- False imprisonment claimant punished for failing to negotiate
- Appeal on costs, only if the judge below is obviously wrong
- No costs awarded for judicial review of asylum dispersal policy
- Indemnity costs awarded for breach of consent order
- No costs awarded where claimant got interim relief but legal issues unresolved
Procedure
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Keys posts on Procedure
Visit visa refusals: appeal or judicial review?
14th August 2018
Who decides when an immigration appeal ends?
17th April 2019
Immigration Act 2016: latest
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- Immigration Act 2016: changes to immigration bail and detention powers now in force
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- Book review: A Guide to the Immigration Act 2016 by Alison Harvey and Zoe Harper
Latest posts on Applications
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- Refugee family reunion: a user’s guide
- What are the financial requirements for UK spouse and partner visas?
- How to apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa
- Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM
A glitch or a feature? Systemic problems with digital proof of immigration status
Digital technology plays a central role in the ongoing reform of British borders after Brexit, and the 2019 launch of the EU Settlement Scheme was a pivotal moment in this transformation. The EUSS introduced an online-by-default process to apply for i ...
31st July 2023‘Minded to cancel’ process applies to dishonesty allegations at the UK border
A student whose leave was cancelled on arrival was wrongly denied the opportunity to comment on an allegation of falsified English language qualifications. So held the High Court in R (on the application of Tazeem) v Secretary of State for the Home De ...
28th July 2023Briefing: why and how is the Home Office treating more asylum claims as “withdrawn”?
The Home Office is increasingly treating asylum claims as being withdrawn. This seems to be a new policy intended to reduce the asylum backlog. The number of asylum decisions made by the Home Office at first glance appears to be increasing. When we lo ...
26th July 2023Upper Tribunal reminds parties to identify the issues in an appeal
Two new Upper Tribunal cases emphasise the importance of the parties to an immigration appeal identifying and addressing all the issues in dispute. Both the cases were decided by a panel that included Mr Justice Dove, the President of the Upper Tribun ...
24th July 2023Airport detainee wrongly denied a solicitor in immigration interview
A would-be student stopped on arrival in the UK was wrongly denied a solicitor in interview, the High Court has found in R (on the application of Kumar) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1741 (Admin). The facts Mr Kumar arrived ...
14th July 2023OISC amends judicial review practice note to prevent advisers conducting litigation
The OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) has again amended its guidance note on advisers conducting litigation in judicial review cases. The amendment appears to be with immediate effect, although the online version of the practice ...
3rd July 2023