Deprivation of British Citizenship

Speaker: Jane Heybroek
Chambers: Goldsmith Chambers

Another hot topic that has gained particular attention of late, Goldsmith Chambers’ Jane Heybroek takes an expert in-depth look at deprivation of citizenship, looking at Home Office guidance and touching on the following topics:

  • Proportionality
  • Terrorism, Security and treason
  • Fraud, false representations
  • Serious organised cime

Relevant law

1961 UN Convention for the Reduction of Statelessness – Article 8

Section 40, British Nationality Act 1981

Deliallisi (British citizen: deprivation appeal: Scope) [2013] UKUT 439(IAC)

Pham v SSHD [2018] EWCA Civ 2064 

R (on the application of Hysaj & Ors) v SSHD [2017] UKSC 82

Aziz and Ors v SSHD [2018] EWCA Civ. 1884

Jane specialises in all aspects of immigration, nationality and asylum law, and has represented private and publicly funded clients in asylum, family reunion, entry clearance, human rights, long residence, family applications under Appendix FM, and EEA residence including sham marriage allegations.

She regularly appears at the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tier of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in appeals and Judicial Reviews. She has also appeared in Judicial Review hearings in The High Court and permission hearings in the Court of Appeal.