High Court refuses bid for gender-neutral passports – BBC News
‘A campaigner has lost a High Court challenge calling on the government to provide gender-neutral passports.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: passports
Family’s £15k debt from fight against Section 322(5) immigration rule – BBC News
‘A family say they have been left £15,000 in debt, without passports and unable to register their son as British because of the Home Office’s actions. The Bristol couple are among 1,000 highly-skilled migrants said to be facing deportation because of how the government has applied immigration law. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered a review into use of Section 322(5).’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Travelling home with your baby after surrogacy abroad – the options – Family Law
‘Your most pressing concern if you have a baby born through international surrogacy may be how quickly you can get home after he or she is born. This is often the first question we get asked when advising parents planning overseas surrogacy. UK immigration law in surrogacy cases is complex because there is no clear single process which applies to everyone, everywhere. There are number of different possible paths and which is the best one for you will depend on your personal circumstances and the country in which your baby is born.’
Family Law, 18th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
UK refusal to issue gender-neutral passports unlawful, high court told – The Guardian
‘Issuing gender-neutral passports would not require any change in UK law and the documents would be recognised internationally, the high court has been told.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Theresa May refuses to intervene over man’s £54,000 NHS cancer bill – The Guardian
‘Theresa May has refused to intervene in the case of Albert Thompson, the London cancer patient asked to pay £54,000 for treatment despite having lived in the UK for 44 years, as it emerged that there could be tens of thousands of people in a similarly uncertain immigration position.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fraudsters jailed for £37m copycat web scam – BBC News
‘A group of fraudsters who conned UK consumers out of £37m by selling passports and driving licences through copycat websites have been sentenced to more than 35 years in jail.’
BBC News, 6th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Websites allowing illegal activity ‘complicit in crime’ – BBC News
‘Websites that do not prevent the sale of illegal goods are complicit in cyber-crime, a crime chief has said.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Campaigner for gender-neutral passports wins court challenge – BBC News
‘A campaigner has been given the go-ahead to bring a High Court challenge against the government over gender-neutral passports.’
BBC News, 11th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EVENT: The Bar Council – Legal Consequences of Brexit
‘This seminar, organised jointly by the Bar Council and the Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association), will offer a platform for a discussion on the legal consequences of Brexit.
It will include topics such as the Art. 50 Litigation and the consequences for constitutional law and passporting and mutual recognition in financial services post-Brexit.’
Date: 20th October 2017, 2.00-5.00pm
Location: The General Council of the Bar, 289 – 293 High Holbon, WC1V 7HZ London
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
UK ‘has stripped 150 jihadists and criminals of citizenship’ – The Guardian
‘More than 150 suspected jihadists and criminals have been stripped of their citizenship and banned from returning to the UK, it has been reported.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reality Check: What does legally changing gender involve? – BBC News
‘It can take more than five years for trans men and women in England and Wales to legally change their gender under the current system.’
BBC News, 24th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge hits out at border controls after alleged mastermind of Britain’s biggest ever banking fraud flees despite no passport – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has hit out at UK border controls after a tycoon suspected of masterminding Britain’s biggest ever banking fraud was able to flee to Pakistan despite having no passport and whilst wearing an electronic tag.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office faces legal challenge over Theresa May’s landlord immigration checks – The Independent
‘The Government is facing a legal challenge over its policy of forcing landlords to conduct immigration checks on their tenant.’
The Independent, 16th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brave new world – Counsel
‘How will losing passporting rights affect the UK’s financial services sector? Saima Hanif argues that the equivalence regime is not a satisfactory alternative.’
Counsel, December 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Hospitals may require patients to show passports for NHS treatment – The Guardian
‘Patients could be told to bring two forms of identification including a passport to hospital to prove they are eligible for free treatment under new rules to stop so-called health tourism.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Return of passport by Home Office to sit Secure English Language Test – Free Movement
‘The Home Office has confirmed that where it holds the passport of a migrant who wishes to sit the Secure English Language Test (SELT) it will either return the passport to enable the migrant to sit the SELT or will confirm directly with the SELT centre that the passport is held and is genuine.’
Free Movement, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Families separated for immigration purposes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Court of Appeal unhappy with Home Office position and submissions in student case – Free Movement
‘Technical”, “deeply unattractive”, “disingenuous”, “singularly lacks merit”, “ridiculous”, “inappropriate”, “extraordinary”. All words used by Elias or Vos LLJ to describe the arguments advanced by the Home Office in the course of their judgments in the remarkable case of R (On the Application Of Ufot) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 298.’
Free Movement, 16th May
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Five facts you need to know about your passport – The Independent
‘As it emerged up to 80,000 Britons could be banned from US flights due to a passport changes, here are five more things you may not know about yours.’
The Independent, 6th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
