How to respond to sponsor licence revocation
A practical guide to Home Office compliance interviews, preserving sponsorship records and assessing whether a revocation decision can be challenged by judicial review.
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Immigration detention and false imprisonment after Arain
[2026] EWHC 2853 (KB)
The High Court considered who must justify immigration detention, how alleged errors should be pleaded and how a later injunction affected the assessment of continued detention.
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When kidnapping for ransom can amount to trafficking exploitation
[2026] EWCA Civ 1411
The Court of Appeal held that coercing a captive to obtain a ransom from others can, depending on the facts, amount to exploitation for the purposes of the human trafficking definition. It upheld an order requiring the Home Office to reconsider its decision.
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When does a liability-only Part 36 offer affect costs?
[2026] EWCA Civ 13
The Court of Appeal held that an offer to settle liability alone can have costs consequences under Part 36. The claimant in this case remained limited to fixed costs because the settlement did not establish how liability was apportioned.
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