On the verge of being a “rogue state”, Pakistan is generally in the news for all the wrong reasons. Support for the Taliban (“dirty work” for the Americans) in the past, blood feuds, stratospheric levels of honour killing, mafia
KD v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 349 (23 March 2026)
In these proceedings, the Court of Appeal has allowed the SSHD’s appeal against the Upper Tribunal’s decision to uphold the First-tier Tribunal’s decision to
R (Munir) v SSHD (AI hallucinations; supervision; Hamid) [2026] UKUT 81 (IAC) (17 November 2025)
In this case, the Upper Tribunal (Judges Lindsley, Keith and Blundell) made a series of observations about the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and gave
Statement of Changes HC1691 makes myriad changes to the Immigration Rules and among other things introduces the Visa Brake, reduces the duration of refugee and humanitarian protection, makes changes to English language requirements and Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse. The
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Kolicaj [2025] UKSC 49 (18 December 2025)
This case involved the deprivation of citizenship because of a criminal conviction of conspiracy to remove the proceeds of crime from England. Addressing multiple issues,
The Court of Appeal dismissed an Indian national’s appeal who applied for leave to remain as a
A Fairer Pathway to Settlement (November 2025, CP 1448) sets out the government’s pompous plans to overhaul the system and contains the government’s proposals to change the settlement rules to establish an “earned settlement” model. Herself the daughter of Muslim
Onuzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1337 (21 October 2025)
This appeal turned on the question of the circumstances in which a naturalised British citizen may be deprived of his citizenship on the ground
“Earned settlement” and “earned citizenship” were the mottos of this summer’s White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System (May 2025, CP 1326). Earned settlement is mentioned on pages 68 and 69 of the White Paper and earned citizenship
In these judicial review proceedings, Matthew Butt KC held that Mrs Kaur’s permission to remain was cancelled