marcuscleaver · Sanambar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 30 In this deportation case the Supreme Court had to decide whether a violent criminal who ended up in a Young Offenders Institution deserved a second chance in the UK or should
marcuscleaver · G v G [2021] UKSC 9 What happens when a child abduction case runs up against an asylum claim? Which should take priority? Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
marcuscleaver · Three Case Special: [2020] UKSC 51, 52 and 53 This week we finish off 2020 by looking at three cases in one episode. The first is about when the courts should allow collective actions by multiple claimants to proceed, the second is about
marcuscleaver · R (Pathan) v SoS for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 41 When Mr. Pathan submitted his immigration application everything appeared to be in order. However the Home Office later decided to take away the sponsorship licence form his employer leaving his application doomed
AM opposed the deportation order made against him because he would not be able to get treatment for HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. Originally his application was based on a breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to private life) but a new
MS had been abused by relatives and made to work for free but the authorities decided that he had not been the victim of trafficking and planned to deport him. In this case the Supreme Court had to decide whether the Immigration Tribunal was permitted
DN was detained under immigration law for committing serious offences that could have led to his eventual deportation back to Rwanda. However when the basis for his detention was held to be unlawful everything was thrown up in the air and it was up to
Franco Vomero has lived in the UK since 1985. In 2001 he killed a man and was convicted of manslaughter. Upon his release from prison the Home Secretary decided to send him back to his home country of Italy. In this case the Supreme Court
The Immigration Rules are an integral part of the legal system but have been criticised for their complexity and prescriptive nature. In this week’s episode we examine the rules in the context of the proposed deportation of Robinson who came to the UK as a
What role does medical evidence play in a legal battle? On the one hand medical practitioners bring their own clinical expertise to a case but the final decision rests with the judge. In this case the Upper Tribunal went against the medical evidence and it