Author: Alexander Finch

Alexander Finch

Alexander Finch is a Senior Manager and Solicitor at Fragomen since 2015. He qualified in 2010 initially at a legal aid practice focusing on asylum and human rights claims. He currently manages the private client team in Fragomen’s London office and has a particular interest in British nationality law.

Nationality

Revised guidance on section 4L British Nationality Act 1981: the Romein principle

On 14 October 2022 the Home Office released a second iteration of their caseworker guidance for handling applications to register as a British citizen in special circumstances (section 4L, inserted […]

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25th January 2023

BY Alexander Finch

Nationality

New law significantly expands possibilities for claiming British citizenship through a grandparent

A raft of changes to nationality law came into force a few weeks ago. I covered the changes at a high level on my own firm’s website (shameless plug), but […]

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25th July 2022

BY Alexander Finch

Nationality

How the Chagossians won the right to register as British

When the Nationality and Borders Bill returns to the House of Lords later today, it will contain a registration provision allowing direct descendants of those born on the Chagos Islands […]

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4th April 2022