Title | R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) (Claimant) - and - Secretary of State for the Home Department (Defendant) - and – (1) Residential Landlords Association (2) Equality and Human Rights Commission (3) Liberty (Intervenors) |
Publisher | United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) |
Publication Date | 1 March 2019 |
Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Topics | Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity | Housing, land and property rights (HLP) | Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants | Right to family life |
Cite as | R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) (Claimant) - and - Secretary of State for the Home Department (Defendant) - and – (1) Residential Landlords Association (2) Equality and Human Rights Commission (3) Liberty (Intervenors), United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales), 1 March 2019, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,GBR_HC_QB,5c8287684.html [accessed 26 October 2019] |
Comments | i) an Order pursuant to s.4 Human Rights Act 1998 declaring that sections 20-37 of the Immigration Act 2014 are incompatible with Article 14 ECHR in conjunction with Article 8 ECHR; and 56 ii) An Order declaring that a decision by the Defendant to commence the Scheme represented by sections 20-37 of the Immigration Act 2014 in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland without further evaluation of its efficacy and discriminatory impact would be irrational and would constitute a breach of s. 149 Equality Act 2010. |
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