MW (Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 1240 (Rix, Sullivan and Lewison LJJ)(28 October 2011):
24. I do not accept Mr. Hall’s submission that, notwithstanding Maslov, the Respondent may lawfully deport a settled migrant such as this Appellant even in the absence of [...]
More →John Vine, Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency (pictured), has published his report on the UK Border Agency’s management of foreign national prisoners entitled A thematic inspection of how the UK Border Agency manages foreign national prisoners.
The Executive Summary reads:
1. The UK Border Agency is responsible for deciding, in accordance with [...]
More →R (otao BA) v SSHD [2011] EWHC 2748 (Admin) (26 October 2011) (Laing QC)(§239) :
My conclusions are:
a. Despite the various breaches of the Secretary of State’s policy which I have described, the statutory warrant for BA’s detention was not undermined until 21 June 2011, at which point the further detention of BA breached [...]
More →Alam (s 85A – commencement – Article Bangladesh[2011] UKUT 00424 (IAC) (Lane):
(1) Where it applies, s. 85A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 precludes certain evidence from being relied on, in order to show compliance with the Immigration Rules.
(2) “Fairness” arguments concerning the application of the transitional provisions regarding s. 85A, [...]
More →R (otao Davies and another) v The Commissioners for HMRC [2011] UKSC 4 (Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson) (19 October 2011):
BACKGROUND TO THE APPEALS
In 1999 the Inland Revenue [now known as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, ‘HMRC’] published a booklet known as IR20 and entitled [...]
The government today accepted recommendations from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that will see the number of jobs covered by the list drop by 40,000, bringing the total down from 230,000 to 190,000. The MAC recommended the changes where evidence from a range of industries and sectors showed resident workers are available to fill [...]
More →The UKBA today announced that visitors to the UK who fail to pay off their debts for NHS treatment will soon be denied permission to enter or stay in the UK. Changes to the Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament today. Those subject to immigration control who fail to settle an outstanding bill of £1,000 or more [...]
More →RK (entitlement to represent: s. 84) Bangladesh [2011] UKUT 00409 (IAC) (Lane):
(1) Section 84(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 provides that no person may provide immigration advice or immigration services unless he is a qualified person.
(2) Section 82(2) provides that references to the provision of immigration advice or immigration services are to [...]
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Recent UK Immigration Judicial Decisions- AA (Iraq), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2012) January 24, 2012
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v SK (Sri Lanka) [2012] EWCA Civ 16 (19 January 2012) January 19, 2012
- Naved (Student - fairness - notice of points) Pakistan [2012] UKUT 14 (IAC) (13 January 2012) January 13, 2012
- MWA, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2011] EWHC 3488 (Admin) (21 December 2011) December 21, 2011
- Polat, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 3445 (Admin) (20 December 2011) December 20, 2011
