In MY (Suicide risk after Paposhvili) Occupied Palestinian Authority [2021] UKUT 232 (IAC) (23 August 2021), the Upper Tribunal made it clear from the outset that the appellant's appeal was allowed on Article 3 health grounds, which was the determinative issue in the appeal.
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Introduction
The Nationality and Borders Bill further criminalises people coming to the UK to seek asylum. It does so by switching the emphasis from 'entering' the UK to 'arriving' in the UK. The difference is significant. Together with a combination of other powers, it means that people…
If you are a foreign national with a British child and have made the decision to move to the UK, it is vital that you understand the immigration options available to you. Under the UK's immigration rules, the principal visa route for foreign nationals who want to join their family members…
The situation in Afghanistan evolved at a rapid rate: in just a matter of weeks, the allied forces were evacuating citizens, staff and vulnerable people deemed at risk of the Taliban in a chaotic dart to safety.
Although the UK managed to evacuate 15,000 people from the country, hundreds…
By Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog,
The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning the effect of structural unfairness in the Fast Track Procedure 2005 on individual appeal determinations.
The appellant, a Vietnamese national, claimed asylum in January 2004 based on religious persecution in Vietnam for being…
Introduction
By its Nationality and Borders Bill, through new maritime enforcement powers, the Home Office seeks to extend its activity, beyond the United Kingdom territory, beyond UK territorial waters, and into international waters and into foreign waters. In so doing it seeks powers…
R (Akinola & Anor) v Upper Tribunal & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1308 (26 August 2021)
In these judicial review proceedings, the Court of Appeal decided that in circumstances where an extension of time had been granted for an out-of-time appeal against the refusal of an application to…
The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) has been fraught with difficulty since its inception. Now, it is tangled with a backlog of applications and delays reaching up to a year, not to mention fears that thousands still may not have applied despite the deadline coming to a close on 30 June.…
Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked an international outcry.
As of Aug. 22, 2021, some 6,000 U.S. troops were working to evacuate U.S. military, American citizens and Afghans who are approved for Special…
Switching from one immigration category to another, from inside the UK, is not always straightforward. Certain routes allow you to stay in the UK under the Immigration Rules by switching visa category, whilst others do not. The updated Points-Based System (PBS), introduced at the end of…
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