Human rights – ECHR Art 8 – a prison regime which entailed restrictions on the types, frequency and duration of visits of family members involved an interference with family life – it was an essential part of a prisoner’s right to family life that he was permitted to maintain contact with close family members Citation: … Continue reading Khoroshenko v. Russia (App no. 41418/04)
Month: May 2019
Sri Prathinik Consulting Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017]
Administrative process – Sponsor licences - both the lack of retained evidence of proof of a resident labour market test and the failure to assign a CoS within 6 months of the vacancy being advertised were sufficient grounds for revocation of a Tier 2 Sponsor licence on discretionary grounds - assigning a CoS after six months … Continue reading Sri Prathinik Consulting Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017]
Zuma’s Choice Pet Products Ltd & Anor v Azumi Ltd & Ors [2017]
Judicial process – Bias – a judge’s membership of the same chambers as an advocate before them is not a reason for recusal – it is a common occurrence that litigants make accusations against their opponents and their representatives which turn out on examination to be unfounded or based on misconceptions (Floyd LJ) Citation: Zuma's Choice … Continue reading Zuma’s Choice Pet Products Ltd & Anor v Azumi Ltd & Ors [2017]
VC v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018]
Court of Appeal addresses the immigration detention of persons who have a mental illness and the procedures under which mentally ill detainees can make representations on matters relating to their detention. Citations: VC, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 57
