Article 8 of the ECHR
Article 8 is a qualified right and any interference is permissible only so long as it is proportionate…
UK Immigration & Nationality Legal Changes
ILR applications – relaxed UK absence limits
ILR applications – relaxed UK absence limits Until December 2012, those applying for Indefinite leave to remain (ILR)…
Appealing against unfair decisions – Tribunal update
The recent ground-breaking decision of the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Naved (Student – fairness…
No obligation enforceable within the UK to oblige government to comply with Strasbourg
Navarathnam v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 2383 (QB) There was no unfairness in the…
Get legal advice on complex British Nationality cases
Get legal advice on complex British Nationality cases A stateless person is one who is not regarded as…
Overstayers
An overstayer is a person who was granted limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,…
Switzerland introduces segregation for asylum seekers
News media report that a number of towns in Switzerland have introduced draconian restrictions on asylum seekers. According…
Overseas divorces
The Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations Act 1971 set out the criteria for the recognition in the…
Long residence and private life – the changes to Article 8 of the ECHR
The rules on long residence recognise the ties a person may form with the UK over a lengthy…
Home Office in new controversy over spot-checks for ‘illegal immigrants’
Following the controversial recent “go home or face arrest” campaign targeting immigrants in the UK without legal status,…