by admin | Oct 9, 2025 | Caselaw
Understanding the Hamid Hearings The High Court established in R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] that it holds the authority to monitor how lawyers conduct themselves in immigration proceedings. This ruling laid the foundation for a...
by Shwan Sharif | Apr 28, 2025 | Caselaw
Refugee succeeds in High Court challenge to negative trafficking decision By: Hanna Barzinji A Sudanese refugee has successfully challenged a negative trafficking decision in the UK High Court, highlighting critical flaws in the Home Office’s handling of his case. In...
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...
