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Immigration law [2026] EWHC 883 (KB)

Sikander Grocers Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Sikander Grocers Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 883 (KB) (16 April 2026)

The High Court allowed a late statutory appeal against a civil penalty for employing an illegal worker, holding the delay was caused by court handling and could be excused.

  • Statutory appeals
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Court fees
  • Access to justice
  • Article 6 echr
  • Statutory-appeals
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Administrative law [2026] EWCA Civ 372

Eskander v General Medical Council

Eskander v General Medical Council [2026] EWCA Civ 372 (31 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal held Dr Eskander’s statutory appeal was brought in time despite late fee payment, applying Siniakovich to an appeal under the Medical Act 1983.

  • Statutory appeals
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Court fees and filing requirements
  • Extension of time
  • Human rights (article 6 echr)
  • Statutory-appeals
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Administrative law

AH v Secretary of State for Defence

Upper Tribunal allowed AH’s appeal, setting aside a Pensions Appeal Tribunals for Scotland decision for material error of law and remitting the case for a fresh oral hearing.

  • Appeals
  • Notification requirements
  • Capacity and power of attorney
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Error of law
  • Remittal
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Immigration law

Zakoan Ahmed Chowdhury, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor

The 14-day period for appealing to the First-tier Tribunal does not begin to run until a notice of decision is served which complies with regulation 5(3)(a) of the Immigration (Notices) Regulations 2003 by informing the individual of their right of appeal. A notice that fails to do so is invalid for the purpose of triggering the time limit. As Mr Chowdhury was not served with a compliant notice, his appeal lodged on 13 November 2022 was in time.

  • Time limits for appeals
  • Validity of notice of decision
  • Compliance with statutory requirements
  • Right of appeal
  • Judicial review
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Criminal law [2024] EWCA Crim 306

Ahmed, R. v

Ahmed, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 306 (27 March 2024)

The Court of Appeal held it had no power to extend time for an application under section 36(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and refused certification.

  • Unduly lenient sentences
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Extension of time
  • Reference to supreme court
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Administrative law

Winston Doress v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors

The tribunal refused to extend time for an out-of-time transport appeal, finding the 76-day delay serious and dismissing the appeal.

  • Time limits for appeals
  • Criminal conviction impact on regulatory decisions
  • Time-limits-for-appeals
  • Late-appeal
  • Criminal-conviction-regulatory-impact
  • First-tier-tribunal
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Social security

GJ v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Upper Tribunal dismissed a PIP appeal, holding there was no jurisdiction because the LEAP outcome was a refusal to revise for official error and the 2017 challenge was out of time.

  • Personal independence payment (pip)
  • Leap exercise
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Official error
  • Jurisdiction
  • Adesina principle
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Administrative law [2018] EWHC 2195 (Admin)

Humphrey v Fenland District Council

Humphrey v Fenland District Council [2018] EWHC 2195 (Admin) (30 July 2018)

High Court administrative appeal struck out as out of time. The judge found no explanation for the delay and no arguable error of law in the tribunal’s council tax residence finding.

  • Council tax liability
  • Appeal procedure
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Error of law review
  • Council-tax
  • Appeal-out-of-time
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Criminal law [2017] EWHC 2869 (Admin)

Mishra v Colchester Magistrates' Court

Mishra v Colchester Magistrates' Court [2017] EWHC 2869 (Admin) (14 November 2017)

The Divisional Court held that magistrates' courts have no discretion to extend the 21-day limit for applying to state a case under section 111(2) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.

  • Appeal by way of case stated
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Extension of time
  • Article 6 echr
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Appeal-by-way-of-case-stated
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Administrative law

Estephane v Health And Care Professions Council

The High Court dismissed a biomedical scientist’s challenge to HCPC regulatory decisions, holding the case was a second appeal barred by jurisdiction and not reopening-worthy.

  • Fitness to practise
  • Statutory appeals
  • Abuse of process
  • Reopening appeals
  • Time limits for appeals
  • Fitness-to-practise
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