Key legal question
Whether the appellant had an enforceable right to a residence permit under Article 8 ECHR based on family life with his partner and child
Extracted holding
He had a potential Article 8 ECHR claim through his relationship with his child, but the public interest in exclusion outweighed his private interests.
Extracted reasoning
The family life was real, yet he had a serious criminal record, long unlawful stay, repeated non-cooperation, and the child and partner could reasonably follow him abroad.