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Court of Appeal finds Home Office justified in refusing certificate of travel
Court of Appeal finds jurisdiction in Cart judicial review under “natural justice exception”
High Court rules sponsor should have been given chance to make representations before licence revocation
Poor drafting of Appendix EU criticised again by Court of Appeal
Supreme Court dismisses appeal against deprivation of British citizenship by woman in Syria

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Supreme Court dismisses appeal against deprivation of British citizenship by woman in Syria

Supreme Court adopts “nuanced” approach in deprivation of citizenship appeal

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

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Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal finds Home Office justified in refusing certificate of travel

Court of Appeal finds jurisdiction in Cart judicial review under “natural justice exception”

Poor drafting of Appendix EU criticised again by Court of Appeal

Challenge to refusal of visitor visa dismissed by Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal dismisses Vietnamese humanitarian protection appeal

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Upper Tribunal

Upper Tribunal upholds Home Office decision that visitor intended to reside in UK through “frequent and successive visits”

Upper Tribunal gives guidance on costs where judicial review concludes before a hearing

Upper Tribunal reiterates correct process for applying for permission to appeal

Fresh claim rejection successfully challenged in Upper Tribunal

Successful challenge to cancellation of skilled worker leave after Home Office errors

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High Court

High Court rules sponsor should have been given chance to make representations before licence revocation

Asylum Aid wins High Court challenge to the statelessness family reunion rules

Refugee succeeds in High Court challenge to negative trafficking decision

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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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Cases, Visit visa

Upper Tribunal upholds Home Office decision that visitor intended to reside in UK through “frequent and successive visits”

The Upper Tribunal has refused a judicial review challenging a decision to refuse the applicant leave to enter as a visitor and to set directions

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9th June 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Asylum, Cases

Court of Appeal finds Home Office justified in refusing certificate of travel

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Home Office to refuse a certificate of travel to a woman granted leave to remain

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6th June 2025

BY Alex Piletska

Cases, Human rights, Procedure

Court of Appeal finds jurisdiction in Cart judicial review under “natural justice exception”

The Court of Appeal has found that an error by the Upper Tribunal in failing to place a relevant document before the decision making judge

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4th June 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, Points Based System

High Court rules sponsor should have been given chance to make representations before licence revocation

The High Court in R (TJ Trading Express Limited) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 1274 (Admin) held that before revoking

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3rd June 2025

BY Alex Piletska

Cases, Procedure

Upper Tribunal gives guidance on costs where judicial review concludes before a hearing

Mr Justice Swift has given some guidance on costs in judicial review applications that are compromised before the full hearing, stating that context is important

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30th May 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, EU Free Movement

Poor drafting of Appendix EU criticised again by Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has once again asked the Home Office to please do something about the state of Appendix EU. The context this time

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29th May 2025

BY Sonia Lenegan

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