Court dismisses Theresa May’s appeal in student fraud scandal
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal in the ETS/TOEIC fraud case of Qadir v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 1167 and given some guidance on what should happen in pending appeals.
UK Supreme Court rules on Article 8 in deportation appeals
Whether deportation of a “foreign criminal” infringes a person’s right to family and private life in the UK cannot be assessed only through the prism of the Immigration Rules. However, Judges must give considerable weight to the Rules, according to the Supreme Court cases of Ali and Makhlouf.
Tooth and lies: assessing the age of lone refugee children
A Tory MP has called for child refugees from the Calais camp to be subjected to dental x-rays to determine their ages. Here’s why dentists and judges disagree.
Brexit Survival Guide: Permanent Residence applications for EU nationals and their families
Nobody knows what immigration control will look like after a potential Brexit in March 2019 and what consequences may follow. But EU nationals in the UK can and should take steps to protect their status.
Could Brexit become the UK’s largest ever violation of human rights?
A ‘hard’ Brexit potentially threatens the rights of millions of EU nationals to live, work, study and retire in the UK.
Event: Migration in ‘hostile environments’ – a 36 Immigration Forum
As the prospect of a ‘hard’ Brexit looms, join barristers from 36 Immigration to discuss the coming changes to immigration enforcement, the rights of EEA nationals and EU refugee policy.
Did Jeremy Hunt act illegally by forcing a new contract on junior doctors?
The High Court is considering a legal challenge by the junior doctors against a divisive new contract. It has potential to be one of this Autumn’s key cases in the public law field.
New Home Office guidance on adults ‘at risk’ in immigration detention
New Home Office guidance on the detention of vulnerable adults comes into force today. [1] Read it here.
I’m supposed to be on holiday. So what am I doing writing this?
View this post on Instagram La Concha, Spain. A post shared by Ben Amunwa (@benamunwa) on Sep 6, 2016 at […]
When is it ‘necessary’ for a child with SEN to be given an EHC Plan?
Special Educational Needs (‘SEN’) law can be something of a bureaucratic labyrinth, navigated with equal frustration by parents, carers, young persons […]