- Man drawing UK state pension not allowed to claim carer’s allowance from Cyprus
- Forced prostitution covered by Article 4, says European Court of Human Rights
- Appealing a refusal of permission for judicial review in Scotland
- Do you have to be under 18 to rely on the seven year long residence rule?
- Judge intervenes to end Home Office dithering over bail accommodation
Man drawing UK state pension not allowed to claim carer’s allowance from Cyprus
The appellant in the case of Konevod v Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 809 moved to Cyprus in 2014 to become a carer for a friend, Ms Ozturk. Both Mr Konevod and Ms Ozturk had lived and worked in the UK, qualifying for state ...
7th July 2020Forced prostitution covered by Article 4, says European Court of Human Rights
S.M. v Croatia (application no. 60561/14) is an odd case to read. It is very long, running to 356 paragraphs and several concurring judgments, and refers to a wide variety of international law sources. But its conclusion is straightforward: forced pro ...
6th July 2020Appealing a refusal of permission for judicial review in Scotland
Scottish litigation would not be the same unless we had fancy words for everything. “Judge”? – too plain. We have “Lord Ordinary”. “Appeal”? Pah! We have the “reclaiming motion”. “Court of Appeal ...
30th June 2020Judge intervenes to end Home Office dithering over bail accommodation
In the case of Merca v SSHD [2020] EWHC 1479 (Admin) the High Court ordered the Home Office to release the claimant within four days. One week and two extension of time requests later, the Home Office has now complied with that order. Mr Merca, detai ...
23rd June 2020When is a policy not a policy? Tribunal tackles law on disclosure
BH (policies/information: SoS’s duties) Iraq [2020] UKUT 189 (IAC) was the case of an Iraqi Kurd, heard by the Upper Tribunal sitting in Edinburgh. The issue was whether the First-tier Tribunal judge had erred in law because he had not considere ...
22nd June 2020When is a foreign criminal not a foreign criminal?
That is the question answered by the Upper Tribunal in SC (paras A398 – 339D: ‘foreign criminal’: procedure) Albania [2020] UKUT 187 (IAC). The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. So he is ...
22nd June 2020