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10 July 2008
Issue: 7329 / Categories: Case law , Child law , Law digest , Family , Immigration & asylum
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Immigration

R (Chikwamba) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 40, [2008] All ER (D) 330 (Jun)

It is only comparatively rarely, at least in family cases involving children, that an Art 8 of the Convention appeal against refusal of asylum and leave to enter should be dismissed on the basis that it would be proportionate and more appropriate for the appellant to apply for leave from abroad.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Stone King—Laura McHugh

Stone King—Laura McHugh

Stone King strengthens Manchester presence with new partner hire

mfg Solicitors—four appointments

mfg Solicitors—four appointments

Sustained growth leads to rapid expansion of law firm’s corporate team

Bermans—James Thornton

Bermans—James Thornton

Bermans bolsters litigation team with senior hire

NEWS
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise
English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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