Family

  • Tribunal decides on Immigration Rules for overseas adoptions

    The complex interplay between the Immigration Rules and international adoption law. It is a must-read for anyone involved in applications or appeals in this area.

    Read More
  • High Court remedy for woman embroiled in disputed citizenship claim

    Making it clear that individuals can pursue remedies in the High Court for declarations regarding citizenship.

    Read More
  • Legal aid would have prevented Windrush

    On the plight of long-resident Commonwealth citizens, free legal advice used to be available for those making immigration applications. Now it is not.

    Read More
  • The Tragedy of Windrush

    Several cases have come to light in recent weeks and months of the treatment of Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s.

    Read More
  • Guidance on Surinder Singh

    The Surinder Singh route is a potential means for British citizens to rely on family-friendly EU free movement laws — rather than the harsh UK immigration rules — to be reunited with their family members.

    Read More
  • Recognition of foreign adoption in immigration law

    In W v SSHD [2017] EWHC 1733 a married couple resident in the UK on a Tier 2 visa attempted to bring their 2-year-old adoptive son, V, to join them from Nigeria.

    Read More
  • Kaur and the ‘Sins of the Parent’

    In the case of Kaur (children's best interests / public interest interface) [2017] UKUT 00014 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal adds to the already copious body of case law relating to the best interests of the child in immigration cases.

    Read More