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Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Bhatia Best Solicitors acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 11 Jul 2014 |
[2014] EWCA Civ 985 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Immigration Rules need not themselves guarantee compliance with Article 8 in every individual case. They are unlawful if their interference with Convention…
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| 24 Oct 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2639 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The statutory asylum-support scheme must, viewed as a whole, meet the objective minimum required by the Reception Directive. It must secure human dignity…
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10 |
| 21 Dec 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 3303 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The Secretary of State may reject a Parole Board recommendation to transfer an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions, but only on a reasonable…
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9 |
| 14 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1787 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The Home Secretary’s duty to provide an asylum seeker with adequate accommodation is governed by a twin-track test. The accommodation must meet an objective…
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8 |
| 28 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWCA Civ 1258 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether to transfer a prisoner to open conditions, the Secretary of State is the sole decision-maker. A Parole Board recommendation is expert…
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8 |
| 19 Jul 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 1826 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In a Category A security review, an oral hearing may be required where the policy’s factors favouring a hearing are materially present. Relevant factors…
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7 |
| 9 Mar 2017 |
[2017] EWCA Civ 138 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, as amended, the restrictions on detaining an unaccompanied child depend on the detainee’s actual age. Detention…
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6 |
| 26 Nov 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 3214 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In reviewing Category A security classification, the decision whether fairness requires an oral hearing must be made by weighing the particular circumstances…
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5 |
| 5 Jul 2013 |
[2013] EWHC 1900 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Immigration Rules imposing a minimum income requirement for the admission of non-EEA spouses engage Article 8 where they prevent genuine couples from living…
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5 |
| 28 Jan 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 170 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
An oral hearing in a Category A security review is not required merely because the decision-maker disagrees with a local advisory panel or expert. The question…
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4 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 24 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 971 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
For trafficking, recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt must be undertaken by specified means for the purpose of exploitation. The…
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| 14 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 436 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a Category A prison review, the decision-maker must assess the risk to the public if the prisoner escapes and is unlawfully at large. Downgrading requires…
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| 18 Dec 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3335 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Whether procedural fairness requires an oral hearing in a prisoner categorisation review is a matter for the court’s own assessment on judicial review. Oral…
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| 30 Oct 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2772 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The Parole Board must hold an oral hearing whenever fairness requires it, considering the facts and importance of the decision. It must not focus on the likely…
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| 8 Oct 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2560 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The Secretary of State is the decision-maker on whether to accept a Parole Board recommendation for transfer to open conditions. The recommendation is advice…
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| 13 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1471 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Where the Secretary of State relies on information arising after a Parole Board hearing to reject a recommendation for transfer to open conditions, procedural…
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| 4 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1328 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In reviewing Category A prison status, the decision-maker must apply the policy requirement for convincing evidence that the risk of re-offending if unlawfully…
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| 18 Feb 2025 |
[2025] EWCA Civ 136 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The adequacy of judicial reasons is fact-specific. It depends on the nature of the case, the circumstances, and the parties’ state of knowledge. A judgment…
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| 14 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2873 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
When rejecting a Parole Board recommendation that an indeterminate-sentence prisoner be transferred to open conditions, the Secretary of State must give the…
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| 28 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWCA Civ 1258 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether to transfer a prisoner to open conditions, the Secretary of State is the sole decision-maker. A Parole Board recommendation is expert…
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| 24 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2671 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A brief age enquiry is not inherently procedurally unfair. Its suitability depends on the circumstances of the individual case. It may be used where it is…
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| 24 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2670 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
At the permission stage of a challenge to an age assessment, the court applies two distinct thresholds. For conventional judicial review grounds, permission…
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