Evidential flexibility in immigration cases
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Supreme Court allows appeal against visa extension refusal
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Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully in refusing visa extension without following process instruction on evidential flexibility
Home Office wins key legal challenge on "deport first, appeal later" policy
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Lord Justice Richards rules foreign criminal offenders can be deported before their article 8 appeal rights are exhausted
Law Society Gazette: Immigration appeals delayed for months as courts struggle with workload
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Hearings delayed up to nine months as 'current flow' of appeals pushes listings back
The Immigration Bill 2015-16 explained
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John Kelly, EIN
Home Office to review policy of detaining pregnant women after groundbreaking legal challenge
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Home Office accepts that pregnant asylum seeker was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl's Wood
GOV.UK publishes new-look Immigration Rules in HTML format
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The current Immigration Rules are now in HTML rather than PDF format on GOV.UK to aid ease of access and navigation
Home Secretary uses Conservative Party conference speech to warn UK needs to have an immigration limit
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Theresa May warns that current levels of net migration are unsustainable, announces new plan for the UK's asylum system
UK asylum applications hit six-year high in July
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Over 4,300 aslylum claims lodged in July, highest since 2009, but figures remain modest compared to highest in EU
Revealed: asylum seeker children face welfare lottery on arrival in Britain
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Joanna Wilding, University of Brighton via The Conversation
Brighton University report says asylum process is contrary to the best interests of unaccompanied children
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New report examines the best interests of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK through their own experiences
House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing on duty of landlords to carry out immigration checks
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Updated briefing on Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme as Immigration Bill 2015-2016 proposes new criminal sanctions
Eurostat: EU sees 85% increase in asylum seekers in second quarter of 2015 over 2014
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213,200 first time asylum seekers apply for protection in the EU in April to June, 85% more than in 2014, UK sees around 7% increase
Right to reside – Carry on as before?
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Notice to EIN Members: New sorting functionality added for bundles
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Brief overview of new feature that allows you to sort bundles by date or by type (with, for example, case law first)