UK IMMIGRATION NEWS & UPDATES
UK Visas and Immigration – Activity on GOV.UK
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: studentsList of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workersList of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
- Guidance: UK visa requirements: list for carriersInformation for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
- Guidance: Facial image search requests: caseworker guidanceStaff guidance on handling requests to conduct searches against the passport and immigration facial image databases.
- Guidance: Afghanistan: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Guidance: Pakistan: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Guidance: Ghana: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visaWhere to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana for your UK visa application.
- Guidance: Powers and operational procedure: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
- Guidance: Syria: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Guidance: Nigeria: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
COURT AND TRIBUNAL JUDICIARY JUDGEMENTS
Judgments Archive – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
- R -v- Sean Jefferson and Amy ClarkIn the Crown Court at Stafford 16 April 2026 Sentencing remarks of Mrs Justice Brunner Between: R -v- Sean Jefferson and Amy Clark The post R -v- Sean Jefferson and Amy Clark appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- Benjamin Field -v- RNeutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Crim 413Case No: 202503099 B3 In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)on appeal from the Crown Court at OxfordThe Hon Mr Justice SweeneyT20187145 16 April 2026 Before: The Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Edis Mr Justice Goose and Mr Justice Butcher Between: Benjamin Luke Field -v- […]
- R -v- Juan JosephIn the Central Criminal Court 15 April 2026 Before: Mr Justice Hilliard Between: R -v- Juan Joseph Order made under section 5 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 The post R -v- Juan Joseph appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- R -v- Duane OwusuAt the Central Criminal Court 14 April 2026 Sentencing remarks of HHJ Richard Marks Between: R -v- Duane Owusu The post R -v- Duane Owusu appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- R -v- Shamo and KhdirAt Cardiff Crown Court 10 April 2026 Sentencing remarks of HHJ Tracey Lloyd-Clarke Between: R -v- Dilshad Shamo and Ali Rasule Khdir The post R -v- Shamo and Khdir appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- R -v- Enzo ConticelloIn the Crown Court at Southwark 9 April 2026 Sentencing remarks of Miss Recorder Kate Livesey Between: Rex -v- Enzo Conticello The post R -v- Enzo Conticello appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- R -v- Patrick Aaron BanksAt the Crown Court at Sheffield 1 April 2026 Sentencing remarks of The Recorder of Sheffield, His Honour Judge Jeremy Richardson KC Between: Rex -v- Patrick Aaron Banks The post R -v- Patrick Aaron Banks appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- R -v- Ashley WarrenIn the Crown Court at Chelmsford 31 March 2026 Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Johnson Between: R -v- Ashley Warren The post R -v- Ashley Warren appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- Full Colour Black Limited -v- The artist known as “Banksy” and anotherNeutral Citation Number: [2026] EWHC 795 (KB)Case No: KB-2023-003469 In the High Court of JusticeKing’s Bench DivisionMedia and Communications List 1 April 2026 Before: The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin Between: Full Colour Black Limited(trading as Brandalised) -v- The artist known as “Banksy” Pest Control Office Limited and Andrew Gallagher The post Full Colour Black Limited […]
- R -v- Norbert MaiksnerIn the Crown Court at Portsmouth 30 March 2026 Sentencing remarks of The Honourable Mr Justice Murray Between: R -v- Norbert Maiksner The post R -v- Norbert Maiksner appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
COURT AND TRIBUNAL JUDICIARY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Appointments & Retirements Archive – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
- Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Appointment: DyerThe Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Lord Justice Dingemans has appointed Shereen Dyer to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, with effect from 20 April 2026. Background Information Shereen Dyer will be known as Tribunal Judge Dyer. She was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) […]
- Retirement of the President of the Family Division, President of the Court of Protection and Head of Family Justice: The Right Honourable Sir Andrew McFarlaneRead the retirement announcement of the PFD The post Retirement of the President of the Family Division, President of the Court of Protection and Head of Family Justice: The Right Honourable Sir Andrew McFarlane appeared first on Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
- District Judge Appointment: Hill The King has appointed Peregrine Hill to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
- District Judge Appointment: PinfieldThe King has appointed Barnaby Pinfield to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
- District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Retirement: SandersDistrict Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Nicholas Sanders retires with effect from 7 April 2026. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Sanders was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1987 and admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. He was appointed a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2004 and Deputy Chair of the Advisory Committee on Conscientious […]
- Circuit Bench Retirement: PlunkettHis Honour Judge Christopher Plunkett retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 7 April 2026. Background information His Honour Judge Plunkett was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1983. He was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in 2005. He was authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in […]
- Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: LeesJudge Julie Nicolette Audrey Lees retires with effect from 6 April 2026. Background information Judge Lees was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Fee-paid Legal Panel Member of The Appeals Tribunal in 2001. She was then appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) in […]
- Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: ButlerJudge John Michael Butler retires with effect from 4 April 2026. Background information Judge Butler was admitted as a Solicitor in 2005. He was appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) (Social Security and Child Support) in 2019, he was then appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal […]
- District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Retirement: CousinsDistrict Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Helen Robina Cousins retires with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Cousins was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2013. She was a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Course […]
- District Bench Retirement: AshworthDistrict Judge Lynda Ashworth retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information District Judge Ashworth was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2008. She was a Family Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2013 to […]