Nigerian asylum seeker’s medical bid is wholly wrong – BBC

A Nigerian asylum seeker has lost a High Court bid to receive free NHS care for her advanced breast cancer. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, self-funded her treatment in the UK from 2015. She has now claimed asylum due to Nigeria's "inadequate medical facilities" and argued this makes her entitled to …

Electoral Calculus by Martin Baxter

Prediction: Con 54, Lab 216, Brexit 249, SNP 56 Brexit Party short 77 of majority This month's poll-of-polls shows the Brexit party ahead of the Conservatives. This is because the three most recent polls (YouGov, Opinium and Delta Poll) all have the Brexit party ahead by between 3pc and 9pc. As our graph posted on …

When is a licence a secure tenancy?

Mohamed v London Borough of Barnet (2019) EWHC 1012 (QB) Ms M was placed in temporary accommodation by LB Barnet following a homeless application. Barnet found her to be intentionally homeless but continued to provide accommodation under Children Act 1989. The property was a private property. Barnet had taken a licence agreement with agents for the …

Things lawyers do to annoy judges

1. Rolling eyes, dancing eyebrows and other mannerisms The judge has lots to say here: nodding heads; slamming down books; looking to the heavens; facial grimaces. Just keep a poker face  “A bobbing or nodding head belongs on the dashboard of one of those motor vehicles with oversized tires and a loud muffler” “I recall …