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UKBA Croydon Asylum Unit Chaos

Lawyers slam ‘chaotic’ asylum unit   This article was published on Thursday 29 September 2011 by Jonathan Rayner of the Law Society Gazette and we reproduce it here in it’s entirety. We do not claim any credit whatsoever for this article but due to the importance of the issues covered we felt it would benefit […]

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Dr Vincent McKee, former Lib Dem Candidate, Charged With 33 Counts of Fraud

Vincent McKee Charged with 33 counts of Fraud A former Lib Dem candidate for Parliament has been charged with fraud following a Sky News investigation. Dr Vincent McKee is due to appear before Coventry Magistrates on Thursday 29 September facing 33 counts of fraud dating back to October 2009. Dr McKee was the director of […]

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Cohabitation Agreements

Couples who live together but do not marry can still have similar rights to married couples,  despite the Government’s U-turn on giving cohabiting couples more rights, says the Law Society The Law Society has stated that despite the Government’s decision to drop plans to give couples that live together similar rights to married couples, unmarried […]

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Immigration

Government Immigration Proposals Damage Lawyers

Government immigration proposals will hit lawfirms warns Law Society      The Law Society has severely criticised Government proposals to limit business migration which could complicate international recruitment for UK law firms. The Government is currently considering ending the automatic right for migrants holding Tier 2 visas to apply for permanent residency after living and […]

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new immigration rules on domestic violence

New immigration rules on domestic violence The government has introduced a change to the immigration rules which will make it more difficult for some domestic violence victims to seek protection. So is the UK really more concerned with acting tough on immigration than with protecting victims of violence? Changes to the UK Immigration Rules risk […]