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07 October 2022
Issue: 7997 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law Digests: 7 October 2022

Immigration

R (on the application of ALO and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2380 (Admin), [2022] All ER (D) 34 (Sep)

The Administrative Court allowed in part the claimants’ judicial review claim regarding the first claimant’s application for Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP). He was eligible for relocation to the UK; however, his presence had been assessed as not conducive to the public good on grounds of national security due to his conduct, character, and associations. The first claimant argued that the defendant Secretary of State had, in making that decision: (i) failed to give reasons; (ii) failed to meet the requirements of Art 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights; (iii) there was ‘no minded’ to process, and (iv) the State’s assessment of the ‘not conducive to the public good’ issue was flawed. The court held, among other things, that for grounds (i) and (iii) there was no general duty to give reasons. However, the claimant was successful on ground (iv) on the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sidley—James Inness

Sidley—James Inness

Partner joins capital markets team in London office

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Firm announces appointment of partner as UK general counsel

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Firm appoints first chief marketing officer to drive growth strategy

NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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