All Immigration articles – Page 2
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NewsHome Office ordered to improve Windrush compensation scheme
Parliamentary ombudsman says Home Office compounded grieving family's distress.
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NewsImmigration contract terminated due to 'extraordinary chain of events'
Director believes firm would still have legal aid contract if founder who has since died had not fallen ill.
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NewsQuestioning judges' integrity is dangerous, Mahmood tells peers
Lord chancellor says recent political and media attacks on judges threaten their safety and undermine public confidence.
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News'Regressive restructuring' won't clear immigration backlog, lawyers warn
Practitioner group urges government to focus on 'broken' legal aid system and quality of Home Office decisions.
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NewsStarmer's immigration tribunal reforms 'send the wrong message'
Professional adjudicators would hear asylum appeals instead of tribunal judges to clear immigration case backlog quicker.
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NewsLAA repays £35,000 to charity following legal challenge
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants was told earlier this year that it owed the sum in relation to payments on account.
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NewsHome Office wrongly referred immigration solicitor to regulators
Solicitor considering legal action after Home Office wrongly told regulators he was using delay tactics to frustrate immigration system.
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OpinionLegal aid fees consultation: what's changing?
The Ministry of Justice’s transformative ambition is welcome, but first steps highlight the scale of reform needed.
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NewsAfghan data leak: government faces wave of compensation claims
Immigration lawyers say compensation is important but no replacement for a safe route to protection.
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NewsLALYs 25: Pillars of a decent society
The Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards highlighted the full gamut of critical work, from representing prisoners to family law and immigration. Such advice ensures that ‘people’s rights have real, practical meaning’.
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NewsMoJ confirms fee uplifts for housing and immigration work
Housing and immigration lawyers to get a pay rise - but still no news on fee increases for rest of civil legal aid sector.
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NewsIn depth: Foreign lawyers in immigration limbo
The government’s immigration reforms envisage doubling the qualifying period for settlement in the UK, thereby throwing the future of thousands of registered foreign lawyers into disarray.
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NewsSecond Daily Mail 'sting' solicitor cleared of misconduct
Immigration adviser conducted an initial exploratory meeting and did not advise on fabricating evidence for an asylum claim, tribunal finds.
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NewsSolicitors could still face sanction for delays caused by other parties, LeO warns
When a client complains, the ombudsman will want to see evidence firms tried to progress matters.
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NewsLAA demands £35,000 for case that ended 13 years ago
Legal advice charity says no records have been presented to show that it owes full amount.
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OpinionStarmer's bizarre misrepresentation of UK immigration will damage growth and industries
Debate around immigration should not be based on oversimplified, sweeping comments seeking to reduce a technical and complicated legal landscape to soundbites.
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News'Exceptional circumstances' in immigration clampdown
Legislation ' to make clear it is the government and parliament that decides who should have the right to remain in the UK'.