Common British words and phrases explained for migrants
Migrants should be required to learn English, according to coverage of a new report by an influential Parliamentary committee. Here are some tips from a ‘native’ English speaker.
What your organisation can learn from my festive CBeebies binge
There’s much to celebrate about CBeebies’ enthusiastic army of technicolour-clad entertainers and their animated friends. The channel champions visibly disabled people on television. We must learn from its example.
What’s the right approach to multiple allegations of disability discrimination?
According to the disability discrimination case of Madani Schools Federation v Mr Uddin UKEAT/0194/16/BA, separate consideration should be given to each allegation of unfavourable treatment and the reason/s for it.
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.
Ordinary family ties won’t stop deportation of “foreign criminals”, finds Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has asserted the relevance of the Immigration Rules in Article 8 appeals against deportation orders, taking a fine tooth-comb to Tribunal decisions that don’t attach sufficient weight to the Rules.
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.
Theresa May loses Brexit legal challenge as High Court rules Parliament must vote on Article 50 trigger
The government just lost one of the most important constitutional cases in living memory. The historic judgment is likely to be a major setback for Theresa May’s plans to trigger Article 50 in March 2017.
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.