Tag: Detention
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, […]
Theresa May argues that her own legislation is absurd. And fails.
Well this is embarrassing. … the Secretary of State’s own department drafted the legislation which she is now saying is anomalous […]
the justice gap: Supreme Court strengthens protection of mentally ill trapped in detention
The Justice Gap blog have kindly published an updated version of my post about the detention of mentally ill persons […]
When should persons with severe mental illnesses be released from immigration detention?
Indefinite immigration detention can have a disastrous effect on mental health. In 2015 alone, there was an average of one […]
How not to do disclosure: a government lawyer’s guide
The High Court has made scathing criticisms of government lawyers who failed to comply with their disclose obligations in a […]
A very long detention…
Grzegorz Machnikowski v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 54 (Admin) This is a peculiar case. The […]