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R (on the application of MK) v Wolverhampton City Council AAJR 26 March 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
R (on the application of JS) v. Birmingham City Council AAJR 27 February 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
R (on the application of Mamour) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (FCJR) 22 February 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
MA, BT, DA v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Opinion of Advocate General Cruz Villalón) 21 February 2013 \| Publisher: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union \| Document type: Case Law
SL (Unmarried mother with mixed race child) Azerbaijan CG v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 13 February 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
R (on the application of AZ) v Hampshire County Council (AAJR) 7 February 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
RS (immigration/family court liaison: outcome) v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department 31 January 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
CM (EM country guidance; disclosure) Zimbabwe CG v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 31 January 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
S.H.H. v. The United Kingdom 29 January 2013 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law
Cuong Van Dang v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department 17 January 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law

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