Search Results for: Immigration Act 1971 22

Click the case name for better results:

Regina v Secretary of State for Social Security Ex Parte B and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants: CA 27 Jun 1996

The Secretary of State had introduced regulations which excluded the statutory right to payment of ‘urgent case’ benefits for asylum seekers who had not claimed asylum immediately upon arrival, or whose claims for asylum had been rejected, and who were awaiting appeal. Held: Leaving asylum applicants without benefits defeated the purpose of the asylum laws. … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Social Security Ex Parte B and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants: CA 27 Jun 1996

Saleem v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 13 Jun 2000

A rule which deemed service on an asylum applicant two days after postage of a special adjudicator’s determination irrespective of whether it was in fact received was outside the powers given to the Secretary, and is of no effect. The Act gave power to make rules, but the receipt of the determination was fundamental to … Continue reading Saleem v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 13 Jun 2000

HM (Iraq) v The Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 20 Oct 2010

Appeal against order for the deportation of the applicant to Iraq. Judges: Pill, Jackson, Patten LJJ Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 1322 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights, Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Immigration Act 1971 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Immigration, Human Rights Updated: 28 August 2022; Ref: scu.426703

VN (Chicago Convention S.86, ) Iran: UTIAC 18 Aug 2010

UTIAC The removal of an alien stated in a reasons for refusal letter as under the provisions of the Chicago Convention but which would be lawful under paras 8-10 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act cannot be regarded as unlawful by reference either to that Convention or the relevant IDIs, because of the mandatory … Continue reading VN (Chicago Convention S.86, ) Iran: UTIAC 18 Aug 2010

HA and Another v Secretary of State for The Home Department: QBD 28 Jul 2010

The claimants sought damages in false imprisonment, saying that their detention in an immigration centre had been unlawful because their removal was not ‘imminent’. Judges: McCombe J Citations: [2010] EWHC 1940 (QB) Links: Bailii Statutes: Immigration Act 1971 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Torts – Other, Immigration Updated: 22 August 2022; Ref: scu.421258

English UK Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 9 Jul 2010

Foskett J interpreted Pankina: ‘The Court of Appeal held that the revised criterion could not be put in place by virtue of a process of issuing guidance. The ratio of the decision appears to me to be that a provision that reflects a substantive criterion for eligibility for admission or leave to remain must be … Continue reading English UK Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 9 Jul 2010

QI (Para 245Zx(I) Considered) Pakistan: UTIAC 6 Jul 2010

UKIAT The expression ‘current . . leave to remain’ in para 245ZX(I) of the Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules HC 395 as amended must refer to an applicant’s/appellant’s substantive period of limited leave. Were it to denote extended leave under s.3C of the Immigration Act 1971 (‘s.3C leave’), the expression would be meaningless. … Continue reading QI (Para 245Zx(I) Considered) Pakistan: UTIAC 6 Jul 2010

MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 16 Jun 2010

The claimant faced removal and return to Palestine, but he said that he would not be accepted if returned. He had no ID card, birth certificate or living parents. He appealed against the decision of the IAT and now again from the Court of Appeal which said that there was no immigration decision within section … Continue reading MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 16 Jun 2010

HXA v The Home Office: QBD 21 May 2010

The claimant challenged as unlawful his administrative detention for 10 months pending deportation. Judges: King J Citations: [2010] EWHC 1177 (QB) Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention of Human Rights 5, Immigration Act 1971 5(5) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – A v Secretary of State for the Home Department, and X v Secretary of … Continue reading HXA v The Home Office: QBD 21 May 2010

Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 16 Nov 2016

The appellant, an Iraqi national had arrived in 2000 as a child, and stayed unlawfully after failure of his asylum claim. He was convicted twice of drugs offences. On release he was considered a low risk of re-offending. He had been in a serious relationship with an English woman since 2005. However the Home Secretary … Continue reading Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 16 Nov 2016

Sedrati and Others, Regina (On the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 17 May 2001

The court was asked to consider a policy on the detention on release from prison of foreign national prisoners pending their anticipated deportation. Moses J granted a declaration that the terms of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 of the 1971 Act do ‘not create a presumption in favour of detention upon completion of the sentence’. … Continue reading Sedrati and Others, Regina (On the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 17 May 2001

Kennedy v The Charity Commission: SC 26 Mar 2014

The claimant journalist sought disclosure of papers acquired by the respondent in its conduct of enquiries into the charitable Mariam appeal. The Commission referred to an absolute exemption under section 32(2) of the 2000 Act, saying that the exemption continued until the papers were destroyed, or for 20 years under the 1958 Act. Held: The … Continue reading Kennedy v The Charity Commission: SC 26 Mar 2014

Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Bugdaycay: HL 19 Feb 1986

Three applicants had lied on entry to secure admission, stayed for a considerable time, and had been treated as illegal immigrants under section 33(1). The fourth’s claim that upon being returned he would been killed, had been rejected without investigation. Held: A claim to refugee status was not an exception to the ban on appeals … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Bugdaycay: HL 19 Feb 1986

Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Malhi: CA 1990

Parliament would not have intended to give an adjudicator powers to review the decisions of the respondent which were co-extensive with those of a court in a judicial review since this would simply cause duplication. On the true construction of section 5(1) an adjucicator hearing an appeal under section 15 of the Act of 1971 … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Malhi: CA 1990

AS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 20 Oct 2009

An appeal to the FTT covers not only any ground before the Secretary of State when she made the decision under appeal but also any grounds raised in response to a one-stop notice issued under section 120 of the 2002 Act, even if they had not been the subject of any decision by the Secretary … Continue reading AS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 20 Oct 2009

Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment, ex parte Nottinghamshire County Council: HL 12 Dec 1985

The House heard a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s assessment of the proper level of expenditure by a local authority. Held: A ‘low intensity’ of review is applied to cases involving issues ‘depending essentially on political judgment’.Lord Scarman said: ‘To sum it up, the levels of public expenditure and the incidence and distribution … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment, ex parte Nottinghamshire County Council: HL 12 Dec 1985

Regina (Yaser Mahmood) v Secretary of State for Home Department: Admn 9 Aug 2001

The Home Secretary had served notice that the applicant was an illegal immigrant, and liable to deportation. An order had been made for the cross examination of the applicant. He had come to England to study, but soon dropped his immediate plans. He left and re-entered claiming an intention to start an alternative course. He … Continue reading Regina (Yaser Mahmood) v Secretary of State for Home Department: Admn 9 Aug 2001

Regina (on the application of Baram etc) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 7 Sep 2001

Asylum seekers had been detained on arrival in the UK, and then released. They challenged the propriety of the detention. The policy was that detention was appropriate where entry had been achieved through breach of immigration control, and did not depend upon whether the detainee might abscond. It appeared that the system worked for the … Continue reading Regina (on the application of Baram etc) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 7 Sep 2001

Abdi and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 19 Dec 2008

The claimants, foreign nationals, had been detained pending deportation after completion of sentences of imprisonment. They challenged the policy that such deportees should be held by default pending deportation. Held: David J granted declarations that (i) paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1971 Act prohibits the Secretary of State from operating any policy in … Continue reading Abdi and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 19 Dec 2008

Palisetty v Secretary of State for The Home Department: QBD 21 Jul 2014

The claimant said that she had been wrongfully removed to India, and sought damages. Held: Slade DBE J said: ‘On the evidence on which the immigration officers acted and that which would have been available to them at the time, I find that they were justified in detaining the Claimant for examining her on arrival … Continue reading Palisetty v Secretary of State for The Home Department: QBD 21 Jul 2014

The Secretary of State for The Home Department v SS (Congo) and Others: CA 23 Apr 2015

The court considered the proper approach to be adopted, in light of new Immigration Rules promulgated in July 2012, to applications for leave to enter the United Kingdom by persons who are family members of someone already present here. Judges: Richards, Underhill, Sales LJJ Citations: [2015] EWCA Civ 387, [2015] WLR(D) 199, [2015] Imm AR … Continue reading The Secretary of State for The Home Department v SS (Congo) and Others: CA 23 Apr 2015

AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer: CA 16 Oct 2008

When applying for entry under a sponsorship arrangement, the three applicable rules disallowed third party support.Laws LJ said: ‘The immigrant’s article 8 rights will (must be) protected by the Secretary of State and the court whether or not that is done through the medium of the immigration rules. It follows that the rules are not … Continue reading AM (Ethiopia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer: CA 16 Oct 2008

Lumba, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 4 Jul 2008

The failed asylum claimant challenged as unlawful his continued detention pending return to Congo. Judges: Collins J Citations: [2008] EWHC 2090 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Regina v Governor of Durham Prison, ex parte Hardial Singh QBD 13-Dec-1983 Unlawful Detention pending DeportationAn offender had been recommended for deportation following conviction. … Continue reading Lumba, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 4 Jul 2008

Ali, Regina (on The Application of) v The Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 27 Nov 2012

The court was asked as to the entitlement of the claimant to a British Passport by virtue of descent from the person he said was his father. Held: The decision of the IPS whether to issue or to withhold a British passport is one made under the Royal Prerogative which is subject to scrutiny on … Continue reading Ali, Regina (on The Application of) v The Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 27 Nov 2012

Greater Manchester Police, Regina (on the Application of) v City of Salford Magistrates Court: Admn 21 Jul 2008

Sums of money had been found on a raid on factory premises where many illegal workers were found. The company appealed seizure of the money under the 2002 Act. Judges: Richards LJ, MacKay J Citations: [2008] EWHC 1651 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Immigration Act 1971, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime, … Continue reading Greater Manchester Police, Regina (on the Application of) v City of Salford Magistrates Court: Admn 21 Jul 2008

Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 10 Apr 2008

The claimant applied for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a postgraduate doctor. The immigration rules which had been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 3(2) of the 1971 Act and which were current at the time of her application stated that a person who had only an overseas medical degree was … Continue reading Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 10 Apr 2008

SK, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 25 Jan 2008

The claimant was a Zimbabwean National who was to be removed from the country. He was unlawfully held in detention pending removal. He sought damages for false imprisonment. He had been held over a long period pending decisions in the courts on the legality of returning failed asylum applicants to Zimbabwe. Held: Despite allegations of … Continue reading SK, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 25 Jan 2008

Halil and Another v Davidson: HL 3 Jul 1980

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

Rudi, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 14 Dec 2007

Carnwath LJ said of the ‘near-miss’ argument: ‘This argument is, in my view, based on a misconception. The Secretary of State is of course entitled to have a policy. The promulgation of the policy normally creates a legitimate expectation that it will be applied to those falling within its scope unless there is good reason … Continue reading Rudi, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 14 Dec 2007

Regina v Governor of Her Majesty’s Prison Brockhill ex parte Evans (No 2): HL 27 Jul 2000

The release date for a prisoner was calculated correctly according to guidance issued by the Home Office, but case law required the guidance to be altered, and the prisoner had been detained too long. The tort of false imprisonment is one of strict liability, and the governor was liable in damages even though he had … Continue reading Regina v Governor of Her Majesty’s Prison Brockhill ex parte Evans (No 2): HL 27 Jul 2000

DN (Rwanda), Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 26 Feb 2020

Challenge to imprisonment pending deportation of successful asylum applicant on release from prison after conviction of an offence specified under the 2004 Order as a particularly serious crime. Held: The appeal succeeded. ‘The giving of notice of the decision to make a deportation order, the making of the deportation order, and the detention on foot … Continue reading DN (Rwanda), Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 26 Feb 2020

Lumba (WL) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 23 Mar 2011

The claimants had been detained under the 1971 Act, after completing sentences of imprisonment pending their return to their home countries under deportations recommended by the judges at trial, or chosen by the respondent. They challenged as unlawful the respondent’s, at first unpublished, policy introduced in 2006, that by default, those awaiting deportation should be … Continue reading Lumba (WL) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 23 Mar 2011

Hemmati and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 27 Nov 2019

The Home Secretary appealed from a finding that illegally entered asylum seekers had been unlawfully detained pending removal. The five claimants had travelled through other EU member states before entering the UK. The court considered inter alia whether damages for false imprisonment were allowable under Factortame. Held: The appeals failed. Chapter 55 of the EIG … Continue reading Hemmati and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 27 Nov 2019

Kambadzi (previously referred to as SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 25 May 2011

False Imprisonment Damages / Immigration Detention The respondent had held the claimant in custody, but had failed to follow its own procedures. The claimant appealed against the rejection of his claim of false imprisonment. He had overstayed his immigration leave, and after convictions had served a prison sentence. When about to be released, an order … Continue reading Kambadzi (previously referred to as SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 25 May 2011

Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Oladehinde: Admn 1990

The Home Secretary authorised certain officials in the immigration department of the Home Office to act on his behalf to decide whether to issue a notice of intention to deport persons under the Immigration Act 1971. Held: The court granted orders of certiorari to quash each of the decisions to deport the claimants on the … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Oladehinde: Admn 1990

Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department, Ex Parte To-Ming Lam: Admn 24 Jan 1994

Application for judicial review of the decision of an immigration officer declaring him to be an illegal entrant as defined by section 33(1) of the 1971 Act; that is a person who unlawfully entered in breach of the immigration laws. Judges: Dyson J Citations: [1994] EWHC 2 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Immigration Act 1971 3391) … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department, Ex Parte To-Ming Lam: Admn 24 Jan 1994

In re Wasfi Suleman Mahmod: Admn 17 Jan 1994

Laws J considered the Hardial Singh principles, adding: ‘While, of course, Parliament is entitled to confer powers of administrative detention without trial, the courts will see to it that where such a power is conferred the statute that confers it will be strictly and narrowly construed and its operation and effect will be supervised by … Continue reading In re Wasfi Suleman Mahmod: Admn 17 Jan 1994

EA (Section 85, Explained) Nigeria: IAT 30 Jan 2007

New evidence admitted by the tribunal had to be ‘relevant to the decision actually made’. Judges: C M G Ockelton, Deputy President of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, Warr, Batiste SIJJ Citations: [2007] UKAIT 00013 Links: Bailii Cited by: Cited – Patel and Others v Secretary of State for The Home Department SC 20-Nov-2013 The … Continue reading EA (Section 85, Explained) Nigeria: IAT 30 Jan 2007

SB (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 31 Jan 2007

A Bangladeshi woman entered into an arranged polygamous marriage in Bangladesh and many years later dishonestly (led by her husband) obtained entry clearance as a visitor before then unsuccessfully seeking leave to remain as being financially dependent upon a daughter settled here. She was anxious to continue enjoying access rights to her younger son here. … Continue reading SB (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 31 Jan 2007

Chung Chi Cheung v The King: PC 2 Dec 1938

Hong Kong. Held: The applicant could not invoke any right under the rule of international law which placed upon a state a duty to receive its own national, because that rule was inconsistent with the domestic law. In modern times the idea of even a Government ship being a ‘floating island,’ belonging to and retaining … Continue reading Chung Chi Cheung v The King: PC 2 Dec 1938

Regina v Makuwa: CACD 23 Feb 2006

The defendant appealed her conviction for using a false instrument (a passport) intending someone else to accept it as genuine. Held: Once she had brought forward sufficient evidence to support a claim to asylum status, it was then for the prosecution to prove that she was not a refugee. The remaining elements of the defence … Continue reading Regina v Makuwa: CACD 23 Feb 2006

Langley and others v Liverpool City Council and others: CA 11 Oct 2005

Families had challenged the removal of their children into the care of foster parents by the respondents. The family father, who was blind, had taken to driving. The respondents appealed findings that they had acted unlawfully and in breach of the human rights of the families. There had been an Emergency protection Order, but the … Continue reading Langley and others v Liverpool City Council and others: CA 11 Oct 2005

Mongoto v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 19 May 2005

Laws LJ referred to the argument that the applicant could derive ‘analogical support’ from the Concession, even though it did not in terms apply to him as a ‘spurious’ argument. Judges: Ward, Laws, Smith LJJ Citations: [2005] EWCA Civ 751 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Patel and Others v Secretary … Continue reading Mongoto v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 19 May 2005

Khadir, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 16 Jun 2005

The applicant who had entered England hidden in a lorry, claimed asylum, and had his claim rejected. It was said that as an Iraqi Kurd, he would be safe in the Kurdish area of Iraq. No safe means had been found of ensuring his return over some four years, and there was no immediate prospect … Continue reading Khadir, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 16 Jun 2005

Clarke, Regina v; Regina v McDaid: HL 6 Feb 2008

An indictment had not been signed despite a clear statutory provision that it should be. The defects were claimed to have been cured by amendment before sentence. Held: The convictions failed. Sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the 1933 Act which provided for a bill of indictment (which had of itself no legal standing save as … Continue reading Clarke, Regina v; Regina v McDaid: HL 6 Feb 2008

Regina v Soneji and Bullen: HL 21 Jul 2005

The defendants had had confiscation orders made against them. They had appealed on the basis that the orders were made more than six months after sentence. The prosecutor now appealed saying that the fact that the order were not timely did not invalidate them. Held: The appeal was allowed. The confiscation orders made by the … Continue reading Regina v Soneji and Bullen: HL 21 Jul 2005

Nimmo v Alexander Cowan and Sons Ltd: HL 1967

The employer was prosecuted under the 1961 Act. Held: the burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable to make and keep a place of work safe rested upon the defendant employer. If an exception was to be established, it was for the party claiming the exception to establish it. (Majority) Where a linguistic … Continue reading Nimmo v Alexander Cowan and Sons Ltd: HL 1967

Azam and Others v Secretary of State for The Home Department and Another: HL 11 Jun 1973

Immigration – Detention – Illegal entrant – Illegal entrant not given leave to enter or remain in United Kingdom – Detention pending directions for removal – Persons entering United Kingdom and present there in breach of immigration laws – Commonwealth immigrant – Immigrant entering United Kingdom clandestinely in breach of laws relating to Commonwealth immigrants … Continue reading Azam and Others v Secretary of State for The Home Department and Another: HL 11 Jun 1973

Waddington v Miah: HL 1 May 1974

HL Immigration – Statute controlling immigration – Retrospective operation – Penal provisions – Illegal entry – Possession of false passport – Whether statute creating offences in respect of acts performed before it came into force – Immigration Act 1971, ss 24(1)(a), 26(1)(d). Citations: [1974] UKHL 6, 138 JP 497, 59 Cr App Rep 149, [1974] … Continue reading Waddington v Miah: HL 1 May 1974

Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Sivakumar: HL 20 Mar 2003

The appellant sought asylum. He had fled Sri Lanka. He was a Tamil and feared torture if he returned. His application had been rejected because the consequences flowed from his suspected involvement in terrorism, and that was not a Convention reason. Held: Cases involving claims for refugee status under the Convention are particularly fact-sensitive. The … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Sivakumar: HL 20 Mar 2003

Hani El Sayed Sabaei Youssef v The Home Office: QBD 30 Jul 2004

The claimant alleged false imprisonment after his asylum application. Held: The court will assess the legality of a continued detention on an objective basis; but review is not restricted to a review of the Secretary of State’s decision on Wednesbury grounds. Judges: Field, The Honourable Mr Justice Field Citations: [2004] EWHC 1884 (QB) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Hani El Sayed Sabaei Youssef v The Home Office: QBD 30 Jul 2004

V v Addey and Stanhope School: CA 30 Jul 2004

The respondent resisted a claim of unfair dismissal and race discrimination on the basis that the employment contract was illegal since the claimant was an immigrant and unable to work without a work permit. Held: The Court of Appeal upheld a defence of illegality to a teacher’s complaint against a school of unlawful discrimination by … Continue reading V v Addey and Stanhope School: CA 30 Jul 2004

M v London Borough of Islington and Another: CA 2 Apr 2004

The applicant asylum seeker had had her application refused, and was awaiting a removal order. She had a child and asked the authority to house her pending her removal. Held: Provided she was not in breach of the removal order, the council had power to provide her with assistance. Though the authority had no duty … Continue reading M v London Borough of Islington and Another: CA 2 Apr 2004

Nadarajah and Amirhanathan v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 8 Dec 2003

The Secretary of State’s published policy was that, if legal proceedings were initiated, removal would not be treated as imminent even if it otherwise was. The Secretary of State also had an unpublished policy, namely that information that proceedings were about to be initiated would be disregarded, however credible that information might be. Held: The … Continue reading Nadarajah and Amirhanathan v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 8 Dec 2003

Shire v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 13 Oct 2003

The claimant, a Somali woman, had arrived at Gatwick Airport from Yemen at 10.30 pm on 29 August 1999 and not claimed asylum until 31 August (the intervening day being a bank holiday). Her reason for not claiming at Gatwick was that she was accompanied by an agent who unsurprisingly was concerned that nothing be … Continue reading Shire v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 13 Oct 2003

Ekinci, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Jun 2003

The appellant, a Turkish citizen entered illegally and claimed asylum. He falsely said he had not sought asylum in another EC country. He had lived in Germany for eight years, and had twice unsuccessfully claimed asylum. Shortly after arrangements were made for his removal to Germany, he married a woman whom he had known in … Continue reading Ekinci, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Jun 2003

Farrakhan, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 30 Apr 2002

The applicant sought admission to the UK. In the past he had made utterances which were capable of being racist. He claimed to have recanted, and had given undertakings as to his behaviour. At first instance it was held that the Home Secretary had failed to demonstrate an objective reason for refusing admission. It was … Continue reading Farrakhan, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 30 Apr 2002

Regina (Boafo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 4 Feb 2002

The applicant had married an English national. The marriage ended in divorce. She applied for indefinite leave to stay. Incorrect information from a Government department led to her application being dismissed. The adjudicator granted her application, but the Secretary of State, without appealing the adjudicator’s order, reconsidered and refused the application. Held: The finding of … Continue reading Regina (Boafo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 4 Feb 2002

Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 27 Jul 2016

The appellant had been detained in a mental hospital after a conviction. Later released, he was recalled, but he was not given written reasons as required by a DoH circular. However the SS referred the recall immediately to the Tribunal. He appealed from refusal of a finding that his subsequent detention had been unlawful. Held: … Continue reading Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 27 Jul 2016

Gedi, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 9 Oct 2015

Application for Judicial Review challenging the lawfulness of bail conditions (a curfew monitored by electronic tagging) imposed by the defendant during deportation proceedings under section 32(5) of the 2007 Act. Judges: Edis J Citations: [2015] EWHC 2786 (Admin), [2015] WLR(D) 405 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: UK Borders Act 2007 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: … Continue reading Gedi, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 9 Oct 2015

Jalloh, Regina (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SC 12 Feb 2020

Claim for damages for false imprisonment brought in judicial review proceedings challenging the legality of a curfew imposed upon the claimant, purportedly under paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971. Held: The Court of Appeal in Austin and in Walker were right to say that there could be imprisonment at common law … Continue reading Jalloh, Regina (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SC 12 Feb 2020

Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: HL 31 Oct 2007

The Home Secretary appealed against a finding that a non-derogating control order was unlawful in that, in restricting the subject to an 18 hour curfew and otherwise severely limiting his social contacts, the order amounted to such a deprivation of liberty as to be unlawful. Held: The appeal failed. When looking at the lawfulness of … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: HL 31 Oct 2007

Meering v Grahame-White Aviation Co Ltd: CA 1919

An unconscious or drugged person may be detained. For the tort of false imprisonment there must be shown a complete restriction in fact on the plaintiff’s freedom to move: ‘any restraint within defined bounds which is a restraint in fact may be an imprisonment.’ The court distinguished between restraint upon the plaintiff’s liberty which is … Continue reading Meering v Grahame-White Aviation Co Ltd: CA 1919

Gedi, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 17 May 2016

The court considered the power of the Secretary of State for the Home Department and her immigration officials to impose conditions of curfew and electronic monitoring on those who have been released from immigration detention pending the conclusion of deportation proceedings. Held: Paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 3 to the 1971 Act did not empower the … Continue reading Gedi, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 17 May 2016

Robertson v The Balmain New Ferry Company Ltd: PC 10 Dec 1909

High Court of Australia – The Plaintiff paid a penny on entering the wharf to stay there till the boat should start and then be taken by the boat to the other side. The Defendants were admittedly always ready and willing to carry out their part of this contract. Then the Plaintiff changed his mind, … Continue reading Robertson v The Balmain New Ferry Company Ltd: PC 10 Dec 1909

Syed Mahamad Yusuf-ud-Din v Secretary of State for India: 1903

For the tort of false imprisonment to be committed, the deprivation of liberty must be actual, rather than potential: ‘Nothing short of actual detention and complete loss of freedom would support an action for false imprisonment.’ Judges: Lord Macnaghten Citations: (1903) 19 TLR 496, (1903) 30 Ind App 154 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Approved … Continue reading Syed Mahamad Yusuf-ud-Din v Secretary of State for India: 1903

HL v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Sep 2002

(Admissibility) Whether a detention amounts to a deprivation of liberty depends upon all the facts and circumstances of the particular case Citations: [2002] ECHR 850, 45508/99, [2004] 40 EHRR 761 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: At HL – In Re L (By His Next Friend GE); Regina v Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS … Continue reading HL v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Sep 2002

Walker v The Commissioner of The Police of The Metropolis: CA 1 Jul 2014

The minimal extent of a person’s detention by a police officer who was not exercising the power of arrest would not prevent his detention from being unlawful and amounting to false imprisonment. It was held to be false imprisonment for a police officer to stand in the front doorway of a house so as to … Continue reading Walker v The Commissioner of The Police of The Metropolis: CA 1 Jul 2014

Austin and Another v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: CA 15 Oct 2007

The claimants appealed dismissal of their claims for false imprisonment and unlawful detention by the respondent in his policing of a demonstration. They had been held within a police cordon in the streets for several hours to prevent the spread of violence. One claimant had been simply there on business. Held: The appeal failed. In … Continue reading Austin and Another v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: CA 15 Oct 2007

In Re L (By His Next Friend GE); Regina v Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, Ex Parte L: HL 25 Jun 1998

The applicant was an adult autistic, unable to consent to medical treatment. Treatment was provided at a day centre. He had been detained informally under the Act and against the wishes of his carers, but the Court of Appeal decided he should have been formally detained. Held: The appeal succeeded. His detention had not been … Continue reading In Re L (By His Next Friend GE); Regina v Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, Ex Parte L: HL 25 Jun 1998

McFadzean and Others v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and Others: 13 Dec 2007

The Union set a picket round a camp set up by anti-logging protesters to prevent the protesters getting out. The protesters could have asked the police to escort them out, but that did not mean that they were not imprisoned until they did so. But the protesters could also have escaped at any time along … Continue reading McFadzean and Others v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and Others: 13 Dec 2007

Regina (Linda Boafo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 6 Feb 2001

The applicant had appealed a refusal to grant her permanent residence. The adjudicator granted her appeal, but the Home Secretary had declined on the bass that the adjudicator’s decision had not been accompanied by directions. Held: The decision was binding on the Secretary of State. Whilst there are some circumstances which might allow a re-opening … Continue reading Regina (Linda Boafo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 6 Feb 2001

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Saadi, Maged, Osman, Mohammed: CA 19 Oct 2001

The Secretary appealed against a decision that the detention of certain asylum applicants was unlawful. The detention was for a limited period, but he had put forward no reason for the detentions of the individuals. Held: The Act authorised detention up to the point where a decision was made. The Act empowered detention not for … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v Saadi, Maged, Osman, Mohammed: CA 19 Oct 2001

Farrakhan v Secretary of State for the Home Department: QBD 1 Oct 2001

The applicant challenged the Home Secretary’s decision to exclude him from the UK, on the grounds that his presence would exacerbate tensions between the Jewish and Muslim communities. A balance is to be found between freedom of speech and the need for public order. He agreed to sign an undertaking in the form requested by … Continue reading Farrakhan v Secretary of State for the Home Department: QBD 1 Oct 2001

Samaroo and Sezek v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Jul 2001

Two foreign nationals with leave to remain in this country committed serious crimes. The Secretary of State ordered their deportation. Held: Where the deportation of a foreigner following a conviction here, would conflict with his human rights, the court had to assess whether the, first, the objective could be achieved by some alternative, less interfering, … Continue reading Samaroo and Sezek v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 17 Jul 2001

X v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 7 Dec 2000

The applicant applied for asylum, but suffered from schizophrenia. He had been refused entry and detained, and then his detention was transferred to a mental hospital by order of the Home Secretary, with a view to his return for treatment in Malta. The applicant alleged that the Secretary had no power to so order without … Continue reading X v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 7 Dec 2000

B v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 18 May 2000

The claimant had come to England as a child from Italy. As an adult, he was convicted of a sexual assault against his daughter, and after release from his prison sentence of five years, he now appealed against a deportation order, saying that the respondent had failed to take account of the length of time … Continue reading B v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 18 May 2000

Dupovac v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 21 Jan 2000

The court was asked whether the words ‘by reason of the appellant leaving the United Kingdom’ in section 33(4) Immigration Act 1971, as amended by paragraph 4(2) of schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, mean that leaving the United Kingdom is merely permissive or presumptive of abandonment of an appeal, or whether … Continue reading Dupovac v Secretary of State for Home Department: CA 21 Jan 2000

Ali, Regina v: CACD 3 Feb 2015

Appeal against conviction for assisting unlawful immigration. Judges: Raffety LJ, Foskett J, Carey HHJ Citations: [2015] EWCA Crim 43 Links: Bailii Statutes: Immigration Act 1971 25 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.542249

Regina v Westminster City Council ex parte A, London Borough of Lambeth ex parte X and similar: CA 17 Feb 1997

This was an appeal from orders of certiorari quashing the decisions of three local authorities refusing to provide accommodation for the respondents, four asylum seekers, whose applications for asylum were presently being considered by the Secretary of State. Held: Appeal dismissed. Asylum seekers are not entitled merely because they lack money and accommodation to claim … Continue reading Regina v Westminster City Council ex parte A, London Borough of Lambeth ex parte X and similar: CA 17 Feb 1997

Zulfiqar (‘Foreign Criminal’ : British Citizen) Pakistan: UTIAC 11 Sep 2020

The meaning of ‘foreign criminal’ is not consistent over the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and the UK Borders Act 2007. Section 32 of the 2007 Act creates a designated class of offender that is a foreign criminal and establishes the consequences of such designation. That is, for the purposes of section 3(5)(a) of … Continue reading Zulfiqar (‘Foreign Criminal’ : British Citizen) Pakistan: UTIAC 11 Sep 2020

Regina v A Special Adjudicator and Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte B: Admn 17 Dec 1997

Kay J referred to the Secretary of State’s policy documents on the detention and removal of failed asylum seekers and emphasised the need for a careful reappraisal by the Secretary of State in the light of changing circumstances. Judges: Jay J Citations: [1997] EWHC Admin 1148, [1998] Imm AR 182, [1998] INLR 315 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Regina v A Special Adjudicator and Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte B: Admn 17 Dec 1997

Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Cengiz Doldur: Admn 26 Jun 1997

The applicant sought judicial review of the immigration officer’s finding that he was an illegal immigrant within the section. He had failed to declare that after obtaining temporary permission to enter, he had got married. It was not suggested that he had acted with positive deceit but had failed to disclose the marriage. Held: The … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Cengiz Doldur: Admn 26 Jun 1997