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Tag Archives: Russia
Emerging Trends in Investor Visas
Despite Donald J Trump’s best efforts to appease the Kremlin, relations could not be any worse between Russia and the West. The full reach of Moscow’s meddling is obvious from the fact that Arron Banks, Brexit’s bankroller, has rather nefarious … Continue reading
Illegitimacy and Denial of Nationality at Birth: No Retrospective Application of Human Rights Act
R (Johnson) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 22 (26 January 2016) In yet another a win for the home office, the Court of Appeal (Arden, Laws and Lindblom LJJ) found no violation of … Continue reading
Tier 1 Investor Visas ‘Not Fit For Purpose’
According to Professor David Metcalf OBE, Tier 1 (Investor) visas are “absolutely not fit for purpose” and he said the UK derives “absolutely no gain” from the operation of this golden system of immigration and citizenship for wealthy individuals. Quite … Continue reading
Notices must advise accurately on appeal rights
E1/(OS Russia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 357 (22 March 2012) In this case the Court of Appeal (Pill, Moses and Sullivan LJJ) heard an appeal in a judicial review case. The court unanimously reversed … Continue reading
Pankina, Tribunal Cases, Judicial Review, and Overseas Applicants
The Pankina judgment or “AP (Russia)” – Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719 – was a big blow to the Home Secretary and its manifestations are reflected in emergent case law. In R (on … Continue reading
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
AP (Russia) Update
The legal challenges to the maintenance requirements under the Points Based System (“PBS”) were discussed in Immigration Minister Damien Green’s Written Ministerial Statement which was presented to Parliament on 22 July 2010. The terms of the Minister’s statement in relation … Continue reading
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

