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Toynbee Hall finds systemic failures in provision of immigration advice in East London

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Date of publication

10 November 2015

Summary

New report examines the quality of immigration advice available in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The Globalisation of Law

Blog post

Date of publication

09 November 2015

Written by

Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls

Sunday Times: British bill of rights to allow judges to ignore European Court of Human Rights rulings

Latest news

Date of publication

09 November 2015

Summary

Justice minister Michael Gove set to unveil plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

Court of Appeal rules Home Office acted unlawfully by detaining 16-year-old asylum seeker

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Date of publication

06 November 2015

Summary

New judgment sets clear guidelines and provides important clarification on detaining children whose age may be disputed

Case Comment: Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59

Blog post

Date of publication

05 November 2015

Written by

Sean O'Beirne, UK Supreme Court Blog

Migration Advisory Committee releases comprehensive review of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur routes

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Date of publication

04 November 2015

Summary

MAC recommends that the Government should substantially reform the visa route for entrepreneurs

Home Affairs Select Committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates

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Date of publication

02 November 2015

Summary

Report raises concerns over backlog of cases and the continued detention of children

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published

Latest news

Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

HC535 makes a number of changes to asylum, settlement, family/private life, Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of points-based system

Medical Justice: Segregation being misused in immigration removal centres across the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

29 October 2015

Summary

Report finds segregation used a form of punishment for immigration detainees, and to manage detainees with mental health disorders

The death of Basnet? Mitchell v SSHD

Blog post

Date of publication

28 October 2015

Written by

Darren Stevenson, McGill & Co

Transparency International raises corruption concerns over Tier 1 Investor visas

Latest news

Date of publication

22 October 2015

Summary

New report says Russian and Chinese Tier 1 investors highly likely to have laundered corrupt wealth into the UK

Immigration Act 2014's 'Right to Rent' scheme to be introduced across England in February 2016

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Date of publication

20 October 2015

Summary

Immigration Minister James Brokenshire announces 'Right to Rent' will apply to whole of England from 1 February 2016

Government announces new Tech Nation Visa Scheme to make it easier to hire foreign IT specialists

Latest news

Date of publication

19 October 2015

Summary

Government to relax the visa system for technology specialists amid a skills shortage

Evidential flexibility in immigration cases

Blog post

Date of publication

15 October 2015

Written by

Nazmun Ismail

Supreme Court allows appeal against visa extension refusal

Latest news

Date of publication

14 October 2015

Summary

Court rules Home Office acted unlawfully in refusing visa extension without following process instruction on evidential flexibility