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Should Defective Court Orders Be Followed?

The Supreme Court answered with a resounding yes, in R (on the application of Majera (formerly SM (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 46. Facts Of The Case The case involved...

Review of the Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2021

Senior President of Tribunals, Sir Keith Lindblom recently presented the 2021 annual report.  This is the first report presented by the current Senior President of Tribunals, who was appointed in September 2020.  As...

Expert Evidence In Immigration Applications and Appeals

We recently examined, in Parts One, Two, Three and Four of our Practical Guide to Immigration Appeals and in First-tier Tribunal Onward Immigration Appeals – A Practical Guide, how and on what basis an immigration...

A v. SSHD: Supreme Court decides the standards for judicial review of public policies

On 30 July 2021, the Supreme Court, of the same constitution, handed down two important decisions: R (on the application of A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37 and R (on the application...

BF (Eritrea): Challenging the lawfulness of the Secretary of State’s policy guidance

In a judgment given on 30 July 2021 in R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38, the Supreme Court assessed the lawfulness of policy guidance issued by the...

First-tier Tribunal Onward Immigration Appeals - A Practical Guide

We recently examined, in Parts One, Two, Three and Four of our Practical Guide to Immigration Appeals, how and on what basis an immigration appeal can be pursued. We have examined both legal and practical...

Section 3C Explained: A Flowchart for Human Rights Applications

As direct access barristers working at Richmond Chambers, we have had countless lay clients approach us with one question: am I protected by section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971?  This can at times be a complicated...

Immigration Tribunal Appeals - A Practical Guide (4)

We recently examined in parts one, two and three of this practical guide how and on what basis you might lodge an immigration appeal. We have examined both legal and practical considerations.  In this fourth post...

Immigration Tribunal Appeals - A Practical Guide (3)

We recently examined in parts one and two of this practical guide how and on what basis you might lodge an immigration appeal. In this third post, we examine the starting point for an immigration appeal and the...

Immigration Tribunal Appeals: A Practical Guide (2)

We recently examined immigration appeals in the context of the new digital MyHMCTS system and in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. We considered what immigration decisions you may appeal against in Part One,...

Immigration Tribunal Appeals: A Practical Guide (1)

We recently examined immigration appeals in the context of the new digital MyHMCTS system and in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This is the first of four posts that considers what happens if your visa...

Immigration Appeals - Updated Procedure

In our earlier post in our Knowledge Centre, we examined Immigration Appeals and the Covid-19 Pandemic. The article can be accessed here. On 11 June 2020, Presidential Practice Statement No 2 of 2020: Arrangements...