OOD v SSHD (2022) concerned a vulnerable 55-year-old Nigerian appellant. Amongst others she had undergone involuntary FGM at the age of 10, rape at 15 and prostitution at 16. The Single Competent Authority (SCA) issued a Conclusive Grounds decision which was challenged alongside an asylum claim in this appeal. Judge Coll, in congratulating George Mavrantonis’ […]
Success in a TOEIC Appeal for George Mavrantonis
George Mavrantonis has had another success this week in a TOEIC appeal, in the case of Muhammad v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2022). Judge Hawden-Beal, sitting at Birmingham Priory Courts, agreed with counsel’s written and oral submissions and found that: a) The Respondent’s ‘generic evidence’ failed to surpass the required threshold (see SM […]
Success in the High Court for Mansoor Fazli
A landmark decision from the High Court that would – in the Court’s view – impact other similar cases. Mr Fazli represented the successful Claimant in this substantive judicial review hearing against the decision of Defendant Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD), by which she refused to grant the Claimant British citizenship on […]
EUSS and CRA Regulations 2020: Marriage taking place after 31 December 2020 is a stumbling block? Not always.
George Mavrantonis, who specialises in EEA and Brexit affairs, continues with a series of successes in EUSS cases where the marriage in the United Kingdom takes place after the ‘specified date’ ie. after the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. In recent EA v. Secretary of State for the Home Department […]
Judgement in the case of Rahaman & Anor v SSHD
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgement in the case of Rahaman & Anor v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 310. Mr Fazli of Counsel (led by Zane Malik QC) appeared before Lady Justice Andrews, Lord Justice Lewis and Lady Justice Thirlwall in this appeal from the Upper Tribunal […]
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators/Chartered Institute of Building half-day seminar
Mr Trevor Drury organising a Chartered Institute of Arbitrators/Chartered Institute of Building half-day seminar in Bristol for 5 April 2022. For more information – please view the flyer below.
EEA Deportation Success for George Mavrantonis
An appeal concerning an Albanian deportee married to a Greek national has been allowed by FTTJ Anthony, pursuant to Reg 27(5) of the EEA Regulations 2016. The Appellant had been previously sentenced to 9 months in prison for production of narcotics and was successfully made the subject of a non-EEA deportation order in 2018. The […]
Final Judgment handed down for case of HILLS (Claimant) -and- TABE (Defendant)
Please see the below document to read the Final Judgment that has been handed down for case of HILLS (Claimant) – and – TABE (Defendant), which was heard by Deputy Judge Richard Spearman QC on 9th February 2022. Mr Andrew Otchie was instructed by JBP Solicitors for this matter and acted for the Claimant. Hills […]
Success for Mr Fazli in the First-Tier Tribunal
A huge win for Mr Fazli of Counsel before the First-tier Tribunal in a deception/false documentation case concerning an Eritrean national, who is a pre-flight husband of the refugee sponsor. The SSHD argued that the case attracted a mandatory refusal under Rule 320 (7A) on the basis the Appellant has used a false money […]
Success again in the Upper Tribunal for Mr Mavrantonis
Liaqat Ali v. SSHD (2022): Difficulty proving 20 years of unlawful residence through documents? Get witnesses. Upper Tribunal Judge Perkins described the case as “surprisingly difficult to resolve”. It concerned the various hurdles, legal and practical, the (undocumented) Appellant faced in proving he has been resident in the UK since 1997 for the purposes […]
