Chinonso Ijezie - LLB, LLM

24/03/2016

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/theresa-may-failed-prove-language-test-students-cheated

Judges rule in favour of two students who brought case after ETS fraud claims

27/11/2015

Asylum Claim: Well Founded Fear
http://uk.practicallaw.com/books/9781845924539/chapter02

31/10/2015

The Supreme Court upholds PBS Evidential Flexibility Policy:http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2015/59.html

The respective links to gaining access to the rules and to the policy guidance on the agency's website were duly set out within that sentence. So the Secretary of State is able to say that, were an applicant such as Mr Mandalia to follow the advice set out at the beginning of section L, he would, on…

15/08/2015

" the Secretary of State (apart from 'complete code' situations) always has a discretion to grant leave outside the Rules. That discretion must be exercised on the basis of Article 8 considerations, in particular assessing all relevant factors in determining whether a decision is proportionate under Article 8.2. "http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2014/3919.html

(3) The Secretary of State acted unlawfully by failing to consider whether to exercise discretion outside the Rules under Article 8 on the basis that there were "exceptional" circumstances justifying the grant of leave.

03/08/2015

A GOOD CASE FOR ASYLUM APPLICATION

https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2015-ukut-413

29/07/2015

http://chinonsoijezie.com/index.html

Welcome to the personal website of Chinonso Ijezie. I am a Consultant Solicitor (Legal Consultant) practicing in England and Wales. I am also qualified to practice as a Barister & Solicitor in Nigeria.

13/07/2015

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC297, 13 July 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407476/HC_1025_Immigration_Rules.pdf

14/06/2015

A good case on Article 8 immigration claims. It is now settled that there are only two stages in Article 8 analysis - under the rule and freestanding/freewheeling Article 8. There is no longer requirement for an intermediate "arguability" filtering stage. Izuazu remains good law, whilst Gulshan is a bad law, in relation to approaches to consideration of Article 8 claims. See http://www.bail.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2015/1604.html

i) That the claimant failed to meet the Eligibility Requirements of Appendix FM (family members) and thus could not benefit from the requirements of Section EX.1 of that Appendix. In any event, they could not succeed under EX.1 because the child had lived in the UK for less than seven years.

02/06/2015

In Intentional Law, a “People” is entitled to both Internal and External Self-Determination, whereas “Indigenous People” and “Minority” are entitled only to Internal Self-Determination. In other words, the right to External Self-Determination’ (Secession) inheres only in ‘Peoples’ (and not in ‘Minorities’ or ‘Indigenous Peoples’), particularly as Indigenous Peoples and Minorities are considered to occupy non-dominant positions, and are numerically inferior, in the state they belong.

Self-determination is one of the controversial concepts in international law. On one hand, it gives hope to the oppressed and colonised people. On another hand,

31/05/2015

A good case on the vexed issue of automatic qualification as a British Citizen with Right of Abode, on 1st January 1983, by those born in the former British colonies/protectorates. I successfully argued the Applicant's case at the Immigration & Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunals respectively. The Secretary of State for the Home Department has now appealed to the Court of Appeal, and the appeal will be heard in February 2016.
https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ia-25969-2013

28/05/2015

An unlawfully present parent of a British citizen/EU citizen child automatically derives a right of residence from the need to enable the child to enjoy the genuine substance of his rights as an EU citizen in the country of his birth

The Secretary of State also expressed disagreement in certain respects with the agreed position of appellant and council specified in the Statement of Reasons, in particular the paragraph summarising the agreed position, paragraph 29.

28/05/2015

There is error of law, on the part of the Secretary of State, in failing to consider (though not to exercise) residual discretion in appropriate cases: Shaikh, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 2586.http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2014/2586.html

That phrase, "will be invalid", is the source of the mandatory requirement of the officials of the Secretary of State to treat an unsigned application form as invalid.

13/12/2014

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2302474

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