Domestic Abuse Bill: ‘More help for migrant women needed’ – BBC News
‘Help should be available to all domestic abuse survivors, no matter their immigration status, campaigners have said.’
BBC News, 6th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: immigration
Woman loses legal challenge to NHS charges for pregnant migrants – The Guardian
‘A woman who faces decades of repayments to the NHS for maternity care has lost a case in the high court challenging the government’s healthcare charging regime for migrants.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Solicitor faked court documents to mislead client – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor has been struck off for falsifying court documents to make a client think his application to extend his leave to remain in the UK had been made before the leave had expired.’
Legal Futures, 22nd June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Windrush lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie: ‘The Home Office is treating people with contempt’ – The Guardian
‘The lawyer representing 200 victims of the Windrush scandal says systemic racism is at the root of the problem.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘I feel targeted’: Windrush victim decries compensation delays as racism – The Guardian
‘Anthony Williams arrived in Birmingham from Jamaica aged seven in 1971, and went to primary and secondary school before joining the army and serving with the Royal Artillery for 13 years. Later, he had a successful second career as a fitness instructor until 2013, when he found himself classified as an illegal immigrant and sacked from his job.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office to face legal challenge over ‘digital hostile environment’ – The Guardian
‘Immigrants’ rights campaigners are to bring the first court case of its kind in British legal history in an attempt to turn off what they claim is a decision-making algorithm that creates a “hostile environment” for people applying for UK visas online.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Councils call for suspension of No Recourse to Public Funds condition – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government Association has called for the suspension of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) “so that all vulnerable individuals are entitled to receive support during the coronavirus crisis”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Equalities watchdog to investigate hostile environment policy – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is being investigated over whether it breached equality law when it introduced the “hostile environment” immigration measures that caused catastrophic consequences for thousands of Windrush generation residents living legally in the UK.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship should be restored, court told – The Guardian
‘Shamima Begum, the woman who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, cannot effectively challenge the government’s decision to deprive her of British citizenship while she is in a detention camp in northern Syria, the court of appeal has been told.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Telling my brother’s Windrush scandal story as a TV drama – BBC News
‘Anthony Bryan had lived and worked in Britain for 50 years when he was suddenly detained and almost deported.’
BBC News, 8th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Business Immigration: Coronavirus and the Concession for Entrepreneurs – Garden Court Chambers
‘The Entrepreneur route has always provided more than its fair share of interpretative challenges to business people and their lawyers alike. And it looks like the Covid-19 concession announced for those still in the route (it was replaced for new applicants by the Innovator option in Spring 2019) is no different.’
Garden Court Chambers, 5th June 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
The new Immigration Bill-could it cause another Windrush Scandal? – Doughty Street Chambers
‘This week the House of Commons heard the second reading of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2020 (the Immigration Bill), and given the Government’s majority it is likely to become law unamended. The Explanatory Notes of the Bill set out inter alia the Government’s intention to deliver, following the end of EU free movement, a “new points-based immigration system to attract the brightest and best talent from around the world” from 1st January 2021. On the face of it, this is a legitimate aim, but what could be the possible implications for immigrants currently living and working in the UK? An important report that understandably did not receive much media attention when it was published on the 19th March 2020, is the Windrush, Lessons Learned Review (the Review), the independent assessment of the events leading up to the Windrush Scandal. One needs to recollect that, as the Review notes, the Windrush Scandal affected “hundreds, and possibly thousands of people, directly or indirectly”, including at least 83 people who were unlawfully removed. Many of those affected were working in so-called lower-skilled occupations, in the NHS, in public transport and in adult social care. The Review provides 30 recommendations for change and improvement within the Home Office in order to avoid a repetition of the Windrush Scandal, which it recommends should be implemented in full. A formal response to the Review, including the recommendations, was accepted by the Home Secretary to be given within six months, including the asking of “difficult questions needed to ensure that these circumstances can never arise again”.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 27th May 2020
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Implications for expulsions following the Supreme Court ruling of AM (Zimbabwe) – Garden Court Chambers
‘Cases where applicants seek to resist removal from the UK because of adverse health consequences have given rise to both great passions and difficult points of principle. The decision of the Supreme Court in AM (Zimbabwe) [2020] UKSC 17 gave the opportunity for the UK’s approach to catch up with that taken by the ECtHR in recent years. In this post we look at the implications of the judgment both generally and in relation to two specific scenarios, namely destitution and “fitness to fly”.’
Garden Court Chambers, 19th May 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
36 Emergency Powers Group Newsletter – The 36 Group
‘1. Knowing Your R’s from Your Elbow: Wrongful Convictions in the Time of Coronavirus – Arthur Kendrick & Tom Parker
2. “Repugnant to Ordinary Notions of Fairness”? The Burden of Proof in the ‘Leaving Home’ Offence – Catherine Rose
3. Beyond the Emergency Legislation: Offences of Deliberate Infection – Michael Haggar
4. To Derogate or Not to Derogate: Are the Lockdown Restrictions Compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights? – Nadeem Holland
5. Landlord and Tenant Rights in the Pandemic – Karen Reid
6. Immigration Appeals in the Age of Corona – Tom Wilding’
The 36 Group, 2nd June 2020
Source: 36group.co.uk
Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Bereaved Partner – Richmond Chambers
‘Daily reports of death during the Covid-19 pandemic has made many of us think about loved ones, how to protect them and the implications of life without them. If your leave to enter or remain is dependent on a relationship, what does happen if a partner passes away? The Immigration Rules in fact provide a route for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a bereaved partner. In this post we look at the requirements.’
Richmond Chambers, 22nd May 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
British citizenship after obtaining EU Settled Status – Richmond Chambers
‘EU Settled Status is a relatively new form of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for which EEA nationals and family members have to apply by 30 June 2021. In this post we look at how to obtain British citizenship after obtaining EU Settled Status.’
Richmond Chambers, 25th May 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
Sole Representative Visa: Genuineness and Legal Certainty – Richmond Chambers
‘Paragraph 144 of the Immigration Rules was simple. It placed great trust in the parent company. From the amendments in response to the anxieties, we can see that re-orientation is from the parent company to the sole representative. The Home Office will consider the representative’s skills, knowledge, experience, the ownership and control held by the sole representative and their partner, and refuse if it considers the application is merely a way to facilitate the sole representative’s entry or stay.’
Richmond Chambers, 28th May 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
Righting wrongs: interview with Martin Forde QC – Counsel
‘One year on from the launch of the Windrush compensation scheme, the silk who oversaw its design talks to Natasha Shotunde about the scandal, British attitudes to migration and citizenship, and misconceptions holding applicants back from rightful compensation.’
Counsel, June 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
