Court of Appeal rejects section 3C leave argument in 10 years’ continuous lawful residence claim – EIN Blog

Posted July 26th, 2022 in appeals, immigration, news, notification by sally

‘In this appeal involving indefinite leave to remain (ILR) on the basis of 10 years’ continuous lawful residence and notices, the Court of Appeal held that Mr Marepally whose application for leave to remain had been rejected by a deficient notice, which failed to inform him of his right to appeal, could not rely on section 3C(2)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971 in order to extend his overall period of leave so that he accrued 10 years’ continuous lawful residence. Moreover, the failure to inform him of his right to appeal had caused no injustice as his appeal would have failed in any event. Mr Marepally had a complex immigration history and appealed against the decision that he was not entitled to indefinite leave to remain in the UK. He had entered the UK in February 2009 with entry clearance until 30 April 2014 as a Tier 4 student. Mr Marepally’s leave to remain as a student was curtailed in January 2014, and his application for further leave to remain was rejected. On 29 April 2014 he applied again (unsuccessfully) for leave to remain as a student. His appeal was eventually allowed on 6 May 2016 after which he varied his April 2014 application (on 25 January 2017) by applying for leave to remain as a Tier 5 worker. That application was refused on 29 March 2017, but the notice was deficient and it did not inform him of his right to appeal.’

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EIN Blog, 25th July 2022

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Lily-Mai Saint George: Mother found guilty of infanticide of her 10-week-old daughter – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2022 in children, domestic violence, homicide, infanticide, news by sally

‘Lauren Saint George has been convicted of killing her daughter after the baby was put into her parents’ care against professional advice.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2022

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Archie Battersbee: judges deny appeal over decision to stop life support – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2022 in appeals, children, consent, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

‘The parents of a 12-year-old boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury have been refused permission to appeal against a decision to end his life support treatment.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2022

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MoJ proposes compulsory mediation for claims worth up to £10k – Legal Futures

Posted July 26th, 2022 in dispute resolution, Ministry of Justice, news, small claims by sally

‘Mediation will be made compulsory for all small claims worth up to £10,000, potentially settling 20,000 cases that would otherwise end up in court, the Ministry of Justice proposed today.’

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Legal Futures, 26th July 2022

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Agnes Akom: Man, 64, jailed for power tool murder of young woman – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2022 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who murdered a young woman with a power tool inside a converted shipping container and buried her in a north London park has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 25th July 2022

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Women offenders still being jailed despite pledge to cut prisoner numbers, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2022 in imprisonment, news, reports, select committees, sentencing, statistics, women by sally

‘Ministers have made little progress developing alternatives to custodial sentences for women, MPs have concluded, amid official predictions that the female prison population may rise by a third in the next three years.’

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The Guardian, 26th July 2022

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 25th, 2022 in legislation by michael

SI 2022/869 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Belarusian Aircraft) (Revocation) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/867 – The Attachment of Jersey to the Diocese of Salisbury Order 2022

SI 2022/865 – The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Guernsey) Order 2022

SI 2022/864 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Auchenbreck) (No. 6) (Emergency) (Revocation) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/863 – The Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/862 – The Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/861 – The Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/860 – The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/859 – The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/858 – The Beavers (England) Order 2022

SI 2022/857 – The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Single-Use Plastics) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/856 – The Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/855 – The Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Authorisation and Supervision of Collective Defined Contribution Schemes) Appointed Day Order 2022

SI 2022/854 – The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments of References to Rules and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/853 – The Sizewell C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2022

SI 2022/852 – The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/850 – The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 25th, 2022 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Rotala Plc, R (On the Application Of) v Greater Manchester Combined Authority & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1048 (25 July 2022)

Kowalek & Anor v Hassanein Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1041 (25 July 2022)

F And G (Children : Sexual Abuse Allegations) [2022] EWCA Civ 1002 (25 July 2022)

United Trade Action Group Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Transport for London & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1026 (22 July 2022)

Zavarco PLC v Sidhu [2022] EWCA Civ 1040 (22 July 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

SH v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 1937 (Admin) (22 July 2022)

HAM, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Brent [2022] EWHC 1924 (Admin) (22 July 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Calverley Village Day Nursery Ltd v Lynch & Anor [2022] EWHC 1855 (Ch) (22 July 2022)

Mackie Motors (Brechin) Ltd v RCI Financial Services Ltd [2022] EWHC 1942 (Ch) (22 July 2022)

Houst Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 1941 (Ch) (22 July 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Ridley v Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC [2022] EWHC 1912 (Comm) (22 July 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Thomas Hodson Hodson Developments Ltd v Person Unknown & Ors [2022] EWHC 1960 (QB) (25 July 2022)

Jones & Ors v Chapel-En-Le-Frith Parish Council [2022] EWHC 1909 (QB) (25 July 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Case against rugby union governing bodies on dementia destined for courts – The Guardian

‘A legal case involving a group of rugby players diagnosed with early-onset dementia and other irreversible neurological impairments now looks destined for the courts. Proceedings are to be issued by Rylands Law on behalf of a group of professional and semi-professional players against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2022

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UK rape victim left feeling ‘suicidal’ after five-year wait for case to come to trial – The Guardian

‘A rape victim who will have been waiting five years by the time her case comes to court has said navigating the justice process has had a worse impact on her mental health than the crime itself, leaving her feeling “suicidal”.’

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The Guardian, 24th July 2022

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Judge condemns “trench warfare” over witness statements – Legal Futures

Posted July 25th, 2022 in costs, evidence, judges, news, practice directions, witnesses by sally

‘The rules on witness statements should not be seen as encouragement to go through them “with a fine-tooth comb” to identify “as many instances of non-compliance as possible for use in trench warfare”, the High Court has said.’

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Legal Futures, 25th July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Police officer who filmed woman getting changed in Primark avoids prison – Daily Telegraph

‘A Metropolitan Police officer caught spying on a woman in the changing room of a Primark store has avoided jail.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2022

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Brenda Hale: ‘There’s absolutely no need to scrap the Human Rights Act’ – The Guardian

‘renda Hale is a British judge who served as president of the supreme court of the United Kingdom from 2017 until her retirement in 2020. Lady Hale studied law at Cambridge, was called to the bar and then worked as an academic for many years. In 1984, she became the youngest person to be appointed to the Law Commission. In 1999, she was only the second woman to be appointed to the court of appeal. It fell to Hale, in September 2019, to deliver the judgment of the supreme court in the matter of the Queen’s prorogation of parliament on the advice of Boris Johnson. The court ruled that the prorogation was unlawful and the spider brooch Hale wore on that fateful day became one of the most famous fashion accessories in history. Her memoir, Spider Woman: A Life, is now out in paperback.’

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The Guardian, 24th July 2022

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EU launches fresh legal action over Northern Ireland border rules – BBC News

Posted July 22nd, 2022 in bills, brexit, EC law, government departments, news, Northern Ireland by tracey

‘The EU has launched fresh legal action against the UK over its enforcement of post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.’

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BBC News, 22nd July 2022

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Prince Harry wins bid to challenge security decisions – BBC News

Posted July 22nd, 2022 in government departments, judicial review, news, royal family by tracey

‘The Duke of Sussex has been granted permission to bring a High Court challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements in the UK.’

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BBC News, 22nd July 2022

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 22nd, 2022 in legislation by tracey

SI 2022/838 – The Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/836 – The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/835 – The Aquatic Animal Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/834 – The Legislative Reform (Provision of Information etc. Relating to Disabilities) Order 2022

SI 2022/827 – The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) (Employer-related investments by Master Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/849 – The Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022

SI 2022/847 – The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2022

SI 2022/846 – The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

SI 2022/845 – The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2022

SI 2022/844 – The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Amendment Order 2022

SI 2022/851 – The Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors – Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 22nd, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22 (20 July 2022)

Luckhurst, R. v [2022] UKSC 23 (20 July 2022)

Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21 (20 July 2022)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Amdocs Systems Group Ltd v Langton [2022] EWCA Civ 1027 (22 July 2022)

Ingenious Games LLP & Ors v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2022] EWCA Civ 1015 (19 July 2022)

Demetriou v Mapara & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1001 (19 July 2022)

Spire Property Development LLP & Anor v Withers LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 970 (19 July 2022)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Khan, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 1010 (21 July 2022)

A, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 988 (19 July 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Kaczor v Kalisz Regional Court (Poland) [2022] EWHC 1914 (Admin) (22 July 2022)

Buckinghamshire Council v Secretary of State for Transport Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2022] EWHC 1923 (Admin) (21 July 2022)

Becker, R (On the Application Of) v Plymouth City Council [2022] EWHC 1885 (Admin) (20 July 2022)

MG, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 1847 (Admin) (20 July 2022)

AAA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 1922 (Admin) (20 July 2022)

London Borough of Brent v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government & Anor [2022] EWHC 1875 (Admin) (19 July 2022)

Philpot, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2022] EWHC 1852 (Admin) (19 July 2022)

New Earth Solutions (West) Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Environment Agency [2022] EWHC 1883 (Admin) (19 July 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors [2022] EWHC 1911 (Ch) (20 July 2022)

PME Cake Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 1783 (Ch) (20 July 2022)

Xie v Meng & Ors [2022] EWHC 1819 (Ch) (20 July 2022)

Hussain v Hussain & Ors [2022] EWHC 1880 (Ch) (19 July 2022)

Allied Wallet Ltd, Re [2022] EWHC 1877 (Ch) (19 July 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Gorbachev v Guriev [2022] EWHC 1907 (Comm) (20 July 2022)

Kelly & Anor v Baker & Anor [2022] EWHC 1879 (Comm) (19 July 2022)

G I Globinvestment Ltd & Ors v VP Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) SA & Ors [2022] EWHC 1872 (Comm) (19 July 2022)

High Court (Family Division)

A (A Child), Re [2022] EWHC 1873 (Fam) (13 July 2022)

K, Re and Re R (Unregulated Placement : Authorisation Pursuant to the Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction : Prohibition) [2022] EWHC 1890 (Fam) (08 July 2022)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Power v Bernard Hastie & Company Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1927 (QB) (22 July 2022)

EGC v PGF NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 1908 (QB) (19 July 2022)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Barkby Real Estate Developments Ltd v Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd [2022] EWHC 1892 (TCC) (21 July 2022)

National House-Building Council v Vascroft Contractors Ltd [2022] EWHC 1881 (TCC) (19 July 2022)

Omya UK Ltd v Andrews Excavations Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1882 (TCC) (19 July 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Crackdown on corrupt elites abusing UK legal system to silence critics – Ministry of Justice

‘The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has today (20 July 2022) set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).’

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Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2022

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Domestic abusers barred from cross-examining victims in family and civil courts – Ministry of Justice

‘Victims of domestic abuse can be spared from being cross-examined by their alleged attackers in family and civil courts under measures coming into force today (21 July 2022).’

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Ministry of Justice, 21st July 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

MoJ considers £5,000 costs cap to protect defendants against SLAPPs – Legal Futures

‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has suggested that people defending themselves from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) could be protected by a £5,000 costs cap.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk