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New report examines how linguistic and cultural errors undermine justice in immigration tribunals

2 July 2026

Public Law Project finds interpretation errors and misunderstandings affect evidence, credibility and case outcomes

Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle [Source: Wikipedia] [Credit: Philafrenzy CC BY-SA 4.0]

Government confirms refugee sponsorship routes, Article 8 changes, new appeals body as Immigration and Asylum Bill is published

30 June 2026

Sponsorship model will "form the future of safe and legal routes" to the UK

Big Ben from the Westminster Bridge [Source: Wikipedia]

Government announces new Right to Work and Right to Rent measures from October 2026

30 June 2026

Existing requirements extended to cover companies that engage contracted and subcontracted workers

UNHCR publishes its observations and recommendations on proposals to replace First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)

29 June 2026

Refugee agency cautions that appointing adjudicators without legal expertise could lead to flawed decisions

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Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals

By Mark Henderson & Rowena Moffatt of Doughty Street Chambers and Alison Pickup & Monika Nollet of Asylum Aid

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The End of 5-Year ILR? ‘Earned Settlement’ Explained

By Adam Pipe

The new Immigration and Asylum Bill, a broken time machine

By Zoe Bantleman, University of Oxford and Alex Papasotiriou, Richmоnd Chambers

‘We all have our time machines, don’t we? Those that take us back are memories’, once wrote the science fiction novelist, H. G. Wells. [1]In the case of the Government, memories of the adjudicator system are insufficient.…

After the Lords Report: A Transitional Options Matrix for Existing Skilled Workers under Earned Settlement

By Zonglin Lyu, Skilled Worker Justice Alliance (SWJA)

1. In the final week of June, the settlement debate changed shape. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee concluded its inquiry into settlement, citizenship and integration with a warning that applying longer…

Not a Return, Rather an Abduction

By Dana Schmalz, Max Planck Institute. Originally published on Verfassungsblog

On June 17, 2026, the European Parliament approved the new so-called Return Regulation with the votes of the conservative and far-right political groups. All that remains is formal adoption by the Council. Under the…