by Shwan Sharif | Aug 6, 2024 | Caselaw
In the recent High Court case of Islam, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1838, it was ruled that the Passport Office could not refuse to issue a passport to a person based on doubts about their British citizenship...
by Shwan Sharif | Mar 1, 2024 | Caselaw
Care Home Wins Legal Battle to Retain its Sponsor Licence On 19.01.2024, the High Court ruled in favour of Supporting Care Ltd, a London-based care home, which had fought to keep their sponsor licence after the Home Office revoked it due to non-compliance. The case,...
by Shwan Sharif | Sep 14, 2023 | Caselaw
Upcoming Rwanda Appeal In July 2023, the UK government was granted permission to appeal the Rwanda judgement. The appeals have been expedited and scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court judges on 9th – 11th of October 2023. It is almost certain that the Supreme...
by Shwan Sharif | Aug 25, 2023 | Caselaw
In protection claims, even if some evidence is not credible, a holistic approach should be taken, says the Court of Appeal in WAS (Pakistan) and SSHD [2023] EWCA Civ 894 Introduction In the case of WAS (Pakistan) and SSHD [2023] EWCA Civ 894, Court of Appeal confirmed...
by Shwan Sharif | Jul 24, 2023 | Caselaw
The Exclusion of Palestinians from the resettlement scheme is not found unlawful by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has recently ruled that excluding Palestinians from the UK’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (“the Resettlement Scheme”) for refugees...
by Shwan Sharif | Jul 21, 2023 | Caselaw
Appeal to the Supreme Court Following the Court of Appeal’s judgement, the UK Government have already confirmed that they intend to appeal the decision to the UK Supreme Court. The main disagreements between the Court of Appeal majority (the Master of the Rolls and...