Category: Uncategorised blog posts
1 suicide attempt everyday at UK immigration detention centres
There were a shocking 393 reported attempts across the detention estate in 2015: the highest number on record and an average […]
All new facebook page launched
Another way you way contact me. What’s not to like? Hi all. I now have a facebook page to shamelessly promote […]
Shelter London hub open day
Visitors to @shelter Hub open day v happy to hear about all the services #shelter provide across London! pic.twitter.com/yf5tjty7rB — […]
Who bears the burden of proving a sham marriage?
Initially, the Secretary of State, according to the Court of Appeal in Luciara Machado Rosa v SSHD [2016] EWCA Civ […]
What are the issues in Carneiro v Chelsea?
[UPDATE: 7 June 2016 -José Mourinho has now admitted using the words ‘daughter of a whore’ when Dr Carneiro entered the […]
The new offence of ‘controlling or coercive behaviour’
From 29 December 2015, a person who repeatedly controls or coerces another in the context of a domestic relationship may […]
Blurred lines? Deportation of EU citizens under the EEA regulations
Case summary: Secretary of State for the Home Department v Jacek Straszewski and Darius Kersys [2015] EWCA Civ 1245 [Disclaimer: I […]
No human rights claims in EEA appeals without Home Office approval, says Court of Appeal
Case summary: TY (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 1233 The Court of Appeal […]
How events in Geneva could re-define the future of business
From 6 till 10 July, government officials and a range of other participants will gather in the Palais des Nations, […]
Supreme Court rules on ‘social cleansing’ case
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that controversial out-of-borough housing placements for homeless persons may be unlawful where decision makers fail to follow statutory […]