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Tag Archives: Tribunals
Home Office wins against Turkish wife killer in Court of Appeal
KD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 349 (23 March 2026) In these proceedings, the Court of Appeal has allowed the SSHD’s appeal against the Upper Tribunal’s decision to uphold the First-tier Tribunal’s decision to … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Automatic Deportation, Court of Appeal, Deportation, Human Rights, Turkey
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Homicide, Tribunals
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The label on the tin is obviously important: AI hallucinations and false authorities in the Upper Tribunal
R (Munir) v SSHD (AI hallucinations; supervision; Hamid) [2026] UKUT 81 (IAC) (17 November 2025) In this case, the Upper Tribunal (Judges Lindsley, Keith and Blundell) made a series of observations about the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and gave … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Cases, Evidence, Hamid, Judicial Review, Removals, Skilled Worker, Tribunals
Tagged AI, Authorities, Hamid, Legal Resources, SRA, Tribunals, Witnesses
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Upper Tribunal refuses costs because proceedings only existed “in the realm of politics and not in the realm of law”
IX, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Judicial Review; costs) [2025] UKUT 154 (IAC) (23 April 2025) The Upper Tribunal (Swift J, UTJ Smith) has reiterated that the general rule (Civil procedure Rules … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Costs, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, MEDP, Refugee Convention, Removals, Rwanda
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, CPR, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Tribunals
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Court of Appeal dismisses EEA residence card appeal
Tipu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 215 (05 March 2025) Bean, Andrews and Falk LJJ held in this appeal that the Upper Tribunal had been right to reject the residence claim of Mr Tipu, … Continue reading
Court of Appeal laments remitting human rights case back to FTT for a third time
AA (Morocco) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 144 (18 February 2025) In considering whether the Upper Tribunal had erred in law in its decision to remit to the First Tier Tribunal a Moroccan national’s … Continue reading
Posted in Article 3, Article 8, Asylum, Court of Appeal, ECHR, ECtHR, Human Rights, Immigration Rules, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged Article 3, Article 8, Asylum, Case Law, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court, Upper Tribunal
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Court of Appeal: Tribunal correct to say refusal must advise on right of appeal
R (Chowdhury) v The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration And Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1380 (08 November 2024) The Court of Appeal held in this case that the Upper Tribunal had not erred in finding that a decision notice … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Court of Appeal, European Union, Judicial Review, Notices
Tagged Appeals, Case Law, Court of Appeal, European Union, Judicial Review, Notices, Tribunals
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Family life is unitary in nature: KF (Syria) overturned by Tribunal
Al Hassan & Ors (Article 8: entry clearance: KF (Syria)) [2024] UKUT 234 (IAC) (04 July 2024) The Upper Tribunal has held that the jurisdiction of the European Convention on Human Rights is primarily territorial, but as observed in SSHD v … Continue reading
Court of Appeal: Albanian siblings of EU nationals wrongly refused status under EUSS
Vasa v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 777 (10 July 2024) The Court of Appeal held in this case that the SSHD had erred in refusing to grant pre-settled or settled status under the … Continue reading
Cross-examination of appellant by judge was unfair
Hima v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 680 (26 June 2024) The Court of Appeal held in this case that the Upper Tribunal had erred in deciding that the First-tier Tribunal’s decision upholding the … Continue reading
Posted in Albania, Asylum, Cross-Examination, European Union, Judges, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, European Union, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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Persistent questioning of appellant by judge was fair
Hossain v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 608 (05 June 2024) The Court of Appeal held in this case that FTTJ Beg’s persistent questioning of an immigration appellant, Mr Tareque Hossain, a Bangladeshi national, who … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Court of Appeal, Cross-Examination, Dishonesty, Fairness, False Statements, TOEIC, Tribunals
Tagged Case Law, Court of Appeal, Fairness, TOEIC, Tribunals
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False representations made in pending application don’t ‘simply disappear’ by varying it to an ILR application
Al-Azad v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 407 (25 April 2024) The Court of Appeal has rejected the argument that the SSHD should not have refused Mr MN Wohhab Al-Azad’s application for indefinite leave to … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Bangladesh, Court of Appeal, Deception, Entrepreneurs, False Statements and Misrepresentations, Immigration Rules, Long Residence, Paragraph 322(5), Proportionality, Section 3C Leave, Tier 1, Tribunals
Tagged Case Law, Court of Appeal, Deception, False Representations, ILR, Immigration Rules, Long Residence, Settlement, Tier 1, Tribunals
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Home Office wins in Supreme Court against Belarusian man with “limbo” status
R (AM (Belarus)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 13 (24 April 2024) The Supreme Court has allowed the Home Office’s appeal in the case of AM who was a Belarusian who stayed in “limbo” by … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 8, Asylum, Crime, Deportation, ECHR, ECtHR, False Statements, Hostile Environment, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Public Interest, Statelessness, UKSC
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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Woman resident in the UK for 39 years loses deportation battle
Khadija Akhtar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 354 (16 April 2024) The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Mrs Akhtar who had been resident in the UK for 39 years (since 1985). … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 8, Automatic Deportation, Court of Appeal, Deportation, ECHR, Immigration Act 2014, Pakistan, Permanent Residence, Proportionality, Public Interest, Tribunals, UKBA 2007
Tagged Article 8, Automatic Deportation, Case Law, Court of Appeal, ECHR, FIA, Pakistan, Settlement, Tribunals
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Court of Appeal rejects invitation to treat EUSS family permit application as an EEA permit application
Siddiqa v Entry Clearance Officer [2024] EWCA Civ 248 (14 March 2024) The Court of Appeal has held that the Upper Tribunal had not erred in finding that where the extended family member of an EU national had sought to … Continue reading
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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Court of Appeal: FTT failed to apply Iran country guidance to Kurdish asylum seeker’s case
FA (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 149 (22 February 2024) The Court of Appeal has held that the UT should have concluded that the FTT had failed to apply the current Iran country … Continue reading
Posted in Article 3, Asylum, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Iran, Kurds, Persecution, Statelessness, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Iran, Kurds, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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SSHD’s appeal on Bouchereau exception dismissed by Court of Appeal
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Okafor [2024] EWCA Civ 23 (23 January 2024) The Court of Appeal has held that UT Judge Grubb’s decision to allow the appeal of Mr Okafor, a Nigerian citizen against the refusal … Continue reading
Court of Appeal examines procedural unfairness in EEA family permit case and holds FTT acted unfairly on remittances
Abdi & Ors v Entry Clearance Officer [2023] EWCA Civ 1455 (07 December 2023) The Court of Appeal has held that the FTT had acted unfairly during the hearing of an appeal against the SSHD’s refusal of Dahir Elmi Abdi, … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Court of Appeal, Dependants, EUSS, Fairness, Kenya, Procedural Fairness, Somalia, Tribunals, UKSC
Tagged European Union, Procedural Unfairness, Remittances, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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Court of Appeal quashes Upper Tribunal’s article 8 decision in deception case
Kaur v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1353 (17 November 2023) In this case, the Court of Appeal remitted to the Upper Tribunal an Indian national’s claim based on the right to respect for family … Continue reading
Court of Appeal finds ‘flaws at all levels’ in ECAA case
R (Ozmen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1366 (23 November 2023) The Court of Appeal has held that by refusing Mr Ozmen—a Turkish national—leave to remain in the UK as a businessperson pursuant to … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Court of Appeal, ECAA, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Tribunals, Turkey, Working
Tagged Case Law, Court of Appeal, ECAA, Judicial Review, Tribunals
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