During a hearing, the court will often deal with complex subjects which require specialist knowledge to understand.
OG v AG: a reminder to negotiate reasonably in financial remedy proceedings
Family lawyers know that poor litigation conduct can result in the Family Court imposing some form of adverse costs sanction under…
Child contact applications: a quick overview
An application for a Child Arrangements Order is where the Family Court is asked to make an order in respect of the contact and living…
Parents of British & “seven years” children: visas & contact orders
As immigration barristers we frequently help clients who seek leave to remain in the UK based on a parental relationship…
Immigration appeals: a quick overview
Prior to the changes made by the Immigration Act 2014, immigration applicants could appeal any “immigration decision”…
How to approach an immigration appeal – part 1
Before commencing work as an Immigration Barrister, I worked for the Home Office as a Presenting…
Disclosure of Home Office interviewers’ notes
In Nimo (appeals: duty of disclosure) [2020] UKUT 88 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum…
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…
Home Office Interviews: A Right to Audio Recording?
Immigration interviews happen in several different contexts. Interviews may be necessary…
An Overview of Immigration Judicial Review Procedure
Judicial review is a legal challenge against a decision of a public body. It can be used…