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UK Supreme Court

New Judgment: Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21
On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 152 The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning whether, in the context of a…
New Judgment: Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20
On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 40 The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the approach to ascertaining the scope…
In the Supreme Court W/C 14 June 2021
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16…
Feature: Interventions in UK Supreme Court appeals (London International Disputes Week 2021)
In this post, Ned Beale, partner with Hausfeld, reflects on a recent panel event focusing on interventions in UK Supreme…
Case Comment: Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others v Rossendale Borough Council and another [2021] UKSC 16
In this post, Marcus Barclay, Ashley Damiral, Will Charnock and James Barbour, who all work within the Real Estate team…
Case Preview: Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Ltd
In this post, Sarah Day, a senior associate with CMS, previews the decision awaited from the UK Supreme Court in…
Case Comment: Burnett or Grant v International Insurance Company of Hanover Limited [2021] UKSC 12
In this post, Harriet Munro and Rowena Williams, members of the insurance disputes team at CMS, discuss the decision of the…
New Judgment: Matthew and Ors v Sedman and Ors [2021] UKSC 19
On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 475 The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning limitation periods. This appeal concerns…
Case Preview: FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie (as Dependant and Executrix of Professor Sir Ian Brownlie CBE QC)
In this post, Maxie Chopard, a trainee solicitor with CMS, previews the decision awaited from the UK Supreme Court in…
Case Preview: R (Majera) (formerly SM (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
On 10 May 2021, the Supreme Court heard the appeal in R (Majera) (formerly SM (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State…

UK Immigration

Should people displaced by climate change be considered refugees?
No matter how devastating may be epidemic, natural disaster or famine, a person fleeing them is not a refugee within the terms of the Convention. A v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs [1997] HCA 4 (Aus HC) As the High Court of Australia highlights in the quote above, there are many, many people around […]
Refugee Week: asylum in the UK, by numbers
Copy: Refugee Week 2020Infogram This week is Refugee Week. From 14-20 June 2021, the UK celebrates the contribution of refugees and promotes better understanding of why people seek sanctuary. The infographic above draws on government figures to illustrate some trends in asylum in the UK. Most of the data comes from the latest government immigration […]
You can now get an EU Settlement Scheme application form online
Most people applying to the EU Settlement Scheme do so online. A minority cannot, including adults without a valid passport and children with no ID at all. Those people have had to call the Settlement Scheme helpline and ask for a paper application form to be posted out to them. With days to go before […]
How do Covid-related absences from the UK affect EU pre-settled status?
On 15 December 2020 the Home Office published a short guidance document covering absences from the UK connected to COVID-19. It applies to EEA citizens and their family members who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or those who are eligible but haven’t applied yet. That guidance was updated on 10 […]
Dual EU/UK nationals can sponsor family members under the EU Settlement Scheme
In case C-165/16 Lounes, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that EU citizens who moved to the UK to exercise free movement rights and later naturalised as British (while also keeping their EU nationality) retain their free movement rights, even after naturalisation. This is particularly helpful for sponsoring non-EU family members. Lounes […]
Getting permission to remain in the UK as an adult dependent relative: not likely
Since the introduction of highly restrictive rules for adult dependent relatives there have been numerous stories, all desperately sad, of parents trying and failing to join or remain with their children in the UK. Mobeen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 886 is yet another example. Pakistani widow refused family […]
Can asylum seekers work while waiting for a decision on their case?
A recent technical error cutting countless asylum seekers off from their already-meagre support payments of £39.63 a week has shed light on the difficulties those applying for asylum face in meeting their basic needs while their claims are being considered. The payment problems – estimated to affect around one third of all asylum seekers – […]