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Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole?

In This Article 1. Introduction: A Tribunal Decision at the Centre of Political Debate 2. The Appellants’ Background and Entry Clearance Application 3. Home Office Refusal: No Resettlement Route for Palestinians 4....

Immigration Appeal Hearings: What to Expect

In This Article 1. Understanding the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) 2. Confirming the Date and Location of Your Immigration Appeal Hearing 3. Who Attends the Immigration Appeal...

Upper Tribunal Considers Discretion to Defer Biometric Enrolment

In R (on the application of MRS and FS) v Entry Clearance Officer (Biometrics, Entry Clearance, Article 8) [2023] UKUT 00085 (IAC), in the context of judicial review proceedings, the Upper Tribunal...

Home Office Withdraws Human Rights Refusal Decision

Catherine Taroni and Bernie Wood, working together with Olivia Waddell, succeeded in securing a positive result for a client of Richmond Chambers.  Our client had entered the UK as a Visitor. During this visit,...

Adult Dependent Relative Visa Refusal Withdrawn

Earlier this year Alex Papasotiriou and Alexandra Pease, working together with Thomas Hill, one of our dedicated Legal Associates, achieved a successful result on behalf of our clients.  Our clients were refused...

Home Office Withdraws Spouse Extension Refusal

Alex Papasotiriou and Alexandra Pease, working together with Olivia Waddell and our experienced team of legal associates, have achieved another successful result on behalf of a client of Richmond Chambers. ...

What is a Pre-Action Protocol Letter?

Pre-action protocol is the conduct that the court expects both parties to undertake before commencing proceedings, as set out in the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). A pre-action protocol letter, or PAP, is a...

How to Appeal a UK Visa or Immigration Refusal

In Part 1 of this comprehensive two-part guide to appealing against a Home Office visa or immigration refusal decision, we looked at which immigration decisions have a right of appeal, what constitutes an appealable...

How to Appeal a UK Visa or Immigration Decision

In Part 1 of this comprehensive two-part guide to appealing against a Home Office visa or immigration refusal decision, we look at which immigration decisions have a right of appeal, what constitutes an appealable...

Private Life (Adult Dependent Relative) Appeal Allowed

In May 2022 Alexandra Pease and Jasmine Theilgaard, working together with Bernie Wood and Olivia Waddell and our dedicated team of legal associates, achieved a successful result on behalf of our client. ...

New Guidance on Evidence from Overseas in the First-tier Tribunal

In our previous blog post, we discussed the case of  Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC), and the requirements for oral evidence to be heard from abroad in the First-tier Immigration...

Human Rights Claims & Appeal Rights: MY (Pakistan)

In MY (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1500 the Court of Appeal considered when an immigration “refusal decision” constitutes a “refusal of a human rights...