Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 156 (Dec)
Neutral Citation: [2009] UKSC 16
Court: Supreme Court
Judge:

Lord Hope, Lord Rodger, Lord Brown, Lord Collins and Lord Kerr SCJJ
Representation Manjit Gill QC and James Collins (instructed by Sheikh and Co Solicitors) for the appellant in the first appeal.
  Michael Fordham QC, Philip Nathan and Sophie Weller (instructed by Hersi & Co Solicitors) for the appellants in the second appeal.
  Lord Pannick QC and Rory O'Ryan(instructed by Jackson & Canter LLP) for the appellants in the third appeal.
  Manjit Gill QC, Danny Bazini and Alexis Slatter (instructed by Kingston and Richmond Law Centre) for the appellant in the fourth appeal.
  Michael Fordham QC and Joanna Stevens (instructed by Refugee and Migrant Justice) for the appellant in the fifth appeal.
  Monica Carss-Frisk QC and Jonathan Hall(instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the respondent.
  Catherine Casserley (instructed by Equality & Human Rights Commission) for the intervening party.
Judgment Dates: 16 December 2009

Catchwords

Immigration - Leave to enter - Indefinite leave - Claimants seeking to join spouse or relative 'sponsors' already settled in United Kingdom - Relevant rules stipulating prospective immigrants to be maintained in UK 'without recourse to public funds' - Claimants proposing to be maintained in UK by financial support of third parties and not of their sponsors - Whether rules precluding such support - Whether rules allowing joint sponsors - Immigration Rules (HC 395), rr 281, 297, 317.

The Case

Immigration Leave to enter. The Supreme Court held that third party support was not precluded from consideration under the maintenance requirements of rr281, 297 and 317 of the Immigration Rules (HC 395) and accordingly allowed the appellants' appeals.

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