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Challenge to refusal to relocate Diego Garcia refugee to the UK dismissed by High Court
Court of Appeal allows Home Secretary’s appeal after tribunals fail to justify departure from country guidance case
Litigant in person to pay thousands in costs after falling foul of procedural rules
Upper Tribunal dismisses judicial review in case of parents seeking to reunite with young children
High Court upholds award of £98,757 damages to refugee

Supreme Court

Supreme Court says that statutory duty regarding children does not apply to the First-tier Tribunal

Supreme Court finds no human right to legal status if it’s your own fault you can’t be removed

Reflections on the Supreme Court’s Rwanda judgment

Supreme Court finds Rwanda is not a safe country to which refugees can be removed

Brexit and the Rwanda agreement: what was argued in the Supreme Court?

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Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal allows Home Secretary’s appeal after tribunals fail to justify departure from country guidance case

Age assessment challenge dismissed by Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal returns deprivation appeal to the Upper Tribunal

Home Secretary’s decision on national security is sufficient to revoke refugee status

Deprivation of British citizenship process is procedurally unfair, says Court of Appeal

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Upper Tribunal

Upper Tribunal dismisses judicial review in case of parents seeking to reunite with young children

Leave obtained by deception does not count as “continuous lawful residence”

No mandatory transfer to the Upper Tribunal of judicial reviews challenging public order disqualifications

Terms of loan agreement must be clear to meet requirements of a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application

Upper Tribunal clarifies position on deportation of EU nationals for pre and post-Brexit conduct

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High Court

Challenge to refusal to relocate Diego Garcia refugee to the UK dismissed by High Court

Litigant in person to pay thousands in costs after falling foul of procedural rules

High Court upholds award of £98,757 damages to refugee

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European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights finds strong evidence that Greece engaged in unlawful pushbacks to Turkey

Two recent Strasbourg cases on family life between adults

States cannot refuse asylum claims by LGBTQI+ people based on the ‘discretion test’ alone

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Court of Justice of the European Union

CJEU: designation of a third country as a safe country of origin must cover its entire territory

CJEU: discriminatory measures faced by women under the Taliban regime constitute acts of persecution

CJEU: Women who are victims of gender-based violence can qualify for refugee status

Court of Justice confirms British citizens lost their EU citizenship because of Brexit

Asylum in the European Courts: a case roundup

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Asylum, Cases

Challenge to refusal to relocate Diego Garcia refugee to the UK dismissed by High Court

In our latest write up on the people seeking asylum who were on Diego Garcia there was mention of the case of KP, who was

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25th February 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Asylum, Cases, Deportation

Court of Appeal allows Home Secretary’s appeal after tribunals fail to justify departure from country guidance case

The Home Secretary has succeeded in an appeal to the Court of Appeal where the First-tier Tribunal’s decision was overturned for a failure to provide

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21st February 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Asylum, Cases

Age assessment challenge dismissed by Court of Appeal

A Sudanese refugee has been unsuccessful in his Court of Appeal challenge to an age assessment by a local authority. The case is R (AI)

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20th February 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, Procedure

Litigant in person to pay thousands in costs after falling foul of procedural rules

Emotions can run high in any litigation. In a case arising from unlawful detention, like Mlundira v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025]...

18th February 2025

BY James Packer

Asylum, Cases

Upper Tribunal dismisses judicial review in case of parents seeking to reunite with young children

The Upper Tribunal has recently dismissed a judicial review action involving a Turkish Kurdish family who were separated when attempting to cross the Channel. Before

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17th February 2025

BY Francesca Sella

Asylum, Cases

High Court upholds award of £98,757 damages to refugee

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Home Secretary against an award of damages to a refugee in the amount of £98,757.04 in

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11th February 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

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