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05 May 2017
Issue: 7744 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Immigration

R (on the application of the Claimant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 639 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 92 (Apr)

The Administrative Court dismissed the claimant Albanian national’s application for judicial review of the defendant secretary of state’s decisions, refusing his asylum claim, certifying it without a right of appeal and detaining him. The secretary of state’s conclusion that there had been no blood feud had plainly not been irrational and errors in detention reviews could not even arguably affect the decision.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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