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
Enforcing immigration rules can be difficult for the government when the country that a person is being deported to has a poor human rights record. In B’s case there was no reasonable prospect of deportation back to Algeria but the government wanted to continue to
What is a sham marriage and how can we define it for the purposes of the law? In this episode we explore that question as well as the fate of a woman who has lived in the UK since 2007 but now faces deportation after
The Conservative immigration policy of ‘deport now, appeal later’ was part of their manifesto and found its way into law as part of a drive to protect the public from foreign criminals. In two cases where human rights issues were at stake this law was
Tim Farron may be coming towards the end of his tenure as leader of the Liberal Democrats but he continues to play an important role as an MP in the House of Commons. Earlier on today he questioned the Minister of State for Immigration, Brandon
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Johnson has spent almost the entirety of his life in the UK but after he was convicted for manslaughter the Home Secretary tried to deport him as a ‘foreign criminal’. Johnson appealed this on the basis that the current immigration rules discriminated against him because
The Supreme Court dealt with yet another immigration case this week and how the Immigration Rules interact with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In this case two women were residing unlawfully in the UK but had formed relationships during their stay.
A 2012 amendment to the Immigration Rules established a minimum income requirement of £18,600 per year for applicants outside of the European Economic Area to join their spouse or civil partner in the UK. In these appeals this amendment was challenged on the basis of