In a rare step, the Court of Appeal has granted an application to re-open an appeal where the judge deciding it did not have the right documents and the appellant had nowhere else to turn for a remedy against a Home Office family visa refusal.
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UK and France risk putting more migrants in danger
Following a meeting with French counterpart Christophe Castaner, Home Secretary Priti Patel stated that the UK and France would be investing more in policing along the French border to prevent people making the crossing on small, unsafe boats. Patel asserted that the UK would "not let ruthless…
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Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Franco Vomero (Italy) (Respondent) [2019] UKSC 35
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ASK, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 1239
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant) v Gubeladze (Respondent) [2019] UKSC 31
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AS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 873
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BF (Eritrea) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 872
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Report to the Albanian Government on the visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 20 to 30 November 2018
Situation of human rights in Somalia - Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia (September 2019) (Advance Edited Version)
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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…
Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019
SI 2019 No. 686. This Order makes provision in connection with nationals of the European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, together with their family members, following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Coming into force when the Immigration (European Economic Area)…
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