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Post by affiliate » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:45 am

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affiliate wrote:your highness pusher can now show me where it says UK RECOGNISED BACHELORS DEGREE in the rules.

Are you blind?
Appendix A, table ten

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov. ... appendixa/
The applicant has been awarded:

(a) a UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree
is that the definition in immigration rules for uk recognised bachelors degree, you and greenie claiming to have given to me

sorry but i find this funny

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Post by affiliate » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:56 am

hassan5805 wrote:in the definition
it didnt say that the degree actually hve been awarded its only require that leads to an award....Hope it will make sense to you..
sorry but this argument doesn't stand as the award should be from a body with DEGREE AWARDING POWERS, which acca doesn't have.

but this is the definition for a UK BACHELORS DEGREE, but the term UK RECOGNISED BACHELORS DEGREE, which is a completely different term, is not defined any where in the rules in force in April 2012

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Post by Greenie » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:20 am

hassan5805 wrote:in the definition
it didnt say that the degree actually hve been awarded its only require that leads to an award....Hope it will make sense to you..
No, the requirement is that the qualification has been awarded. Leads to award = awarded. If your interpretation were correct then anyone who has studied a degree course would qualify for PSW regardless of whether they passed the course or not.

Your programme of study did not lead to an award (of a bachelors degree) as presumably you did not pass your research project therefore it does not fall within the definition of a bachelors degree. Appendix A also requires that the degree has been awarded

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Post by Greenie » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:28 am

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hassan5805 wrote:in the definition
it didnt say that the degree actually hve been awarded its only require that leads to an award....Hope it will make sense to you..
sorry but this argument doesn't stand as the award should be from a body with DEGREE AWARDING POWERS, which acca doesn't have.

but this is the definition for a UK BACHELORS DEGREE, but the term UK RECOGNISED BACHELORS DEGREE, which is a completely different term, is not defined any where in the rules in force in April 2012

You asked for evidence that the phrase 'UK recognised bachelors degree' was in the rules, which it was.

I would disagree that the phrase 'UK bachelors degree' and 'UK recognised bachelors degree' are 'completely different terms' they are clearly not. I cannot see how 'UK recognised bachelors degree' can be interpreted to mean a qualification at equivalent level to a degree (which is not actually a degree). The requirement for a degree is clearly in the rules, ACCA is not a degree on its own, as your seem to concede. The judge in Syed address the issue of the phrase 'recognised' at paras 19-12
The ambiguity is said to turn on the use of the word "recognised" within paragraph (a). Nowhere in Table 10, nor in paragraph 6 ("Interpretation") of the Immigration Rules is there any definition of the word "recognised" or the phrase "recognised degree", although there is a definition of "a UK recognised body". They submit, accordingly, that in order to discern what is meant and intended by a "recognised …. degree" rather than, without qualification, "a degree" it is necessary to look elsewhere in the rules and also in the Policy Guidance.

I am not at all persuaded that there is any ambiguity in paragraph (a). The paragraph requires to be read in the context of the general law in relation to degrees, which includes the provisions of Part IV of the 1988 Act as described in paragraphs 13 and 14 above. I appreciate that the Immigration Rules, dense and complex as they are, should be as self sufficient as possible, and that migrants cannot reasonably be expected to resort to another statute such as the 1988 Act. But the question in issue is the meaning of the word "recognised" or the phrase "recognised … degree" where they appear in Table 10 of the rules. The maker of the rules was clearly well aware of the 1988 Act and indeed there is reference to it in paragraph (b) of the definition of "a UK Bachelor's degree" in paragraph 6 of the rules. The rules were made at a time when the framework of "recognised award" and "unrecognised degree" was already an established part of the general law in this field; and in my view the reference to "recognised" where it appears in paragraph (a) of Table 10 is simply and plainly a reference to a degree which is a "recognised award", and so also a "recognised degree", for the purposes of Part IV of the 1988 Act. In this regard I agree with the reasoning, so far as it is material, of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in YS and SJ ('Degree level' study) Mauritius [2006] UKAIT 00094 at paragraphs 22 – 24. I appreciate that in that case the claimed degree relied upon had been awarded by "Dublin Metropolitan University" which, as appears from paragraph 5 of the Determination and Reasons, was located in the Republic of Ireland or even in Cyprus but certainly not in the United Kingdom; but that does not impact on the central propositions in paragraphs 22 and 24 of the Determination and Reasons that:

>"In order to know what is a "recognised United Kingdom degree" we do have to look at sections 214 – 216 of the 1988 Act ….

"There can be no conceivable reason that the phrase "recognised United Kingdom degree" in paragraph 6 of HC 395 carries any meaning other than that given to the phrase "recognised award" in section 214. It is absurd to suggest that the Immigration Rules should entitle a person to remain in order to undertake studies for a degree, the offering or granting of which would amount to a criminal offence."

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Post by affiliate » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:24 am

Greenie wrote:
hassan5805 wrote:in the definition
it didnt say that the degree actually hve been awarded its only require that leads to an award....Hope it will make sense to you..
No, the requirement is that the qualification has been awarded. Leads to award = awarded. If your interpretation were correct then anyone who has studied a degree course would qualify for PSW regardless of whether they passed the course or not.

Your programme of study did not lead to an award (of a bachelors degree) as presumably you did not pass your research project therefore it does not fall within the definition of a bachelors degree. Appendix A also requires that the degree has been awarded
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I would appreciate if you can maintain ACCA standard, leads to award NOT EQUAL TO AWARDED, you are challenging basic English grammer...

As I have said before it clearly says before the "," that the award should be from a body with degree awarding powers, and the study should lead to a degree level award.

That means a DIPLOMA from a university cannot be called a DEGREE....simple[/img]

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Post by affiliate » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:46 am

Greenie is coming near to the point with definition.

Even the judge said there is no definition for UK RECOGNISED BACHELOR DEGREE, he used guidance and 1988 Act to define it.

My point is

1. Guidance is an invalid document. In fact the term is meaningless without guidance as the guidance says professional and foreign degrees are not accepted.

2. 1988 Act doesn't define the term.

3. If a body applies for degree awarding powers Secretary of State, with the opinion of QAA (should be level 6), can grant degree awarding powers based on certain criteria, which ACCA meets perfectly.

So it is QAA levels are appropriate (degree level as we say) as the term is not defined.

Hope all sadists agree...

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Post by Greenie » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:46 am

Sorry, how am I challenging 'basic English' and why are you asking me to keep to ACCA standard, I have nothing to do with ACCA.

Hassan has suggested that the definition of bachelors degree in the Immigration Rules indicates that the degree does not actually have to be awarded, only that the person needs to have studied on a course that (can) lead to a degree. This interpretation is incorrect.
a) A programme of study or research which leads to the award, by or on behalf of a university, college or other body which is authorised by Royal Charter or by or under an Act of Parliament to grant degrees, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level; or
(b) A programme of study or research, which leads to a recognised award for the purposes of section 214(2)(c) of the Education Reform Act 1988, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level.
In these definitions of a bachelors degree, the phrase 'leads to an award' should be interpreted to mean that the course actually leads to an award of a bachelors degree, not that it is capable of leading to an award.

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Post by PaperPusher » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:08 am

affiliate wrote:
Greenie wrote:
hassan5805 wrote:in the definition
it didnt say that the degree actually hve been awarded its only require that leads to an award....Hope it will make sense to you..
No, the requirement is that the qualification has been awarded. Leads to award = awarded. If your interpretation were correct then anyone who has studied a degree course would qualify for PSW regardless of whether they passed the course or not.

Your programme of study did not lead to an award (of a bachelors degree) as presumably you did not pass your research project therefore it does not fall within the definition of a bachelors degree. Appendix A also requires that the degree has been awarded
[img]

I would appreciate if you can maintain ACCA standard, leads to award NOT EQUAL TO AWARDED, you are challenging basic English grammer...

As I have said before it clearly says before the "," that the award should be from a body with degree awarding powers, and the study should lead to a degree level award.

That means a DIPLOMA from a university cannot be called a DEGREE....simple[/img]


Your use of BBCode has gone a bit wrong which makes your post harder to follow.

However,
affiliate wrote:As I have said before it clearly says before the "," that the award should be from a body with degree awarding powers, and the study should lead to a degree level award.
ACCA doesn't have degree awarding powers.

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Post by PaperPusher » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:34 am

Image

When you either understand what Greenie and I post

OR

The appeal is won in ACCA graduates' favour

You can have one of these from me

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Post by affiliate » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:34 pm

I repeat Paper pusher is a sad man...

He just want to pick bits of what I say not in full...

I repeat what I said earlier..and hope this will console you..

Even the judge said there is no definition for UK RECOGNISED BACHELOR DEGREE, he used guidance and 1988 Act to define it.

My point is

1. Guidance is an invalid document. In fact the term is meaningless without guidance as the guidance says professional and foreign degrees are not accepted.

2. 1988 Act doesn't define the term.

3. If a body applies for degree awarding powers Secretary of State, with the opinion of QAA (should be level 6), can grant degree awarding powers based on certain criteria, which ACCA meets perfectly.

So it is QAA levels are appropriate (degree level as we say) as the term is not defined.

Hope all sadists agree...

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Post by PaperPusher » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:54 pm

affiliate wrote:I repeat Paper pusher is a sad man...

He just want to pick bits of what I say not in full...

I repeat what I said earlier..and hope this will console you..

Even the judge said there is no definition for UK RECOGNISED BACHELOR DEGREE, he used guidance and 1988 Act to define it.

My point is

1. Guidance is an invalid document. In fact the term is meaningless without guidance as the guidance says professional and foreign degrees are not accepted.

2. 1988 Act doesn't define the term.

3. If a body applies for degree awarding powers Secretary of State, with the opinion of QAA (should be level 6), can grant degree awarding powers based on certain criteria, which ACCA meets perfectly.

So it is QAA levels are appropriate (degree level as we say) as the term is not defined.

Hope all sadists agree...
Seriously, what is this with your use of the word 'sadist'? Do you know what it means? Please can you also stop the ad hominem attacks. I am perfectly fine and happy, and I am a woman. I hope you don't mean that I am pathetically inadequate when you use the word sad to describe me.

The 1988 act doesn't define the term degree in that section, but it does define who can award a degree. Only certain bodies can award things called degrees in the UK.
Interpretation

6. In these Rules the following interpretations apply:

...................

"a UK Bachelors degree" means

(a) A programme of study or research which leads to the award, by or on behalf of a university, college or other body which is authorised by Royal Charter or by or under an Act of Parliament to grant degrees, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level; or

(b) A programme of study or research, which leads to a recognised award for the purposes of section 214(2)(c) of the Education Reform Act 1988, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level.
What is your problem with this definition? ACCA qualifications do not meet this definition of a UK bachelors degree.

How do you think "UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree" means overseas qualifications and qualifications at degree level?

No one has disputed that ACCA is degree level, just that it is not a bachelor or postgraduate degree. It is like a degree, but it is not a degree.

ACCA doesn't have degree awarding powers. If it applied it may be able to get them, but ACCA has not been given degree awarding powers.

A professional degree would be fine. Overseas degrees would not be fine because they are not UK degrees.

"A UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree"

I think you believe this means a qualification recognised in the UK as equivalent to a degree. I think it means a recognised degree from the UK and the term "recognised" is used to make clear that unrecognised degrees from the UK are not acceptable.

It was counsel for the ACCA students who sought to rely on the guidance.

The judge's conclusion in Syed is:
In a sentence, there had to be a degree and the ACCA qualification is not a degree.

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Post by hassan5805 » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:03 pm

Why the home office are accepting foreign qulaification as recognised degree i mean INSEAD MBA from France have been accepted by home office and i am not agree that ACCA is not a degree ACCA is degree from OBU and it has been confirmed by the obu guideline that they take full part for the prepartion of ACCA exams and acca exams are actually thier examx..

In uk for honours degree you have to have 360 creditd f1 to f9 are actually 330 credit normal BA degree which is not honours require only 300 credits and we have succesfully compelted the 330 credits and i am sure you guys will be agree with this...

Another thing is in the definition does not require you to have awarded degrre

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Post by PaperPusher » Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:34 pm

hassan5805 wrote:Why the home office are accepting foreign qulaification as recognised degree i mean INSEAD MBA from France have been accepted by home office
This is the first time I have heard this, what do you mean exactly? Did people get PSW from UKBA with an INSEAD MBA without an appeal? How many people do you know who got PSW on this basis? How many didn't? Alternatively, did people get PSW after a refusal from UKBA but a successful appeal? Are you aware of any policies relating to accepting an INSEAD MBA? Can you provide any evidence to back up this claim?
hassan5805 wrote: and i am not agree that ACCA is not a degree ACCA is degree from OBU and it has been confirmed by the obu guideline that they take full part for the prepartion of ACCA exams and acca exams are actually thier examx..
How does OBU having input into the exams make the ACCA qualification a degree?
hassan5805 wrote:In uk for honours degree you have to have 360 creditd f1 to f9 are actually 330 credit normal BA degree which is not honours require only 300 credits and we have succesfully compelted the 330 credits and i am sure you guys will be agree with this...
I agree that if what you are saying about the number of credits is correct, then the ACCA qualification is equivalent to a degree, but I do not think it makes it a degree.
hassan5805 wrote:Another thing is in the definition does not require you to have awarded degrre
The immigration rules say that to score points the applicant must have been awarded a UK recognised degree.

The definition in the rules says:
Interpretation

6. In these Rules the following interpretations apply:

...................

"a UK Bachelors degree" means

(a) A programme of study or research which leads to the award, by or on behalf of a university, college or other body which is authorised by Royal Charter or by or under an Act of Parliament to grant degrees, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level; or

(b) A programme of study or research, which leads to a recognised award for the purposes of section 214(2)(c) of the Education Reform Act 1988, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level.
Do you mean ACCA awards their qualification on behalf of OBU and therefore meets the definition in (a)? Or, do you mean that the ACCA qualification meets the definition in (b)?

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Post by wasimraza121 » Wed May 01, 2013 12:51 am

Is BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting is a degree?

It is awarded by Oxford Brookes University after completing F1-F9 and submitting a research paper.

Please reply me. It seems you know a lot about rules and guidelines.

thank you
PaperPusher wrote:
hassan5805 wrote:Why the home office are accepting foreign qulaification as recognised degree i mean INSEAD MBA from France have been accepted by home office
This is the first time I have heard this, what do you mean exactly? Did people get PSW from UKBA with an INSEAD MBA without an appeal? How many people do you know who got PSW on this basis? How many didn't? Alternatively, did people get PSW after a refusal from UKBA but a successful appeal? Are you aware of any policies relating to accepting an INSEAD MBA? Can you provide any evidence to back up this claim?
hassan5805 wrote: and i am not agree that ACCA is not a degree ACCA is degree from OBU and it has been confirmed by the obu guideline that they take full part for the prepartion of ACCA exams and acca exams are actually thier examx..
How does OBU having input into the exams make the ACCA qualification a degree?
hassan5805 wrote:In uk for honours degree you have to have 360 creditd f1 to f9 are actually 330 credit normal BA degree which is not honours require only 300 credits and we have succesfully compelted the 330 credits and i am sure you guys will be agree with this...
I agree that if what you are saying about the number of credits is correct, then the ACCA qualification is equivalent to a degree, but I do not think it makes it a degree.
hassan5805 wrote:Another thing is in the definition does not require you to have awarded degrre
The immigration rules say that to score points the applicant must have been awarded a UK recognised degree.

The definition in the rules says:
Interpretation

6. In these Rules the following interpretations apply:

...................

"a UK Bachelors degree" means

(a) A programme of study or research which leads to the award, by or on behalf of a university, college or other body which is authorised by Royal Charter or by or under an Act of Parliament to grant degrees, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level; or

(b) A programme of study or research, which leads to a recognised award for the purposes of section 214(2)(c) of the Education Reform Act 1988, of a qualification designated by the awarding institution to be of Bachelors degree level.
Do you mean ACCA awards their qualification on behalf of OBU and therefore meets the definition in (a)? Or, do you mean that the ACCA qualification meets the definition in (b)?

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Post by affiliate » Wed May 01, 2013 4:06 am

PaperPusher wrote:"A UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree"

I think you believe this means a qualification recognised in the UK as equivalent to a degree. I think it means a recognised degree from the UK and the term "recognised" is used to make clear that unrecognised degrees from the UK are not acceptable.
Well it took posts and posts for you to understand this...

I think in one way and you think in a different way...here is the vagueness in immigration rules...there would have been LESS issues if they had defined the term...

There is no excuse but these rules must have been precise...now you got it...

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Post by affiliate » Wed May 01, 2013 4:41 am

PaperPusher wrote:It was counsel for the ACCA students who sought to rely on the guidance.
Would you please take a second to read my posts carefully?

I have already said this could be a secret weapon to be used in court of appeal OR a clever way to drag it to the Supreme Court to make more money for the lawyers...

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Post by PaperPusher » Wed May 01, 2013 7:16 am

affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:"A UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree"

I think you believe this means a qualification recognised in the UK as equivalent to a degree. I think it means a recognised degree from the UK and the term "recognised" is used to make clear that unrecognised degrees from the UK are not acceptable.
Well it took posts and posts for you to understand this...

I think in one way and you think in a different way...here is the vagueness in immigration rules...there would have been LESS issues if they had defined the term...

There is no excuse but these rules must have been precise...now you got it...
Not really getting it. Sorry.

You have to read the rules normally, there are no tricks. What is the ordinary meaning in English?

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Post by PaperPusher » Wed May 01, 2013 7:21 am

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PaperPusher wrote:It was counsel for the ACCA students who sought to rely on the guidance.
Would you please take a second to read my posts carefully?

I have already said this could be a secret weapon to be used in court of appeal OR a clever way to drag it to the Supreme Court to make more money for the lawyers...
Sorry, I thought you were being silly.

An appeal would have to be brought on an error of law, and not something the Judge was not even asked to consider. The Judge considered the guidance where he was asked to consider it.

I hope you are not saying that a barrister or solicitor deliberately failed in their duty to the court, and their client, just for a few thousand pounds? Because that is an incredibly serious accusation to make. I thought that was perhaps even upset over the decision talking, rather than an actual real considered opinion.
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Post by PaperPusher » Wed May 01, 2013 7:32 am

wasimraza121 wrote:Is BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting is a degree?

It is awarded by Oxford Brookes University after completing F1-F9 and submitting a research paper.

Please reply me. It seems you know a lot about rules and guidelines.

thank you
Yes, a bachelor of science degree in applied accounting from OBU is a degree.

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Post by Thehappyone » Wed May 01, 2013 9:11 am

Hi guys, I've been in the same position as most of you - having to go through the appeal system to try and obtain the psw visa with the ACCA qualification.

I believe in the past more people were successful with it but now that the UK is tightening their immigartion system it has been almost impossible to succeed.

I don't believe the likes of Paperpusher are trying to undermine our efforts but are merely helping us to state the obvious facts so as to help us make well informed decisions.

I implore you guys that while chasing the appeals, try to look at other visa categories you might qualify for as this is what I have done. I have used the appeal process as an opportunity to gather documents for another visa which I currently qualify for but did not at the time of my psw application and appeal, and I'll be applying for it next week.

I wish everyone the best.

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Post by wasimraza121 » Wed May 01, 2013 9:16 am

PaperPusher wrote:
wasimraza121 wrote:Is BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting is a degree?

It is awarded by Oxford Brookes University after completing F1-F9 and submitting a research paper.

Please reply me. It seems you know a lot about rules and guidelines.

thank you
Yes, a bachelor of science degree in applied accounting from OBU is a degree.
thank you

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Post by affiliate » Wed May 01, 2013 11:22 am

PaperPusher wrote:
affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:It was counsel for the ACCA students who sought to rely on the guidance.
Would you please take a second to read my posts carefully?

I have already said this could be a secret weapon to be used in court of appeal OR a clever way to drag it to the Supreme Court to make more money for the lawyers...
Sorry, I thought you were being silly.

An appeal would have to be brought on an error of law, and not something the Judge was not even asked to consider. The Judge considered the guidance where he was asked to consider it.

I hope you are not saying that a barrister or solicitor deliberately failed in their duty to the court, and their client, just for a few thousand pounds? Because that is an incredibly serious accusation to make. I thought that was perhaps even upset over the decision talking, rather than an actual real considered opinion.
You should be banned from this forum for posting irresponsible comments....its not error of law..but a fresh piece of evidence should do...

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Post by affiliate » Wed May 01, 2013 11:31 am

PaperPusher wrote:
affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:"A UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree"

I think you believe this means a qualification recognised in the UK as equivalent to a degree. I think it means a recognised degree from the UK and the term "recognised" is used to make clear that unrecognised degrees from the UK are not acceptable.
Well it took posts and posts for you to understand this...

I think in one way and you think in a different way...here is the vagueness in immigration rules...there would have been LESS issues if they had defined the term...

There is no excuse but these rules must have been precise...now you got it...
Not really getting it. Sorry.

You have to read the rules normally, there are no tricks. What is the ordinary meaning in English?
Ordinary meaning in English is good when you read and enjoy Shakespeare's drama, not when defining law, where thousands of people from around the world have invested thousands of pounds...It must be precise...everything else is, why not this one...

Now you got it mate...

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Post by PaperPusher » Wed May 01, 2013 11:59 am

affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:
affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:It was counsel for the ACCA students who sought to rely on the guidance.
Would you please take a second to read my posts carefully?

I have already said this could be a secret weapon to be used in court of appeal OR a clever way to drag it to the Supreme Court to make more money for the lawyers...
Sorry, I thought you were being silly.

An appeal would have to be brought on an error of law, and not something the Judge was not even asked to consider. The Judge considered the guidance where he was asked to consider it.

I hope you are not saying that a barrister or solicitor deliberately failed in their duty to the court, and their client, just for a few thousand pounds? Because that is an incredibly serious accusation to make. I thought that was perhaps even upset over the decision talking, rather than an actual real considered opinion.
You should be banned from this forum for posting irresponsible comments....its not error of law..but a fresh piece of evidence should do...
Fresh pieces of evidence can't be brought to an appeal of an appeal like that. The appeal has to be because the judge has made an error of law. Evidence can't be drip fed into the appeal process.

http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/c ... 1a-eng.pdf
The appeal court will be unlikely to overturn a decision where no real difference would be made to the outcome of the case; or the appeal would involve re-examining the factual investigation undertaken by the lower court.
Remember that you must not include any grounds for appealing which rely on new evidence, that is evidence that has become available since the order was made. You may not produce new evidence in your appeal without first obtaining the permission of the appeal court.

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Post by PaperPusher » Wed May 01, 2013 12:14 pm

affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:
affiliate wrote:
PaperPusher wrote:"A UK recognised bachelor or postgraduate degree"

I think you believe this means a qualification recognised in the UK as equivalent to a degree. I think it means a recognised degree from the UK and the term "recognised" is used to make clear that unrecognised degrees from the UK are not acceptable.
Well it took posts and posts for you to understand this...

I think in one way and you think in a different way...here is the vagueness in immigration rules...there would have been LESS issues if they had defined the term...

There is no excuse but these rules must have been precise...now you got it...
Not really getting it. Sorry.

You have to read the rules normally, there are no tricks. What is the ordinary meaning in English?
Ordinary meaning in English is good when you read and enjoy Shakespeare's drama, not when defining law, where thousands of people from around the world have invested thousands of pounds...It must be precise...everything else is, why not this one...

Now you got it mate...
"Ordinary meaning" of the immigration rules is established case law.

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2008/1082.html
It is thus in the nature of the Immigration Rules that they include no over-arching implicit purposes. Their only purpose is to articulate the Secretary of State's specific policies with regard to immigration control from time to time, as to which there are no presumptions, liberal or restrictive. The whole of their meaning is, so to speak, worn on their sleeve. Mr Gill's plea for a construction which gives added value to family life assumes, or asserts, an internal force or impetus which the Rules entirely lack. There is no material basis for the suggestion that Mr Gill's favoured construction must be adopted to save the vires of the relevant Rules. Indeed in light of MW (Liberia) I do not consider that he was entitled to advance such a submission.

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