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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Metropolitan Community Church of North London report examines the multiple issues facing LGBT African asylum seekers in the UK
19 September 2019: Comprehensive new study finds LGBT African asylum seekers face discrimination and multiple financial, psychological and emotional difficultiesLaw Society publishes new guidance for practitioners who may come into contact with victims of modern slavery
17 September 2019: Guidance helps legal professionals recognise and protect clients who are victims of modern slaveryNew report from Maternity Action looks at the impact of NHS charges on maternity care
16 September 2019: Study finds NHS charging has detrimental effect on migrant women and health care professionalsGovernment announces the return of the two-year post-study work visa for international students
13 September 2019: New graduate route will start with 2020/21 intake of students and will not be capped or restricted by skillsGuest blog
Avoiding real injustices: re-opening finally determined civil appeals
Immigration Rules designed to keep families together cause families to be separated
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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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ZA (Reg 9. EEA Regs; abuse of rights) Afghanistan [2019] UKUT 00281 (IAC)
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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
Court of Appeal
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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Latest country reports
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
Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia (September 2019)
The functioning of democratic institutions in the Republic of Moldova (September 2019)
Situation of human rights in Somalia - Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia (September 2019) (Advance Edited Version)
Report of a Home Office fact-finding mission to Vietnam (Conducted between 23 February and 1st March 2019)
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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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