UK Law

18/10/2024

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/10/15/could-you-pass-the-british-citizenship-test

If you’re a native-born Briton, almost certainly not

08/08/2024

"Calm down", Michael Caine

08/08/2024

Firms struggle to recruit from abroad after visa changes

Chamber survey finds 83% of businesses trading well - but cash-flow remains a major concern

07/08/2024

The UK Supreme Court refuses to hear Shamima Begum's citizenship appeal saying“the grounds of appeal do not raise an arguable point of law”.

Shamima Begum’s legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a big blow after the supreme court refused to hear an appeal. Three judges from the UK’s final court of appeal ruled “the grounds of appeal do not raise an arguable point of law”. It confirms a previous ruling that the th...

24/07/2024

Education Secretary's likely soft approach on foreign students!

The secretary of state sought to soothe concerns on campuses that the previous government's plans for a crackdown on foreign student visas could hit university coffers

16/07/2024

British-Pakistani Shabana Mahmood can smile wide on becoming Justice Secretary and the first Muslim Lord Chancellor of Great Britain having come from humble background. She made us all immensely proud. In a first she was also sworn in by Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood was sworn in with new Attorney General Richard Hermer KC and new Solicitor General Sarah Sackman.

15/07/2024

Yet another ultra vires judgement of the Supreme Court of Pakistan rewriting the Constitution of Pakistan (like on floor crossing in the Punjab Assembly); SIC not entitled, PTI, non claimant non party to Peshawar High Court Appeal and in Supreme Court, entitled including the 41 who already joined SIC may switch their affidavits in extended time!

15/07/2024

Foreign student applications plumet for UK universities

The downturn could have severe financial implications for UK higher education institutions

15/07/2024

Visa 'Visa London' scam. Foreign students mis-sold remote course location as being in the capital.

Visa 'London' scam: Overseas students 'mis-sold' remote UK universities as being in the capital - Some agencies charge up to £500 to help people apply to universities

11/07/2024

Controversial Indian Supreme Court ruling on secular alimony right includes Muslim women, taken by Ulema as an interference into religious rights. One says it could a choice for some while another suggests for review.

India’s top court says Muslim women entitled to alimony under secular law - Court suggests ‘maintaining joint bank accounts and sharing ATM access to ensure economic stability for women within the household’

27/06/2024

"Gratuities are not bribery!" Dissenting judges say. Corruption in US judiciary.

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito joined the other conservative judges in declaring that "gratuities" are not the same as bribes in a ruling released on Wednesday. In the case, Snyder v. United States, the Court decided that state and local bribery laws barring officials f...

23/06/2024

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/06/21/hinduja-family-britain-richest-family-jail-sentence/

Hinduja family members accused of spending more on pet dog than on one of their staff during Swiss trial

08/06/2024

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/06/uks-minimum-income-visa-requirement-faces-high-court-challenge?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID =From%20%251%24s&aoh=17178075881447&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fuk-news%2Farticle%2F2024%2Fjun%2F06%2Fuks-minimum-income-visa-requirement-faces-high-court-challenge

27/05/2024

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/uk-did-not-bomb-belfast-to-get-ira-says-prosecutor-seeking-netanyahu-arrest/ar-BB1n538X?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ASTS&cvid=5b47b1645a2344029647d32f28fbc64d&ei=39

Britain did not bomb the streets of Ireland to take out the leaders of the IRA, Karim Khan has said as he justifies seeking an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said it was not his job to make friends but to put the victims of injustice and war....

27/05/2024

New provisional measures ordered by the ICJ on Gaza

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries.

27/05/2024

What is South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ

As Israel defends itself against genocide charges, pro-Palestine campaigners hope the ICJ will put an end to Gaza’s war.

06/03/2024

CJ Qazi Pakistan Faiz Essa announcing short order in Presidential reference case on trial of Mr Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Supreme Court Live Hearing | Reference Against Zulfiqar Bhutto’s Death Sentence | Dunya News ...

01/03/2024

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/health-visas-issued-home-office-government-indian-b1142377.html

New rules from March 11 will see foreign health and care workers banned from bringing their loved ones to the UK