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Tag Archives: Deprivation
SSHD victorious against Albanian national in Supreme Court
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Kolicaj [2025] UKSC 49 (18 December 2025) This case involved the deprivation of citizenship because of a criminal conviction of conspiracy to remove the proceeds of crime from England. Addressing multiple issues, … Continue reading
Posted in Albania, Citizenship and Nationality, Court of Appeal, Deprivation of Citizenship, ECtHR, UKSC
Tagged Albania, BNA 1981, Deprivation, Spouses, UK Supreme Court
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Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to citizenship deprivation by dishonest Albanian who told “a lie on every page”
Onuzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1337 (21 October 2025) This appeal turned on the question of the circumstances in which a naturalised British citizen may be deprived of his citizenship on the ground … Continue reading
Supreme Court: Approach in Begum as to SIAC’s procedures meets Convention standards
U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19 (12 May 2025) In an appeal concerning the right approach to be taken by “SIAC”, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, in disputes about matters which are relevant to the … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 6, Article 8, British Citizenship, British Nationality Act 1981, ECHR, Human Rights Act, ISIS/ISIL, Islam, SIAC, Syria, UKSC
Tagged Article 6, Article 8, British Citizenship, Court of Appeal, Deprivation, ECHR, SIAC, Syria, Terrorism, UK Supreme Court
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Court of Appeal: Ciceri and Chimi should not be followed
Chaudhry v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 16 (17 January 2025) In this case, the Court of Appeal imparted guidance on the approach to be adopted on an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal from a … Continue reading
Procedure for making deprivation of citizenship orders must be operated fairly
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Kolicaj [2025] EWCA Civ 10 (17 January 2025) The Court of Appeal held in this case that the Home Office’s procedure for making orders depriving a person of their UK citizenship for … Continue reading
Posted in British Citizenship, British Nationality Act 1981, Citizenship and Nationality, Court of Appeal, Deprivation of Citizenship, Fairness, s 55 BCIA, Statelessness, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged British Citizenship, Children, Court of Appeal, Deprivation, Procedural Unfairness, Statelessness, UK Supreme Court
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Test of dishonesty in Ivey applies to deprivation decisions
Ullah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 201 (06 March 2024) In a case raising an elementary issue of procedural fairness, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of Mr Ullah—a Pakistani national—against the UT’s … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, British Citizenship, Court of Appeal, Cross-Examination, Dishonesty, Evidence, Fairness, False Statements, HSMP, Naturalisation, Pakistan, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged British Citizenship, Court of Appeal, Deprivation, Dishonesty, Naturalisation, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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UK government’s inaction allows fraudulent Albanian to keep British citizenship
Laci (Albania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 769 (20 May 2021) In these proceedings, the Court of Appeal held that the FTT had not erred in finding that there were exceptional circumstances to justify … Continue reading
Terrorism, Deprivation of Citizenship and Statelessness: SSHD (Respondent) v B2 (Vietnam)(Appellant) in Supreme Court
This is yet another case related to terrorism. It readily demonstrates that people from diverse backgrounds are attracted to Islamic extremism and that the UK is fertile ground for breeding fanatics. The dilemma for the UK, of course, is that … Continue reading
