Home Secretary opens consultation on “earned settlement”
20 November 2025
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The consultation on extending the period people in certain immigration routes will need to wait before being able to apply for settlement (also referred to
The consultation on extending the period people in certain immigration routes will need to wait before being able to apply for settlement (also referred to
An applicant has successfully challenged the refusal of a visitor visa in an unreported judicial review decision by the Upper Tribunal. The case is R
Following a plethora of media briefings and coverage over the past few days, the Home Secretary has officially published her policy paper on “Restoring Order
Our October round up is here! Barry does the honours this time around with the statement of changes and Sonia foreshadows some bad news potentially
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission has dismissed a review of the refusal of a naturalisation application on good character grounds, based on the applicant’s previous
Epping Forest District Council has lost its legal challenge in which it sought an injunction to prevent the Bell Hotel being used as asylum accommodation.
The High Court has said that in cases where accommodation is provided under schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016, location can in some circumstances
Two more immigration lawyers, a barrister and a solicitor, are facing the possibility of a Hamid hearing and a referral to their professional regulator after
The Home Affairs Committee has published its report into the Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation. Unsurprisingly, given the known extent of the issues, the
A deaf and blind man has unsuccessfully challenged the Home Office’s decision to move him within the asylum accommodation system, away from a place where
The consultation on extending the period people in certain immigration routes will need to wait before being able to apply for settlement (also referred to as indefinite leave to remain) has been opened. The Home Secretary also made a statement in the House of Commons. The changes were first trailed...
An applicant has successfully challenged the refusal of a visitor visa in an unreported judicial review decision by the Upper Tribunal. The case is R (Shajna Begum) v Entry Clearance Officer JR-2024-LON-003343. Background The applicant sought to enter the UK as a visitor to provide her pregnant cousin with support...
Following a plethora of media briefings and coverage over the past few days, the Home Secretary has officially published her policy paper on “Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy“. She also gave an oral statement in the House of Commons this evening and...
Our October round up is here! Barry does the honours this time around with the statement of changes and Sonia foreshadows some bad news potentially coming next week. Barry shares an AI horror story that is really one for the ages (so far) after Sonia’s segment on the latest lawyers...
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission has dismissed a review of the refusal of a naturalisation application on good character grounds, based on the applicant’s previous involvement with a proscribed organisation. The case is AZ (Naturalisation: Substantive) [2025] UKSIAC SN/04/2024. Background AZ is a Turkish national of Kurdish origin. When he...
Epping Forest District Council has lost its legal challenge in which it sought an injunction to prevent the Bell Hotel being used as asylum accommodation. The case is Epping Forest District Council v Somani Hotels Limited [2025] EWHC 2937 (KB). The Home Secretary and Clearsprings Ready Homes Limited were both...
The High Court has said that in cases where accommodation is provided under schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016, location can in some circumstances be relevant to the Home Office’s assessment of the suitability of the accommodation. This is in contrast to the “no choice” basis under the Allocation...
Two more immigration lawyers, a barrister and a solicitor, are facing the possibility of a Hamid hearing and a referral to their professional regulator after the Upper Tribunal issued show cause orders to each of them in cases involving alleged misuse of AI. These are two unreported decisions, one was...
The Home Affairs Committee has published its report into the Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation. Unsurprisingly, given the known extent of the issues, the report is 123 pages with several pages of recommendations. Conclusions include that there is an over-reliance on the use of contingency accommodation, such as hotels,...
A deaf and blind man has unsuccessfully challenged the Home Office’s decision to move him within the asylum accommodation system, away from a place where he could easily access a supportive community. The case is R (BLV) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 2516 (Admin) and...