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Case Preview: R (Agyarko) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

By Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog, 05 August 2016

The Supreme Court heard the appeal in R (Agyarko) v Secretary of State for the Home Department on 6-7 April 2016. It concerned the correct test to be applied where an individual unlawfully present in the UK asserts that they should be permitted to remain in the UK as a result of their…

The UK's points-based system and calls for an Australian-style one

By John Kelly, EIN, 25 July 2016

While the points-based system will be more than familiar to nearly all EIN members, anyone not working within the field of immigration in the UK could be forgiven for thinking that such a system was a purely Australian concept, based on the calls for the UK to adopt the Australian system…

SSHD v MSM (Somalia) raises important issue in relation to imputed political opinion

By Landmark Chambers, 14 July 2016

Secretary of State for the Home Department v MSM (Somalia) and UNHCR (Intervener) [2016] EWCA Civ 715: This case raised an important issue in relation to modification of conduct in refugee cases where the convention ground is imputed political opinion. The Respondent was a journalist from…

When is it reasonable to remove a settled child from the UK?

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 11 July 2016

The stream of case law on Parliament's new statutory human rights framework for Article 8 immigration cases has disgorged another important but unhelpful decision: MA (Pakistan) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 705. MA (Pakistan) concerned the '7-…

The Quest for EU Reform after Brexit: Changes to the Role and Doctrines of the European Court of Justice

By Professor Peter Lindseth, EUtopia Law, 27 June 2016

"What if…?" These kinds of questions may now seem pointless in the aftermath of the victory of Leave in the EU Referendum. Instead we hear 'What's done is done', 'Leave means Leave', 'out is out', etc., etc., etc. But one question has always nagged at me ever since David Cameron brought…

Immigration and Brexit

By Nick Armstrong, EUtopia Law, 24 June 2016

COUNTDOWN TO THE REFERENDUM: A series of articles by Matrix that will explore a number of legal topics surrounding the UK referendum on 23 June 2016. Immigration and Brexit Nick Armstrong is a member of the Matrix immigration team, and most of his EU work is that in that context. He…

How to deal with allegations of bias against immigration judges

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 03 June 2016

When I attend a Tribunal hearing, I usually bring my laptop and charger. And I type almost all the time, religiously. Where possible I aim for a verbatim record, although that can be hard when people speak quickly or quietly or both. The longest note I have is over 300-pages – the length…

Article 5 ECHR does not require time limits for detention pending deportation

By Fraser Simpson, UK Human Rights Blog, 27 May 2016

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled (J.N. v. the United Kingdom, Application no. 37289/12, 19 May 2016) that the general system for detention of individuals prior to deportation in the United Kingdom, which lacks specific maximum time-limits, complies with Article 5, ECHR (Right…

The Immigration Act 2016 - What's next for migrants' rights?

By Alina Müller, Migrants' Rights Network, 16 May 2016

As the government prepares to roll out new immigration enforcement measures under the Immigration Act 2016 Migrants' Rights Network (MRN) renews its call for a joint action plan to defend the rights of all migrants. We never expected to win the battle against the Immigration Bill. In…

What's 'unduly harsh' on the children and partners of 'foreign criminals' in Article 8 deportation appeals?

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 06 May 2016

The law should not punish children for the sins of their parents. If anything it should shield them from the consequences, wherever possible. But if the children belong to a 'foreign criminal', as defined by the UK's deportation regime, 'punish away' seems to be the gist of a recent…

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