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Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain
New Video: Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain In this video I consider the recent case of Akinsanya, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (09 June 2021) which found the definition of ‘a person with a more...
Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications
Video Update: Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications In this video I look at the deadlines for applications under Appendix EU and the provisions for late applications. I summarise the Home Office guidance on how they will deal with late applications. Resources referred more...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Britain’s Courts — Sima Najma
For an already under-pressure Court system, the Covid-19 outbreak has almost proven to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. During the first lockdown, Courts shut completely and only re-opened at the end of May 2020. That two-month shutdown caused hearings planned for the summer of 2020 to be more...
25 Jan 2021 12:32
German District Court declares Corona Ordinance UnconstitutionalIn a landmark judgement on January 11, a district court judge in Weimar declared the prohibition on social contact unlawful as contrary to the German Basic Law (Gründgesetz). Its order at the time had been unconstitutional because the Infection Protection Act was not a sufficient legal basis for more...
Extradition proceedings in the UK post-Brexit: the new normal
On Christmas Eve 2020, the UK and EU announced and published the text of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, following the UK’s exit from the European Union. James Lloyd looks at the deal’s provisions for extradition arrangements between the remaining 27 EU member states and the UK, and some more...
19 Jan 2021 10:12
The environmental implications of the Brexit dealMost UK people’s 2020 Christmas eves were cheered by the news that we had some sort of Brexit deal – here, in all its majesty. Given the deadline for no deal, some deal, however thin, was a good deal better than nothing, with the ill-tempered chaos between the UK and a major trading partner which more...
14 Jan 2021 11:05
Article 3 psychiatric cases: history and latest developments (Part 1) — Ruby PeacockIn this two-part article, Ruby Peacock, an aspiring barrister and currently a legal and policy intern at the Legal Resources Centre in Cape Town, examines the history of medical claims brought under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The first part analyses the history of how such more...
12 Jan 2021 12:17
Brexit and employment lawOn 24 December 2020 the UK and EU reached three agreements setting out the future relationship between the parties. Those three agreements comprise of the trade and co-operation agreement, the security of classified information agreement and finally the Euratom UK nuclear co-operation agreement. For more...
Extradition proceedings in the UK post-Brexit: unwarranted concern?
UPDATE (January 2021): On Christmas Eve 2020, the UK and EU announced and published the text of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement marks a material change from the extradition landscape envisaged in the below, first published in November 2020. For further details of the more...
Ghost towns and international law: the admissibility of Turkey's attempt to re-open Varosha
On Thursday 8th October 2020, Turkey’s military took down the fencing in the ghost town of Varosha in Cyprus, following an announcement by Turkish Cypriot Premier Ersin Tatar during a press conference with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The move has flared up tensions in the region, more...
International Arbitration: Legal professional privilege or professional secrecy.
The idea of Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) is one of the core concepts of the different legal systems worldwide. It has a different connotation in common law jurisdictions (legal professional privilege) and civil law jurisdictions (professional secrecy). The concept of Attorney-Client (United more...
The State's positive obligations in a pandemic: do we have a right to health?
World Health Day (7th April 2020) found the world in the midst of a fight against one of the biggest threats to our generation, and potentially generations to come. While the world is busy fighting off a raging pandemic, many are questioning whether states could and should have done more to prevent more...
16 Oct 2019 09:52
Getting divorced after a no-deal Brexit could be much more expensive for European couplesIf the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal, then the cost of getting divorced in some cases will increase dramatically. If both partners in a marriage currently apply to different countries in the EU for a divorce, then the country where the first proceedings were issued would usually keep more...
19 Sep 2019 09:59
No5 barrister to be part of proceedings at UK Supreme Court for Brexit hearingA No5 barrister who specialises in judicial review and public law will be part of the proceedings at the Supreme Court on September 17 as Brexit comes under legal scrutiny once again. Ramby de Mello was instructed to make written submissions on behalf of two groups of clients as the Supreme Court more...
12 Sep 2019 09:13
A Tale of Two Judgments: Scottish Court of Session rules prorogation of Parliament unlawful, but High Court of England and Wales begs to differThe Scottish Court of Session (Inner House) today ruled that the Prime Minister’s advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was unlawful. The High Court of England and Wales today handed down its judgment on the same issue – and came to the opposite conclusion. How can these two conflicting more...
5 Sep 2019 14:53
Professor Carl Baudenbacher advised Icelandic government on European law implications of Third EU Energy PackageThe Icelandic Parliament has on 2 September 2019 agreed to the adoption of the adapted Third EU Energy Package. The Icelandic government was advised by Professor Carl Baudenbacher (read here). Baudenbacher also gave oral evidence to the Foreign Committee of the Icelandic Parliament and answered more...
29 Aug 2019 08:51
No Deal Brexit risks reversing human rights progress in extradition lawThe UK Government’s vow to leave the European Union “whatever the circumstances” on the 31st October has left the UK hurtling towards a no-deal Brexit this Halloween, but what does this mean for the rights of people subject to future extradition between the UK and the EU? For the last 15 years, more...
20 Aug 2019 10:10
Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claimR (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin) In a case that was described as “the first such case to have come on for hearing before this court” and one that shares many similarities with the tabloid-grabbing story of more...
14 Aug 2019 11:29
IBA Annual Conference 201922-27 September 2019, Seoul, South Korea The 2019 Annual Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea, a thriving metropolis that mixes the traditional with the modern – from skyscrapers, high-tech subways, K-pop culture and K-beauty to Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. South Korea has more...
7 Aug 2019 11:45
French DPAs - considering the first guidelinesCorporate Crime analysis: Kathryn Hughes takes a closer look at the first guidelines on the convention judiciaire d'intérêt public and says it is evident that the French authorities have embraced the idea of working with prosecutorial agencies in other jurisdictions to reach global settlements. What more...
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