Home Office guidance on deportation of EEA nationals unlawful
The Home Office guidance (published on 20 October 2014) contained the wrong test. It is unlawful, imposes a higher test […]
How to apply UK Parliament’s new(ish) human rights framework
Even before Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 803, lawyers and Judges have engaged […]
Teacher’s regulator acted outside its power in unlawful prosecutions
Teachers accused of unacceptable professional conduct are usually investigated by the regulator, the National College for Teaching and Leadership (‘NCTL’), and, if […]
Did Byron Burger unlawfully discriminate against employees in Home Office sting?
Potentially. But much depends on what was said and done, and how. The raid On the morning of 4 July 2016, […]
Updated government guidance on Albanian female victims of trafficking
Updated Home Office “Country information and guidance: female victims of trafficking, Albania, July 2016” is now available. A quick look at the […]
Justice Minister Liz Truss due to visit County Court in Clerkenwell
She will miss a demo of my advocacy skills on this occasion as my case is finished. New justice minister […]
5 ways to avoid embarassing social media #fails at work
News (if you can call it that) of a senior British Council employee criticising 3-year old Prince George in rather unflattering terms in […]
What do Judges say about Parliament’s new human rights framework on family and private life?
Quite a lot, actually. And to mark two years since it was introduced in immigration appeals, I’ve made a handy table […]
Drawbridge or floodgates? Brexit’s effect on the migration of EU nationals to the UK
[This is a guest post by Miriam Carrion Benitez, an immigration barrister at the 36 Group. Miriam is an EU national […]