Judicial review of the Upper Tribunal
29 June 2011
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Last week, while I was away, the Supreme Court held that the Upper Tribunal can be judicially reviewed, and in much wider circumstances than envisaged
Last week, while I was away, the Supreme Court held that the Upper Tribunal can be judicially reviewed, and in much wider circumstances than envisaged
Not much to report on this one, just that I tried a Freedom of Information request on the criteria for deciding Legacy cases and get
I’m full of good news today! The rumours were true and section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 is being brought into force as
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that fees will be charged for lodging appeals in the immigration tribunal from October 2011. There is no summary
I’ve just seen the first half decent cross examination by a Presenting Officer that I can remember in a long time. This is partly because
I’ve been working on new training notes and having fun (noooooo!) deleting all of the references to the unlamented Asylum and Immigration Tribunal for the
No time for proper posting right now, too much to do. Although I do have some long train journeys looming ahead of me… I heard
Following on from my earlier alerter post, I’ve now had time to properly read and start digesting the Supreme Court judgment in BA (Nigeria) v
There has been a noticeable trend recently for the Home Office to refuse applications but not to take enforcement action. Several lawyers have commented on
This post is definitely one for other immigration lawyers. Anyone else will be left thinking ‘diddums!’ There is an ugly rumour abroad that immigration judges
A number of people seem to have come across this site while looking for information about the increased immigration fees, about which I have already
The fees for immigration applications made from both inside the UK (often referred to by immigration lawyers as ‘in country’ applications) and outside the UK at
Last week, while I was away, the Supreme Court held that the Upper Tribunal can be judicially reviewed, and in much wider circumstances than envisaged previously by the High Court and the Court of Appeal. For England and Wales the case is Cart and MR (Pakistan) [2011] UKSC 28 and...
Not much to report on this one, just that I tried a Freedom of Information request on the criteria for deciding Legacy cases and get a non-answer back in return. The request was refused to begin with but that decision was overturned on appeal. The information gleaned is already more...
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that fees will be charged for lodging appeals in the immigration tribunal from October 2011. There is no summary and the important details are spread out all over the place, meaning the document requires careful and close reading to comprehend. Frankly, it is not...
I’ve just seen the first half decent cross examination by a Presenting Officer that I can remember in a long time. This is partly because Presenting Officers are an endangered and rarely encountered species these days, but largely because they are generally allowed to get away with questions that are...
I’ve been working on new training notes and having fun (noooooo!) deleting all of the references to the unlamented Asylum and Immigration Tribunal for the next edition of the HJT Immigration Manual. I thought I would share some of the fruits of my labours with you all. I’ll be delivering...
No time for proper posting right now, too much to do. Although I do have some long train journeys looming ahead of me… I heard today in court that the reason why second stage reconsideration cases are being brought forward is because after 15 February 2010 when the Asylum and...
Following on from my earlier alerter post, I’ve now had time to properly read and start digesting the Supreme Court judgment in BA (Nigeria) v SSHD [2009] UKSC 7. It is certainly good news in terms of streamlining and ensuring that there is proper protection available to those who make...
There has been a noticeable trend recently for the Home Office to refuse applications but not to take enforcement action. Several lawyers have commented on this elsewhere, I’ve just come across a couple of cases and so has a colleague in chambers. Where a person’s leave has already expired, if...
This post is definitely one for other immigration lawyers. Anyone else will be left thinking ‘diddums!’ There is an ugly rumour abroad that immigration judges at Taylor House doing the CMR list are going to start sending two cases a day to be heard at Yarl’s Wood detention centre near...
A number of people seem to have come across this site while looking for information about the increased immigration fees, about which I have already written a post. I thought it would be instructive to post up the old immigration fees, the new ones and the percentage increase. As you...
The fees for immigration applications made from both inside the UK (often referred to by immigration lawyers as ‘in country’ applications) and outside the UK at visa posts (referred to as ‘out of country’ applications) are going up very significantly on 2 April 2007. In country application fees were only...
