Asylum & Immigration

Articles

Raising the bar: what the UK’s new English language rules mean for migrants

Ashley Stothard assesses the likely impact of the new English language requirements for migrants

Will legal aid, as with so many other public services, simply be co-opted into a system of managed decline?

Daniel Newman, Professor in Law at Cardiff University, Emma Cooke, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, and Jess Mant, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, discuss the findings from their recent project funded by the British Academy on the legal aid sector

Civil legal aid reform: restoring access to justice or running out of time?

Sonia Kalsi, an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Faculty of Laws at University College London and Deputy Director (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty’s Centre for Access to Justice, asks whether it’s too late to save civil legal aid

Mind the language gap: are friends and family the best interpreters?

Matt Taylor, CEO at language services provider Dals, says there are good reasons most NHS trusts advise against the use of friends and family as interpreters. He explains why immigration advisers should bear the potential pitfalls in mind

Legal aid: the need to re-grow from the desert

Dr Jo Wilding, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, discusses the legal aid crisis in the UK and possible solutions to addressing access to justice challenges

Why are there still no safe routes to the UK for Gazan civilians trying to join their families here?

Liz Barratt, a Partner, and solicitors Elisabeth Attwood and Jenni Whitaker, from Bindmans LLP, share their thoughts on the government’s inaction in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Safety of Rwanda Act: an act of cruelty

Liz Barratt from Bindmans shares her thoughts on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and its implications

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Toufique Hossain provides his opinion on the enactment of the Act and the limited ways in which individuals can challenge their removal