Vice president on Newsnight: “legal challenges are vital in a democracy”
Lubna Shuja, vice president of the Law Society, appeared on Newsnight on Friday 17 June. She…
21 Jun 2022
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- Changes to the immigration system after Brexit12 Apr 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and UK immigration for workers and employers24 Feb 2021
- England and Wales as an open jurisdiction to European and foreign lawyers after Brexit21 Feb 2022
- Exceptional Case Funding – guidance for solicitors10 Oct 2019
- Travelling to the EU on business after Brexit04 Aug 2021
- Victims of modern slavery – guidance for solicitors30 Apr 2020
- Immigration appeals07 Dec 2017
- Immigration judicial review02 Jan 2020
- Statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences02 Dec 2019
- Immigration and asylum – legal aid deserts07 Jun 2022
- Immigration for workers and employers in the UK30 Nov 2021
- Legal aid fee for First-tier Immigration Tribunal appeals following CCD process20 May 2020
- Nationality and Borders Act28 Apr 2022
- New plan for immigration09 Jun 2021
- Simplification of the immigration rules01 Feb 2021
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