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09 October 2015
Issue: 7671 / Categories: Case law , Immigration & asylum
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Immigration

R (on the application of SF) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 2705 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 03 (Oct)

The claimant St Lucian national sought judicial review of the defendant secretary of state’s decisions by her competent authority, which concluded that the claimant was not the victim of trafficking. The Administrative Court, in allowing the application, concluded that the competent authority had taken the wrong approach, in particular, by its reliance on a detective inspector’s report, and its failure to consider warnings in “Victims of human trafficking—competent authority guidance” and in expert evidence.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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