Under the old law, the EEA Regulations 2016, a non-EEA “extended family member” could apply to join their EEA sponsor if they could show dependency and/or membership of same household. Appendix EU, which now sets out stringent requirements for an application under the new post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), requires that those non-EEA individuals […]
Judgement for case of Mr L Royal – v -Atalian Servest Ltd
Please see the below reserved judgment for case of Mr L Royal – v – Atalian Servest Ltd Mr Otchie acted for the claimant, Mr L Royal in this matter Mr L Royal – v -Atalian Servest Ltd
Another successful appeal for George Mavrantonis in the Upper Tribunal
Holding v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKUT (HU/04146/2019): Can a national passport (or lack of it) assist a migrant in proving residence in the UK? Upper Tribunal Judge Mandalia has allowed an appeal concerning a Jamaican appellant who claimed to have entered the UK in 1999. At first instance, in 2019, the First […]
Sami Rahman wins judicial review application
Sami Rahman of Counsel wins a judicial review application on failure to pay support during lockdown, which was heard in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division. To read more, please click the link below to view the Judgement handed down by Kate Grange QC: CO34752020 Cava Bien v Milton Keynes Council Judgment
Success for Daniel Matovu in the Employment Tribunal
We would like to thank Matthew Grant from Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors for his instruction and for his feedback for Daniel Matovu, who appeared in a recent employment matter that happened earlier this week “I would like to commend Daniel Matovu for another job well done in the Employment Tribunal this week. Daniel quickly got to grips with our case and […]
Ms Boaitey’s Expert Opinion Features in High Court Case
Botwe v Brifa [2021] EWHC 2307 (Fam) A case determined in the High Court by Mr Justice Cobb highlighting the need for careful compliance with the provisions of the Family Law Act 1986 when it comes to overseas divorces to ensure that they are recognised in this jurisdiction and do not lead to ‘limping marriages’. […]
Success for Mansoor Fazli in the High Court
On 9th July 2021, Mr Mansoor Fazli achieved success in a housing matter appeared on behalf of the Respondent doctor before Mrs Justice Steyn at the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in a substantive appeal brought by the Claimant. The Claimant alleged that he was unlawfully evicted from his home by the […]
George Mavrantonis succeeds on all grounds in the Upper Tribunal
In Than Singh v Secretary of State for the Home Department (HU/08923/2021), promulgated on 19 August 2021, Upper Tribunal Judge Lindsley set aside, remade and overturned a previous decision allowing the appeal on all grounds. Mr Singh suffered from diabetic mellitus, nephropathy, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, maculopathy, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, urosepsis, stage 3 AKI, normocytic, […]
Success for Mansoor Fazli in the First-Tier Tribunal
On 5th August 2021, Mr Fazli appeared on behalf of a Nigerian Academic in his appeal before the First-Tier Tribunal on the basis of his claimed retained rights of residence under Regulation 10 of the 2016 Regulations. The brief facts of the case are as follows: The previous immigration Tribunal in 2016 found that the […]
Success for Darryl Balroop in the Court of Appeal
12 Old Square would like to congratulate Darryl Balroop for achieving success in the Court of Appeal in the case of Mungur, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1076 To access the judgement, please click on the following link – https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1076.html&query=(mungur) Please see counsel’s detailed summary of the […]
