Asylum & Immigration

Articles

24 Nov 2023

A collision course with the law: the seismic importance of the Supreme Court’s Rwanda judgment

Romit Bhandari shares his views on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in AAA (Syria) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 (15 November 2023)

1 Sept 2023

SJ Interview: Chris Benson

Chris Benson is managing partner of Leigh Day. He talks to Solicitors Journal about building the firm, negative stories in the press and the firm's collective action against UK water companies.

1 Sept 2023

‘Lawyer bashing’ – the government’s misplaced focus

The Home Office's crackdown on "crooked" immigration lawyers suppresses genuine legal challenges, says Rubin Italia.

25 Aug 2023

Woeful statistics show Home Office still fighting backlog

Latest immigration statistics published on 24th August show that there is still a long way to go to reduce the huge backlog at the Home Office, as justice may be delayed or denied for people claiming asylum in the UK.

11 Aug 2023

Gherson Solicitors Grows Extradition Practice

Leading London-based independent law firm Gherson Solicitors (Gherson) has added solicitor, Hava Rosenfeld to the firm's growing white collar crime and extradition practice.

10 Aug 2023

Law Society criticises government suggestion that UK could exit ECHR

Robert Jenrick refused to rule out leaving the European Convention on Human Rights if the government's Rwanda deportation plans are blocked.

9 Aug 2023

Gherson Solicitors Expands Inbound Immigration Practice

Leading immigration law firm Gherson Solicitors LLP (Gherson) has added solicitor Mayuri Manjula to its renowned UK inbound immigration practice

9 Aug 2023

Bogus immigration lawyer receives 18-month suspended sentence

A woman who falsely claimed to be a solicitor and provided immigration advice received the suspended sentence on 7 July.