Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 07 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWCA Civ 741
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Lord Neuberger MR, Hallett and Stanley Burnton LJJ

Representation Zane Malik (instructed by Malik Law Chambers) for the claimants.
  Thomas Roe (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State.
Judgment Dates: 1 June 2012

Catchwords

Immigration - Leave to remain - Appeal - Claimants application for extension of leave to remain being refused - Claimants appealing - Whether Secretary of State required to consider making removal direction at same time or shortly after decision to refuse extension of leave to remain - .

The Case

Immigration Leave to remain. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the claimants' appeal against a refusal to extend their leave to remain in the UK, held that the Secretary of State was not obliged to consider whether or not to make a removal direction at the same time as, or very shortly after, a decision to refuse an application for further leave to remain.

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