Leigh Day Hosts Inaugural Immigration Summit
Tuesday 29 April 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM | Drinks Reception From 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM | St Paul's London.
A Timely Discussion on Immigration and Justice
April 2025 marks seven years since the Windrush Scandal came to public attention.
Key topics and discussions
Throughout the day attendees will hear from keynote speaker Simon Israel and expert panels exploring the realities of immigration control, offshore policies, and whether the 1951 Refugee Convention remains fit for purpose.
Panel Sessions Include:
- UK riots and discontent: Does anti-migrant discourse play a role?
- Safe legal routes: How do we choose which conflicts generate safe havens?
- Deportation: Are mandatory laws harmful and discriminatory?
- The right to belong: How do citizenship laws shape identity and belonging?
- The rule of law: How do legal aid and other funding cuts undermine access to justice?
- Immigration detention: Are there viable alternatives to detaining migrants?
- Modern slavery: Are restrictive immigration policies driving people trafficking?
- The right to family life: Do immigration laws curtail the right to family life?
- Asylum claims: What role should the state play in determining credibility?
- Migration and climate justice: What legal frameworks can we develop to protect climate vulnerable migrants?
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Organisations include: Leigh Day and 33 Bedford Row, African Rainbow Family, AFRUCA, Amnesty International, ATLEU, BID, Detention Action, Doughty Street, Duncan Lewis, Focus on Labour Exploitation, Free Movement, Garden Court, Helen Bamber Foundation, ILPA, Institute of Race Relations, JCWI, Kingsley Napley, Landmark Chambers, Medical Justice, Migrants Organise, One Pump Court, Oxford University, Public Law Project, Refugee Legal Service, UCL, UNHCR, University of Bristol, Wilsons and Young Roots.
Tickets for the Summit, which also includes a conference bag and brochure, lunch and refreshments and an evening reception cost £239.99 + VAT per person.
We look forward to seeing you at the Leigh Day Immigration Summit 2025 on the 29 April 2025, 9.00 am to 5.30 pm followed by an evening reception until 7:00 pm.