The Appellant had been given leave under section 3(1)(b) of the 1971 Act to enter and remain in the United Kingdom for 12 months. Before it expired, he applied for his leave to be varied by way of extension under section 3(3)(a) of the Act. The respondent refused the application; in consequence, the Appellant appealed … Continue reading Suthendran v Immigration Appeal Tribunal: HL 1977
Each of the three applicamts having been found to have lied in order to obtain British Nationality, now appealed against a decision that they were not in fact Britsh citizens. Judges: Kitchin, Floyd, Sales LJJ Citations: [2015] EWCA Civ 1195, [2015] WLR(D) 482, [2016] 1 WLR 673 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Immigration Act 1971 1(2) … Continue reading Hysaj and Others, Regina (On The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 26 Nov 2015
In each case the applicant had sought to extend their leave to remain within the necessary time scale, but their applications had been defective. In one case the required biometric information had not been supplied, and in the other two the fees had not been paid. Held: The appeals failed. The Regulations were explicit. If … Continue reading Mirza and Others, Regina (on The Applications of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 14 Dec 2016
The appellants, Turkish Cypriots, arrived on visitor permits, but after extensions, were given notice that their leave to stay would come to an end. Held: The appeal failed. The notice given was in the form disapproved in Suthendram, but the adjudicator had been correct to refuse jurisdiction. Judges: Lord Wilberforce, Viscount Dilhorne, Lord Salmon, Lord … Continue reading Halil and Another v Davidson: HL 3 Jul 1980
The applicant had unsuccessfully applied to the Divisional Court for leave to apply for judicial review and renewed his application, equally unsuccessfully, to the Court of Appeal. He then petitioned for leave to appeal to the House of Lords. Held: ‘l, decided that on the principle of Lane v. Esdaile the House had no jurisdiction … Continue reading In re Poh: HL 1983
