Immigration
Sponsored Working
The UK has had rules for sponsored working in place since 2008. The main sponsorship...
ILR & British Citizenship
There are several different routes to obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain (“ILR”) or British...
Human Rights & Family
Human rights and family immigration are governed by Article 8 of the European...
Tribunal & Court
The Home Office’s stated policy objective is to reduce migration. Unfortunately, this objective...
EEA Nationals
The UK leaving the European Union (“Brexit”) has understandably made many EEA...
Business
The UK is seen as an ideal place to do business. This is because the UK has...
Employment
Unfair Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal is where an employee is dismissed and the reason for the dismissal is...
Redundancy
The number of Redundancy related disputes appears to have increased significantly in...
Discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 provides, in effect, that it is unlawful for an employer to engage in...
Family
Child Contact
Family disputes where children are involved need to be handled differently from...
Adoption
Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, provides that a Family Court...
Divorce
Navigating through a stressful divorce is difficult and, if the divorce is not handled...
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Deportation & hospital orders: meaning of “foreign criminal”
In MZ (Hospital order: whether a ‘foreign criminal’) Pakistan [2020] UKUT 00225(IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and…
EEA national children: qualifying status?
In MM (section 117B(6) – EU citizen child) Iran [2020] UKUT 00224 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration…
How to approach an immigration appeal – part 1
Before commencing work as an Immigration Barrister, I worked for the Home Office as a Presenting…
Extended Family Members; meaning of dependency
In Chowdhury (Extended family members: dependency) [2020] UKUT 00188 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and…
Disclosure of Home Office interviewers’ notes
In Nimo (appeals: duty of disclosure) [2020] UKUT 88 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum…
Meaning of a partner in deportation proceedings
In Buci (Part 5A: “partner”) [2020] UKUT 00087 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) provided…
The Home Office’s duty of disclosure in Tribunal appeals
In BH (policies/information: SoS’s duties) Iraq [2020] UKUT 00189 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal…
Sponsoring Adult Dependent Relatives
Our Immigration Barristers are often approached by clients wanting to make a UK visa…