- Court of Appeal guidance on costs in ETS cases
- Failure to carry out proper medical assessment makes detention unlawful
- New guidance on costs awards against the Home Office could transform immigration appeals
- No costs awarded despite “clearly unfounded” certification being withdrawn
- Tribunal opens door to awards of costs against Home Office for unreasonable behaviour
Most immigration and nationality fees frozen for 2019/20
The updated list of fees for immigration and nationality applications that apply from 29 March 2019 shows that most remain unchanged from this year. The amount the Home Office has been charging to process visa, settlement and citizenship applicat ...
12th March 2019Tribunal guidance on raising long residence during appeals process
The President of the Upper Tribunal’s decision in OA and others (human rights; ‘new matter’; s.120) Nigeria [2019] UKUT 65 (IAC) has added another layer of complexity to an already biased and convoluted system. Readers are probably au fa ...
4th March 2019Chief disciplinary judge calls in regulators over shambolic immigration litigation
The High Court has called in the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Director of Public Prosecutions over the conduct of a shambolic citizenship case. The judgment is Jetly & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 204 ...
27th February 2019Home Office consent required for appeal relying on new category of Immigration Rules
The upshot of the Upper Tribunal’s decision in AK and IK (S.85 NIAA 2002 – new matters) Turkey [2019] UKUT 67 (IAC) is that a person who relies upon a different category of the Immigration Rules to succeed under Article 8 at their appeal or in a s ...
27th February 2019Fee waiver policy: who qualifies and what does the Home Office guidance say?
Fees for immigration applications continue to increase every year. Most applications for leave to remain submitted from the UK (other than under the Points Based System) cost £1,033. In addition, applicants may need to pay an Immigration Health Surch ...
4th February 2019Home Office disclosure failings: “out of the norm”?
An integral part of the procedure of suing for damages is disclosure. Where Home Office disclosure is inadequate or incomplete, it is necessary to go on pressing for compliance with rule 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules and for specific disclosur ...
25th January 2019