The claimants challenged rules which meant that certain immigrants subject to immigration control were unable to marry, save only those marrying according to the rites of the Church of England.
Held: The rules were not justified by evidence that a sufficient number of sham marriages, or that the number of such marriages had any overall effect on the process of immigration control. To be proportionate any scheme would otherwise require an assessment of each case as it arose. The defendant’s appeal failed. It inhibited marriages on the ground of immigration status rather than on any reliable consideration of the genuineness of the marriage prohibited.
Judges:
Waller LJ, Buxton LJ, Lloyd LJ
Citations:
Times 26-Jun-2007, [2007] EWCA Civ 478, [2008] QB 143
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 12 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Baiai and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 10-Apr-2006
The respondent brought in laws restricting marriages between persons subject to immigration control, requiring those seeking non Church of England marriages to first obtain a certificate from the defendant that the marriage was approved. The . .
See Also – Baiai and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another Admn 10-May-2006
The claimants had successfully brought judicial review of the defendant’s policies concluding that the defendant had unlawfully interfered with their right to family life by effectively preventing them marrying under the 2004 Act. They now sought . .
See Also – Baiai and Another, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Home Department Admn 16-Jun-2006
The 2004 Act and Regulations operated to prevent the claimant marrying. He succeeded in challenging the regulations, and now sought damages. . .
Cited – A v United Kingdom ECHR 1982
The Commission considered a complaint where entry clearance was refused for the Philippine fiancee of a disabled man of limited means on the basis that she did not have the means to maintain and support herself without access to public funds.
Cited – Wilson v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; Wilson v First County Trust Ltd (No 2) HL 10-Jul-2003
The respondent appealed against a finding that the provision which made a loan agreement completely invalid for lack of compliance with the 1974 Act was itself invalid under the Human Rights Act since it deprived the respondent lender of its . .
Cited – 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 . .
Cited – Netherlands ECHR 1985
(Commission ) The first applicant (a Moroccan) had come to the Netherlands and obtained a residence permit on the strength of a permanent relationship with a Dutch woman. That had failed, but he now wished to marry another Dutch national. The . .
Cited – Regina (Daly) v Secretary of State for the Home Department HL 23-May-2001
A prison policy requiring prisoners not to be present when their property was searched and their mail was examined was unlawful. The policy had been introduced after failures in search procedures where officers had been intimidated by the presence . .
Cited – Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Mahmood CA 8-Dec-2000
A Pakistani citizen entered the UK illegally and claimed asylum. A week before his claim was refused and he was served with removal directions, he married a British citizen of Pakistani origin. Two children were later born.
Held: Only . .
Cited – F v Switzerland ECHR 18-Dec-1987
Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 12; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; Costs and expenses award – domestic proceedings; Costs and expenses award – Convention . .
Cited – Sanders v France ECHR 1996
A male Turkish national and a female French national, living together in Istanbul, complained of delays in obtaining a certificate of capacity to marry under French law. The issue as to the obtaining of a certificate related to (alleged) concerns . .
Cited – Klip and Kruger v Netherlands ECHR 1997
The Commission heard a complaint that the parties’ article 12 rights were infringed because under Dutch Act on prevention and suppression of marriages of convenience, there had to be a systematic examination of all intended marriages involving . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Baiai and others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department HL 30-Jul-2008
In order to prevent marriages of convenience in the UK the Secretary of State introduced a scheme under which certain persons subject to immigration control required her written permission to marry and would not receive it unless they were present . .
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Human Rights, Family, Discrimination
Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.252507