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General | Family and Personal Migration

Deron Peart v SSHD [2012] EWCA Civ 568

This case may be instructive in considering how decisions to deport and applications for revocation of a deportation order should be considered, including on appeal; particularly in relation to children […]

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Asylum Aid report – Gender-related asylum claims in Europe May 2102

Asylum Aid report – Gender-related asylum claims in Europe May 2102. A comparative analysis of law policies and practice focusing on women in nine EU Member States (France, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, […]

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European Commission commences infringement proceedings against UK for breaches of free movement directive 2004/38, 26 April 2012

European Commission commences infringement proceedings against UK for breaches of free movement directive 2004/38, 26 April 2012 The matters at issue, as set out in the Commission’s press release, are […]

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R (AE) v London Borough of Croydon [2012] EWCA Civ 547

The Court of Appeal allow the appeal of AE, making a declaration that his date of birth is the date he says.  Aikens LJ offers the following postscript to his […]

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Harmondsworth Independent Monitoring Board Annual Report 2011

The Harmondsworth Independent Monitoring Board has published its annual report for 2011.  The report is available at the link below, and there is a link to the page on the Ministry […]

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R (Adalberto Jesus de Almeida) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2012] EWHC 1082 (Admin)

The High Court finds the refusal of the defendant local authority to make arrangements for the claimant, a Portuguese national no longer exercising free movement rights and living with HIV/AIDS, under […]

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Inspection by Chief Inspector of UK Border Agency of Case Assurance and Audit Unit (legacy cases)

The Chief Inspector has written to stakeholders seeking information for his ongoing inspection of the Case Assurance and Audit Unit.  A copy of that letter is provided (see below). Separately, […]

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

The Bill returns to the House of Lords on Monday (23 April), after the Government generally reversed the defeats it had suffered (at the hands of the Lords) in the […]

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Home Office to The Children’s Society RE: Asylum support rates 20 April 2012

Home Office to The Children’s Society RE: Asylum support rates 20 April 2012