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UKVI News and Updates- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers
- Guidance: Single protection interview: caseworker guidance
- Guidance: Information booklet for asylum applications
- Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)
- Guidance: Pakistan: country policy and information notes
- Migration transparency data
- Form: Information for your immigration bail reporting appointment
- Guidance: Document checks and charges for carriers
- Guidance: Sponsor a seasonal worker
- Global Corporate Law
- Key Features of the Singapore Convention on Mediation
- What is the test for a ‘one man company’?
- LIBOR: The Final Nail in the Coffin?
- Banking and Misconduct: A Critique of the Cure of Culture
- Court of Appeal Opens the Door to LIBOR and Benchmark Misrepresentation Claims
- Habib Bank Expelled From New York
- Supreme Court: Equity’s Darling and Guidance on Enforceability of Trusts where the Institution is Unknown
- Conduct Costs on the Rise (2012-2016): No End in Sight
- Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on Security and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards
- FSMA and Third Party Rights: Victory for FCA in Supreme Court
- Immigration News
- Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remain
- Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live
- Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK
- UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
- Facing up to the threat that Reform poses to our democracy | Letters
- UK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimants
- ‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status
- Angela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conference
- Ukrainians in UK fear homelessness over host scheme funding cuts
- Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – UK politics live
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Category Archives: Enforcement
Court of Appeal: The meaning of paragraph SW2.2 is clear
Kaur & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1474 (20 November 2025) The Court of Appeal dismissed an Indian national’s appeal who applied for leave to remain as a … Continue reading
White Paper: Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Restoring Control over the Immigration System (May 2025, CP 1326) sets out the case for reducing net migration. But this an ambitious goal which successive governments have failed to achieve. Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, conveniently accuses the previous … Continue reading
Removal policy preventing access to justice declared unlawful
R (FB (Afghanistan) & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1338 (21 October 2020) In a significant judgment, Lord Burnett LCJ and Hickinbottom and Coulson LJJ held that the SSHD’s removal notice window policy … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Article 2, Article 3, Article 8, Asylum, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Enforcement, Hostile Environment, Immigration Act 2014, Immigration Act 2016, Immigration Rules, Persecution, Politics, Refugee Convention, Removals, Rule of law, UKSC, Windrush
Tagged Article 8, Asylum, Case Law, Court of Appeal, Persecution, Refugee Convention, Removals, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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False imprisonment: Supreme Court overrules Draga
DN (Rwanda), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 7 (26 February 2020) In this important judgment, the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision in Draga [2012] EWCA Civ 842 … Continue reading
Critical Perspectives on the EU Settlement Scheme
In London you constantly hear a foreign language in the background and foreign workers are in action everywhere. Most of all European people do jobs local people have little appetite for. Boris Johnson promised and guaranteed EU citizens “absolute certainty … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Appendix EU, Brexit, Citizens Directive, CJEU, Enforcement, European Union, EUSS, Free Movement, Hostile Environment, Immigration Rules, Karachi, Netherlands, Permanent Residence, Politics, Settlement, Somalia
Tagged Brexit, Economy, European Union, EUSS, Free Movement, Immigration Rules, Removals
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‘Standoff’ in enforcement: Once given, an oral decision stands
PAA (First-tier Tribunal: Oral decision – written reasons) [2019] UKUT 13 (IAC) (10 January 2019) Arguably, nothing is more exhilarating in tribunal proceedings than a judge allowing your client’s appeal in an oral decision by uttering “I will allow this appeal”. But … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Asylum, Children, Enforcement, Inherent Jurisdiction, Iraq, Judicial Review, Legitimate Expectation, Tribunals
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, Judicial Review, Tribunals
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The Home Office Must Prove Abuse Of EU Law Rights
Sadovska & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 54 (26 July 2017) During these proceedings, the Supreme Court said it was “delighted” to hear its first appeal in Scotland. Without a doubt, the appellants … Continue reading
Posted in Article 12, Article 8, Brexit, Citizens Directive, ECHR, Enforcement, European Union, Permanent Residence, Proportionality, Spouses, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged 2004/38/EC, Article 8, Brexit, European Union, Free Movement, Pakistan, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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Case Preview: Sadovska and another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland)
Vociferous debate is raging over EU law rights because of Brexit and, of course, immigration is a hotspot in that regard. Standing firm, European leaders remain committed to their common mission to expand rights and refuse to reduce them. But … Continue reading
‘Insurmountable Obstacles’ and ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ Tests Approved by Supreme Court
Agyarko and Ikuga v SSHD [2017] UKSC 11 (22 February 2017) “Insurmountable obstacles” and “exceptional circumstances” are every day expressions in immigration law but their real meaning has eluded the cleverest of judges. These two cases provided the Supreme Court … Continue reading
Posted in Appendix FM, Article 8, Children, CJEU, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Enforcement, Entry Clearance, Immigration Act 2014, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Proportionality, Spouses, UKSC
Tagged Article 8, British Nationality, Children, ECHR, European Union, Free Movement, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, UK Supreme Court
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Analysis: Immigration Act 2016
A hostile environment hitting wrongdoing from every angle has been in the making for a long time. The Immigration Act 2016 builds on the foundations laid by the “flagship” Immigration Act 2014. The public tends to view foreigners as stealing local … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Brexit, Children, Deportation, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Enforcement, European Union, Fees, Immigration Act 2014, Immigration Act 2016, Islam, PBS, Public Interest, s 55 BCIA
Tagged 2004/38/EC, Asylum, Children, ECHR, Economy, European Union, Free Movement, Migrant Workers, Spouses
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New Punishments: Immigration Bill 2015
The onslaught continues. The Immigration Act 2014 promised to root out the ills of the system but now fresh legislation has been proposed to cure things even further and the home office recently announced a welter of new (improved) anti-immigrant … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Appeals, Article 8, Bank Accounts, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Enforcement, European Union, Human Rights Act, Immigration Act 2014, Immigration Bill 2015, Judicial Review, Politics, Tribunals
Tagged Article 8, Business, ECHR, European Union, Migrant Workers, Pakistan, Tribunals
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Immigration Act 2014: Bank Accounts
Although the Immigration Bill 2015-16 has arrived, the details of the Immigration Act 2014 are still being digested. Apart from rogue employers and landlords, provisions enacted under the 2014 Act also created a system that deals with immigration offenders in … Continue reading
UK Removal System Complies With ECHR
R (FI) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1272 (09 October 2014) Jimmy Mubenga’s tragic death – caused by asphyxia because he was being manhandled by detention custody officers on an aircraft prior to its … Continue reading
Posted in Article 2, Article 3, Deportation, ECHR, Enforcement, Removals
Tagged Criminal Offences, ECHR, Private Firms, Removals, UK Supreme Court
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Home Detention Order Must Guarantee Earliest Possible Return
Md Sagor [2012] EUECJ C-430/11 (06 December 2012) When questioned by the Italian police in 2009 in Rosolina Mare, Md Sagor (“S”) a street vendor without a fixed abode, explained that he was born in Bangladesh on 10 October 1990 and … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, CJEU, Enforcement, Italy
Tagged 2000/365/EC, 2008/115/EC, European Union, Schengen
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Case Comment: Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (FC) (Appellant) v SSHD (Respondent) [2011] UKSC 23
The summarised facts of this case are that Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (“SMK”), a national of Zimbabwe, arrived in the United Kingdom as a visitor with 6 months’ leave to enter on 30 October 2002. Subsequently, his leave was extended until … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Asylum, Court of Appeal, Detention, ECHR, Enforcement, High Court, Immigration Law, Private Prisons, Removals, UKBA, UKSC, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Criminal Offences, Detention, ECHR, UK Supreme Court, UKBA
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Latest immigration statistics
Overview The latest statistical bulletin produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on immigration is a very telling document. In its latest publication the ONS has observed that: In the year to September 2010 the overall number of entry … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Employment, Enforcement, ONS, PBS, Removals
Tagged Asylum, Immigration, ONS, Points Based System, Removals
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The Subject Access Request
Apologies for not having written for the past two weeks. There has been a lot of action in my native country of Pakistan and most of it has been bad of course. I’m trying to arrange another blog in relation … Continue reading
Posted in East African Asians, Enforcement, Gandhi, Immigration Law, Removals, SAR, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged ECHR, Gandhi, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Removals, SAR, UKBA
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Revised detention guidance
The UKBA has updated Chapter 31 (Detention and detention policy in port cases) of its Immigration Directorates’ Instructions (IDIs). The Agency has also revised Chapter 55 (Detention and temporary release) of its Enforcement Manual. Everyone can only hope that the UKBA can adhere … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Article 8, Enforcement, Immigration Law, UKBA
Tagged Detention, ECHR, Immigration, UKBA
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UKBA raids restaurants
Just as I just predicted yesterday restaurants are going to be tackled quite aggressively by the UKBA post the agency’s revised summary guidance announcement (and of course there’s the infamous immigration cap). Loads more arrests will follow no doubt. But these are … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Enforcement, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Working
Tagged Illegal Working, Migrant Workers, UKBA
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