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The public interest in deportation has ‘a moveable rather than fixed quality’ holds Court of Appeal
Akinyemi v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 2098 (04 December 2019): The Court of Appeal thinks that it is necessary to approach the public interest in deportation in a flexible manner by accepting that in certain cases an individual's circumstances…
Four principles that should guide our future immigration system
Boris Johnson's resounding victory in the recent election has been interpreted as a mandate for taking the UK out of the EU. A future immigration system stands prominent amongst the priorities for shaping the UK's post-Brexit future. Immigration has undeniably contributed to the…
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"They have erased the dreams of my children": children's rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid for Separated Children) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019
SI 2019 No. 1396. This Order makes provision for separated children to be eligible for legal aid for civil legal services in relation to the grant of entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the UK, and applications for registration as a British citizen. Coming into force on 25th…
Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
SI 2019 No. 1155. These Regulations amend the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 giving effect to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of C-129/18 SM v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section, and addressing issues concerning the practical…
Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
SI 2019 No. 745. These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f…
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