by Shwan Sharif | Apr 19, 2026 | Caselaw
Following a hearing on 4 March 2026, the High Court ruled that the Secretary of State for Defence’s decision to refuse an application under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was unlawful. What is ARAP? ARAP was a relocation scheme for Afghan citizens...
by Shwan Sharif | Apr 13, 2026 | Caselaw
New Case Law on Clear Grounds of Appeal In the recent Court of Appeal case of AL v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 370, the importance on making grounds of appeal clear from the outset was confirmed. In this matter the Appellant, a woman...
by Shwan Sharif | Apr 10, 2026 | Caselaw
Court of Appeal rules that non-authorised persons can conduct litigation, reversing Mazure In a lengthy judgement given today, the Court of Appeal found that the High Court previously reached the incorrect decision in Mazur. Whilst acknowledging the difficulties faced...
by Shwan Sharif | Dec 5, 2025 | Caselaw
Overview The Court of Appeal decision in Nguyen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1452 has clarified that Part 5A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 applies to decisions on the revocation of deportation orders, even when the...
by Shwan Sharif | Dec 5, 2025 | Caselaw
Overview The Court of Appeal decision in IA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1516 provides important clarification on the scope of “family life” under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of adult...
by Shwan Sharif | Dec 3, 2025 | Caselaw
Overview The unreported judicial review case of R (MD Shahadat Hossain) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (JR-2024-LON-000328) is a significant recent example of how the Upper Tribunal continues to address the long-term consequences of the TOEIC...
