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Law digests: 10 March 2023

10 March 2023
Issue: 8016 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Citizenship

Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] Lexis Citation 393, [2023] All ER (D) 70 (Feb)

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission dismissed the appellant’s appeal under s 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Act 1997 against the respondent, the Secretary of State. The appellant’s appeal was about fundamental principles, rights and obligations. She alleged, among other things, that (i) the respondent’s decision to deprive her of her British citizenship was in breach of the UK’s obligation under s 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 with reference to Art 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), because there was at the very least a credible suspicion that she had been trafficked; (ii) the deprivation decision rendered her de facto stateless; and (iii) the deprivation decision was procedurally unfair, irrational and disproportionate under common law and Art 8 of the ECHR. The court held, among other things, that it was unable to accept that there had been a relevant breach of the investigative duty by the respondent

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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