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Home Secretary's appeal fails in Rwanda asylum cases

15th November 2023 | immigration , human rights | Immigration and asylum , Human rights , EU / international
Supreme Court finds asylum seekers at risk if sent for decision in Rwanda

Ministers hunt immigration lawyers coaching fake claims

8th August 2023 | immigration , professional regulation | Immigration and asylum
Task force launched to build cases for prosecution

Jacqueline Moore joins Thorntons

1st March 2023 | careers , immigration
New recruit is a specialist in immigration law

Rwanda asylum seeker plan ruled lawful

19th December 2022 | human rights , immigration
Court backing for UK Government policy

SLAB tightens practice on representative applications

27th September 2022 | civil litigation , immigration | Civil legal aid , Immigration and asylum
Sponsor applications in immigration and asylum cases no longer accepted

Profession renews protests over Johnson lawyer remarks

15th June 2022 | government-administration , immigration , human rights | Immigration and asylum , Human rights
Scottish and English leaders raise concerns over reactions to Rwanda orders

Ukraine immigration advice project still seeking help

16th March 2022 | immigration | Immigration and asylum
Appeal for more volunteer lawyers to meet rising need

Court upholds asylum seekers' right to child tax credit

19th January 2022 | immigration , welfare/benefits | Immigration and asylum , Social welfare health benefits
Claim including prior period survived introduction of universal credit

Society attacks bill's two-tier asylum system

19th October 2021 | immigration , human rights | Immigration and asylum , EU / international
Different types of refugee, and criminalising help, would breach UK duties

Lawyers urge support for Afghanistan professionals

17th August 2021 | human rights , immigration | EU / international
Statement calls on UK Government to offer evacuation and asylum

Dean rebuts “not-very-contrite” Home Office response

7th December 2020 | immigration , professional regulation
Minister again claims immigration lawyers are “playing politics”

Patel again attacks lawyers in pledging asylum overhaul

5th October 2020 | immigration
Home Secretary attacked for calling migrants "illegal" in conference speech

Serco lock change opponents refused appeal permission

7th April 2020 | immigration , human rights | Housing
Supreme Court panel decision marks end of the road

Home Office eases right to work checks during COVID-19

6th April 2020 | employment , immigration | Employment law , Immigration and asylum
Video calls allowed, subject to verification after shutdown

Tribunals rule on trafficking status: Supreme Court

19th March 2020 | human rights , immigration | Human rights , Immigration and asylum
Commission's appeal upheld in forced labour case

Advice funding for asylum seekers under homelessness threat

31st December 2019 | immigration , welfare/benefits | Immigration and asylum
Scottish ministers to fund advocacy support efforts

Court backs Serco as asylum seekers' eviction appeals fail

13th November 2019 | human rights , immigration | Housing
No tenancy rights, and Serco not liable as public authority: Inner House

Faculty backs overhaul of Immigration Rules

1st May 2019 | immigration
Response warns of need for resources, and ECHR concerns

Immigration Bill deprives UK's EU citizens of rights, MPs report

26th March 2019 | europe , human rights , immigration
Human Rights Committee flags up powers vested in Home Secretary

Court suspends Home Office "removal window" deportation policy

15th March 2019 | immigration
Judge allows full judicial review of practice inhibiting challenges

"Right to rent" rules for landlords declared illegal by High Court

1st March 2019 | human rights , immigration | Housing
Judge finds key plank of "hostile environment" leads to discrimination

EU Settlement Scheme could repeat Windrush problems, peers warn

28th February 2019 | europe , immigration
Home Office "appears not to have learned the lessons": Kennedy

End indefinite immigration detention, Westminster joint committee calls

7th February 2019 | immigration
Report proposes major reforms to detention decision making

Funding to help with EU Settlement Scheme announced

26th October 2018 | europe , immigration
£9 million to help organisations inform vulnerable individuals
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