Marriage ban for under-21s ruled unlawful
12-10-2011
The Supreme Court has today dismissed the Secretary of State's appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal finding that the ban was a disproportionate interference with the Article 8 right to family life of young couples. The judgment opens the door for those previously refused under paragraph 277 of the Immigration Rules to either re-apply or seek to have their case reviewed. Although the legal challenge had already succeeded in the Court of Appeal, the effect of that judgment was stayed pending the outcome of the case in the Supreme Court. That stay has now ended. Read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15272121.