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UKBA’s policy guidance for deciding highly trusted sponsor status for Tier 4 sponsors is upheld by the courts

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 18 2013

The Administrative Court held this week that the UK Border Agency was correct in its decision to refuse an application by West London Vocational

R (on the application of London Metropolitan University) -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 21 2012

Permission was granted today, 21 September 2012, by Mr Justice Irwin in the Administrative Court for London Metropolitan University to bring judicial review proceedings against the Home Office in respect of the UK Border Agency's decision to revoke London Met's Tier 4 student immigation licence

Tier 4 caselaw update

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 16 2012

We reported last week on a number of student immigration policy developments

UKBA Tier 4 caselaw update

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 1 2012

The UKBA's revised guidance for Tier 4 sponsors, which requires them to acquire "Highly Trusted Sponsor" ("HTS") status from April 2012, was considered by the High Court in April of this year in the case of R (on the application of London College of Management Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department 2012 EWHC 1029 (Admin

Hargreaves Review more power to academic research?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 17 2011

Challenge to the recent Tier 4 student immigration changes

Reasonable to dismiss employee with uncertain immigration status

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2011

In Kurumuth v NHS Trust North Middlesex University Hospital, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that it was reasonable for the NHS trust to dismiss an employee when the UK Border Agency (UKBA) failed to satisfy itself that she had the right to work in the UK

Asylum seeker argues that to return to Zimbabwe, where she will be denied medical treatment, breaches her human rights

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 16 2011

In the case of FM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2011) an asylum seeker, M, claimed asylum on the basis that she, as an AIDS sufferer, could not obtain medical treatment for her condition if returned to Zimbabwe as the anti-retroviral treatment required was only available to individuals who supported the leading Zanu (PF) party

Council had no duty to provide accommodation to failed asylum seeker

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 10 2010

In the case of L v Westminster City Council, L, who was an Iranian national and failed asylum seeker, applied for judicial review of the decision of Westminster City Council (WCC) that it did not need to provide him with accommodation under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (the Act

Illegality of employment contracts

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 9 2010

The recent judgment in the case of San Ling Chinese Medicine Centre v Lian Wei Ji says that an employee's work permit must have actually been revoked in order for their contract of employment to be tainted with illegality

Blanket ban on applications from non-EEA nationals was indirect race discrimination

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 10 2009

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently found in the case of Osborne Clarke Services v Purohit 2009 UKEAT030508; 2009 IRLR 341 that Osborne Clarke Solicitors indirectly discriminated against non-EEA nationals on the ground of their nationality by having a blanket policy of not accepting applications for training contracts from non-EEA nationals who required work permits to work in the UK