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Immigration law update

Recent decisions in the Supreme Court have highlighted the needless complexity of the immigration appeals system, says Kathryn Bradbury

Refugee status is reserved for cases of real and active oppression

It could still be a fine line between individuals concealing their sexuality because of ?social pressure and those fearing state persecution, says Paul Stanley QC

Votes for prisoners 'good example' of need for human rights laws, Lady Hale says

Deputy president of Supreme Court insists she has 'no personal view'

Last rampart against government excesses

With a majority in parliament, government can pass any law it likes, but it cannot discount the power of senior judges if it goes too far

Making the most effective use of EU law

Quite aside from the debate whether Britain should be in or out of Europe, EU law provides an array of rules, rights and options for litigators, says Robert McCracken QC

The fine distinction between regulatory acts and acts that regulate

A case about the right of Inuits to continue to hunt seals raised novel issues about applicants' standing in challenges to certain European rules, says Paul Stanley QC

Workshop: Costs in environmental cases: the new regime

Cain Ormondroyd examines new rules added to CPR Part 45 which give increased certainty on the likely costs of environmental judicial reviews

Grayling outlines second wave of judicial review curbs

Legal aid available for 'meritorious' applications which fail to get permission