North of England editor
- When it comes to immigration, it helps if you’re white | Lola Okolosie September 23, 2016 Lola Okolosie
- Calais refugee children abandoning plans to reach UK September 22, 2016 Amelia Gentleman in Calais
- Call for Calais child refugees to be given UK safeguarding protection September 22, 2016 Peter Walker
- May more trusted than Corbyn on Britain's key issues, poll finds September 22, 2016 Heather Stewart
- Misunderstandings and mistakes on immigration | Letters September 21, 2016 Letters
- £100m of UK aid budget to be spent controlling immigration from Africa September 20, 2016 Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
- UK delays resulting in exploitation of Calais children, says anti-slavery chief September 20, 2016 Amelia Gentleman in Calais and Alan Travis
- Work begins on Calais wall to stop refugees trying to board lorries to UK September 20, 2016 Alice Ross and agencies
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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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