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Most immigration judicial review applications move to Upper Tribunal from November

29 August 2013
Direction by the Lord Chief Justice transfers to the Tribunal certain immigration and asylum judicial reviews from the High Court from the 1st of November

BMA: Proposals to charge migrants for use of NHS are impractical, uneconomic and inefficient

28 August 2013
British Medical Association warns government proposals to charge migrants for using NHS are unworkable and potentially damaging to the health service

The Guardian: Syrian asylum seeker imprisoned for using false passport

26 August 2013
The Guardian highlights another case of criminal conviction of an asylum seeker following the "clear injustice" found in in Mateta & Ors

Government to introduce modern slavery bill

26 August 2013
Theresa May writes in the Sunday Times that new law will target gangs trafficking people into slavery

Diane Abbott: Labour failing to challenge government's anti-immigration narrative

21 August 2013
Labour MP says there is a lack of voices at a senior level making the case for immigration and party's policy is being swayed by the polls

New Best Practice Guide for country evidence expert witnesses in UK immigration and asylum cases

19 August 2013
Prof. Anthony Good and Dr. Tobias Kelly release practical hands-on guide to aid the writing of effective and useful country evidence reports

Chief Inspector releases findings from spot-checks on Home Office

15 August 2013
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases report following new initiative to check previously inspected areas of Home Office

Home Office agrees to conduct consultations ahead of any further "go home" campaigns

12 August 2013
Home Office writes to Deighton Pierce Glynn after threat of legal action over "go home" van campaign, says no more without prior consultations

Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant delivers major speech on immigration

12 August 2013
Full text of immigration speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research by Labour's Chris Bryant

Sir John Thomas refers immigration law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority

09 August 2013
Queen's Bench President refers firm for personal contempt shown by solicitor and for misleading Court over deportation cases

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