The death of Basnet? Mitchell v SSHD
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Transparency International raises corruption concerns over Tier 1 Investor visas
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New report says Russian and Chinese Tier 1 investors highly likely to have laundered corrupt wealth into the UK
Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme to be introduced across England in February 2016
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Immigration Minister James Brokenshire announces 'Right to Rent' will apply to whole of England from 1 February 2016
Government announces new Tech Nation Visa Scheme to make it easier to hire foreign IT specialists
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Government to relax the visa system for technology specialists amid a skills shortage
Evidential flexibility in immigration cases
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Nazmun Ismail
Supreme Court allows appeal against visa extension refusal
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Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully in refusing visa extension without following process instruction on evidential flexibility
Home Office wins key legal challenge on "deport first, appeal later" policy
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Lord Justice Richards rules foreign criminal offenders can be deported before their article 8 appeal rights are exhausted
Law Society Gazette: Immigration appeals delayed for months as courts struggle with workload
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Hearings delayed up to nine months as 'current flow' of appeals pushes listings back
The Immigration Bill 2015-16 explained
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John Kelly, EIN
Home Office to review policy of detaining pregnant women after groundbreaking legal challenge
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Home Office accepts that pregnant asylum seeker was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl's Wood
GOV.UK publishes new-look Immigration Rules in HTML format
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The current Immigration Rules are now in HTML rather than PDF format on GOV.UK to aid ease of access and navigation
Home Secretary uses Conservative Party conference speech to warn UK needs to have an immigration limit
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Theresa May warns that current levels of net migration are unsustainable, announces new plan for the UK's asylum system
UK asylum applications hit six-year high in July
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Over 4,300 aslylum claims lodged in July, highest since 2009, but figures remain modest compared to highest in EU
Revealed: asylum seeker children face welfare lottery on arrival in Britain
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Brighton University report says asylum process is contrary to the best interests of unaccompanied children
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New report examines the best interests of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK through their own experiences