It was a very very very large part of the judges and AG's consideration. It is well accecepted that the chen princple is limited to people with a few quid to afford health insurance / cover and the like.Ben wrote:I wasn't aware that residence based on Chen was conditional on holding comprehensive sickness insurance cover.
If it were, the old argument of NHS coverage could be used. After all, NHS coverage was lawfully held by you and it is the only comprehensive sickness insurance cover in the UK anyway.
Check for yourself the English domestic court's interpretation of Chen. Note, for some strange reason, chen is not considered or used as an argument here in Ireland by the courts