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UKBA: New immigration fees proposed

25 February 2013
UKBA press release on proposed fee increases to take effect from 6 April 2013 for visa applications made overseas and applications made in the UK

Refugee Council: UK Border Agency putting health of mothers and babies at risk

25 February 2013
A new report by Maternity Action and Refugee Council says pregnant asylum seekers in the UK are are being separated from the specialist treatment and monitoring they need

ECJ opinion says state with most recent asylum application responsible for unaccompanied minors

21 February 2013
Full text of Court of Justice of the European Union press release

Lord Neuberger: Tomorrow's Lawyers Today – Today's Lawyers Tomorrow

21 February 2013
President of the Supreme Court speaks on change in the legal profession and its future

ECJ opinion says state with most recent asylum application responsible for unaccompanied minors

21 February 2013
ECJ press release on Advocate General Cruz Villalón's opinion in the case of asylum applications made by three minors in the UK after previous claims in other states

Home Secretary accuses immigration judges of ignoring Parliament's wishes in unprecedented attack

18 February 2013
Theresa May says some judges are failing to follow last year's guidance on Article 8 and the deportation of foreign criminals

Home Secretary backs down in mental health court battle

18 February 2013
Mental health charity Mind says Home Secretary abandons appeal in the case of HA (Nigeria) on inhuman and degrading treatment in immigration detention

Immigration minister authorises language analysis for Palestinian, Syrian & Kuwaiti asylum seekers

15 February 2013
Mark Harper authorises UKBA to use linguistic analysis for asylum seekers claiming to be of Palestinian national origin or Syrian or Kuwaiti nationality from 20 February

Cameron: Government is reviewing access to justice and benefits for migrants

14 February 2013
PM says areas of housing, health and benefits are under review to make sure that the UK is not a "soft touch" for migrants and foreign nationals

Ministry of Justice: New legal aid paper forms mandatory from 1 April 2013

14 February 2013
MoJ press release with information on the introduction of the new civil and crime legal aid forms

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