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Council of Europe’s expert group on human trafficking highlights how UK immigration policy negatively impacts victims’ access to justice

Latest news

Date of publication

25 October 2021

Summary

New evaluation report on access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking

New Judgment: R (on the application of Majera (formerly SM (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Blog post

Date of publication

20 October 2021

Written by

Jocelyn Hutton, UK Supreme Court Blog

Parliamentary commission publishes report following comprehensive inquiry into the condition of legal aid

Latest news

Date of publication

19 October 2021

Summary

Westminster Commission on Legal Aid concludes that the system as it stands is not sufficient or sustainable

British Red Cross and Refugee Survival Trust report considers destitution in the asylum system and how to prevent it

Latest news

Date of publication

18 October 2021

Summary

In-depth research on destitution among asylum seekers in the UK, with a particular focus on Scotland

Upper Tribunal decides modified Paposhvili test applies to mental illness/risk of suicide cases

Blog post

Date of publication

15 October 2021

Written by

Alice Muzira

Barristers say Nationality and Borders Bill is biggest legal assault on international refugee law ever seen in the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

13 October 2021

Summary

Comprehensive joint legal opinion by Raza Husain QC and others commissioned by Freedom from Torture

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules to tackle shortage of poultry workers and HGV drivers

Latest news

Date of publication

11 October 2021

Summary

Short new statement of changes to implement widely reported short-term visas for seasonal workers

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees releases its full legal opinion on the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill

Latest news

Date of publication

11 October 2021

Summary

UNHCR details its key concerns with the Bill in comprehensive 72-page document

International Commission of Jurists publishes new set of training materials for lawyers and judges on access to justice for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees

Latest news

Date of publication

07 October 2021

Summary

Five-part set covers: asylum procedures; detention; economic, social and cultural rights; right to family life; and migrant children

Crimes of Arrival in the Nationality and Borders Bill

Blog post

Date of publication

06 October 2021

Written by

Adrian Berry, Cosmopolis

Home Secretary restates New Plan for Immigration aims in keynote conference speech

Latest news

Date of publication

05 October 2021

Summary

Legal process and the number of asylum appeals draws criticism from Priti Patel

News reports that UK will open offshore asylum seeker processing centre in Albania are dismissed as ‘fake news’ and ‘absolutely untrue’

Latest news

Date of publication

03 October 2021

Summary

Albanian government officials say today's report in The Sun is completely untrue

If my child is British, can I stay in the UK?

Blog post

Date of publication

01 October 2021

Written by

Amar Ali, Reiss Edwards

Law Society highlights severe lack of legal aid providers across England and Wales, including for immigration and asylum

Latest news

Date of publication

29 September 2021

Summary

Interactive map shows 63% live in region with no local immigration legal aid providers

Is ‘Operation Warm Welcome’ at odds with the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill?

Blog post

Date of publication

28 September 2021

Written by

Siso Sibanda, 1 Absolute Advisor