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Court of Appeal grants permission in Article 8 case – based upon husband’s business not being considered

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Advice, Appeals, Direct Access Immigration Barrister, Immigration, Immigration Barrister, Judicial Review, News, Paul Turner

As a direct access immigration barrister I have noticed that the SSHD and the Upper Tribunal taking a harder stance towards article 8 JRs. I have seen cases where it is plain that the couple could not live abroad yet where the Upper Tribunal have found that there were...

17 year struggle with Home Office ends with post card from client – on holiday having got his visa

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Advice, Appeals, Direct Access Immigration Barrister, Immigration, Immigration Barrister, Judicial Review, News, Paul Turner

This is another case which merits reporting as a direct access immigration barrister. My client had been through the immigration mill, he had been through a number of solicitors, some who spoke his language and some who did not. He had paid in excess of £15,000 or so,...

Imperium: 2016 – approval by BSB to be a Pupillage Training Organisation. More expansion and training the next generation

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Direct Access Immigration Barrister, Immigration, Immigration Barrister, News, Paul Turner

They say, open the door and the people will come, and I can truly say as a direct access immigration barrister that the same occurs in the legal world. Following on from my previous blood, 2015 was Imperium’s first year and it enjoyed successes in transforming the...

2015 – a year of massive change – the birth of Imperium and a new way of dealing with the Home Office

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Advice, Direct Access Immigration Barrister, Immigration, Immigration Barrister, Injunctions, Judicial Review, News, Paul Turner

2015 was a year of significant change for me as a direct access immigration barrister and also for my direct access cleitns. As those who have instructed me in the past or who have followed my blog will recall, I previously accepted instructions under the public...

A visa scheme for the tech community – new opportunity or another new confused system?

by | Nov 9, 2015 | Advice, Appeals, Direct Access Immigration Barrister, Immigration, Immigration Barrister, Injunctions, Judicial Review

As a direct access immigration barrister in London I am often asked to assist clients with their Tier 1 Visa applications. Nevertheless, more often than I have found cases where there are missing documents to be frustrating and challenging to win at the Tribunal...