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Court of Appeal rules legal aid residence test is lawful

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Date of publication

25 November 2015

Summary

Court finds residence test is not 'manifestly without reasonable foundation' and allows Lord Chancellor's appeal

HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports on immigration detainees in the prison system

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Date of publication

23 November 2015

Summary

Report recommends immigration detainees should only be held in prison in exceptional circumstances

Supreme Court dismisses challenge against English language requirements for spouses

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Date of publication

18 November 2015

Summary

Court finds that rule E-ECP 4.1/E-LTRP 4.1 not disproportionate in itself and does not infringe article 8

Law Centres Network report examines how to improve best interests of children in the asylum process

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Date of publication

16 November 2015

Summary

Report investigates both the circumstances and experiences of asylum-seeking children across England and Scotland

Supreme Court refuses Government permission to appeal over Detained Fast Track

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Date of publication

12 November 2015

Summary

Government has no further right of appeal over Court of Appeal July judgment finding DFT to be systemically unfair and unjust

Parliamentary Ombudsman criticises Home Office for delays and poor decisions in immigration cases

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Date of publication

10 November 2015

Summary

Watchdog says Home Office has more complaints upheld than any other government department

Toynbee Hall finds systemic failures in provision of immigration advice in East London

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Date of publication

10 November 2015

Summary

New report examines the quality of immigration advice available in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The Globalisation of Law

Blog post

Date of publication

09 November 2015

Written by

Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls

Sunday Times: British bill of rights to allow judges to ignore European Court of Human Rights rulings

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Date of publication

09 November 2015

Summary

Justice minister Michael Gove set to unveil plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

Court of Appeal rules Home Office acted unlawfully by detaining 16-year-old asylum seeker

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Date of publication

06 November 2015

Summary

New judgment sets clear guidelines and provides important clarification on detaining children whose age may be disputed

Case Comment: Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59

Blog post

Date of publication

05 November 2015

Written by

Sean O'Beirne, UK Supreme Court Blog

Migration Advisory Committee releases comprehensive review of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur routes

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Date of publication

04 November 2015

Summary

MAC recommends that the Government should substantially reform the visa route for entrepreneurs

Home Affairs Select Committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates

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Date of publication

02 November 2015

Summary

Report raises concerns over backlog of cases and the continued detention of children

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published

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Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

HC535 makes a number of changes to asylum, settlement, family/private life, Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of points-based system

Medical Justice: Segregation being misused in immigration removal centres across the UK

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Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

Report finds segregation used a form of punishment for immigration detainees, and to manage detainees with mental health disorders