Asylum & Immigration

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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

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.

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

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

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

Taskforce to build prosecution cases against rogue immigration lawyers

The government says the Professional Enablers Taskforce is bringing together regulatory bodies, law enforcement teams and government departments to increase enforcement action against lawyers who help migrants exploit the immigration system

Government to triple fines for supporting illegal immigrants

The government says it is cracking down on employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties

SRA shuts down three immigration firms

Law firms investigated by the Daily Mail for allegedly cheating the immigration system have been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority