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Apocalypse soon? The UK without the European Convention on Human Rights

By Jim Duffy, UK Human Rights Blog, 17 May 2013

Last night, lawyers, academics, NGOs and even the President of the Supreme Court gathered in a basement conference room in central London. Their purpose was to discuss the UK "without Convention Rights", a possible future that some might...

UKIP has an advantage that is not based on concrete policy proposals

By Awale Olad, Migrants' Rights Network, 7 May 2013

The aftermath of the UKIP surge in the polls in the local elections has led to a lot of soul searching in mainstream politics. To the detriment of the Conservative Party whilst also hacking away at both the support of the Labour and Liberal...

Government pressing ahead with (most of) its proposals to restrict access to judicial review

By Mark Elliott, UK Human Rights Blog, 23 April 2013

The Ministry of Justice has released its response to the comments generated by the consultation paper on judicial review that was published in December. Unsurprisingly, the Government has signalled that it intends to press ahead with most of the...

Survivors of torture respond to Asylum Inquiry

By Freedom from Torture, 18 April 2013

Survivors Speak OUT (SSO), the only torture survivor activist network in the UK, has responded to the current Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Asylum with a submission of evidence, drawing on members' first-hand experience of the UK asylum...

More changes to the Immigration Rules

By Iain Palmer, Free Movement, 4 April 2013

Two Statements of Changes to bring to your attention, HC1038 and HC1039. On Monday 1 April 2013, HC1038 came into effect and can be viewed here. Far weightier are the changes contained in HC1039 which will be brought into force on Saturday 6 April...

Latest News

Office of National Statistics finds net migration has significantly lowered

23 May 2013: Latest ONS data shows net flow of 153,000 migrants, the lowest figures in a decade, according to the Migration Observatory
Happy Birthday? Disputing age of children in the immigration system

22 May 2013: New Coram Children's Legal Centre report examines the practical and emotional impact of age disputes on young people in the immigration system
Former High Court judge warns legal aid reforms will be "absolutely devastating" for Britain's legal system

21 May 2013:
Sir Anthony Hooper tells the Express that legal aid cuts will be "costly and potentially disastrous" and will lead to miscarriages of justice

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ILPA: Joint ILPA/UNHCR training course: Cessation, Cancellation and Revocation of Refugee Status in the UK (Leeds)

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30 May 2013 - 4:00pm

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4 June 2013 - 10:00am

ILPA: Initiating and Running an Immigration Judicial Review (Manchester)

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4 June 2013 - 2:00pm

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4 June 2013 - 4:00pm

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5 June 2013 - 10:00am

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Latest Legislation

Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2013

SI 2013 No. 749. These Regulations, made under sections 51(3), 52(1) and 52(3) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, specify fees relating to immigration and nationality. Coming into force 6th April 2013.
Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2013

SI 2013 No. 617. These Regulations, made under sections 51(3), 52(1) and 52(3) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, specify fees relating to immigration and nationality. They are made for the purposes of the Immigration...
Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

SI 2012 No. 3098. The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”) make provision about the making and withdrawal of determinations that an individual qualifies for civil legal services under sections 9 and 10 of the...

Latest Resources

Statement of changes in Immigration Rules HC 1039 (March 2013)

Presented 14 March 2013. The purpose of these changes is to make numerous changes to the Immigration Rules. The changes take effect on 6 April 2013.
Statement of changes in Immigration Rules HC 943 (January 2013)

Presented 30 January 2013. The purpose of these changes is to make changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category of the Points-Based System to better protect it against abuse, while not disadvantaging genuine applicants. The changes...
Headnotes of Immigration Cases in 2012

Case law headnotes for 2012 arranged in thematic order to give a comprehensive overview of the year’s decision making

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