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New First-tier Tribunal judges named
The Senior President of Tribunals has appointed six new immigration judges since we last checked in on recruitment: Abdullah Khurram, 39, immigration and criminal defence solicitor Rachel Galloway, 39, barrister formerly at Kings Chambers in Manches ...
24th August 2021Upper Tribunal forced to U-turn on “new matters” appeal loophole
In Hydar (s 120 response; s 85 “new matter”: Birch) [2021] UKUT 176 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal has done an unwilling U-turn on the earlier case of Birch (precariousness and mistake; new matters) [2020] UKUT 86 (IAC). Raising “new matters” in a ...
9th August 2021Job ad: professional support lawyer, East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership
Professional Support Lawyer – Immigration (Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Refugees) East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership (EMSMP) Grade J £45,859 (annual pay increase pending) 37 hours per week Fixed term: two years (with poten ...
3rd August 2021Free Movement is on holiday – back 2 August
Both the editor and deputy editor are away on holiday during the week beginning 26 July 2021, so the website will go quiet for one week. We’ll be back up and running on Monday 2 August. Free Movement’s administrator will be on hand to supp ...
23rd July 2021Immigration law and mental capacity webinar
The charity Migrants Organise has arranged a Zoom seminar on dealing with complex mental health issues in immigration and asylum cases. It takes place on 29 July 2021 at 5pm; the keynote speaker is Helen Rimington, a senior immigration judge at the Up ...
23rd July 2021Welsh government publishes guide to assessing age of unaccompanied children
Further to Sarah’s discussion of age assessments elsewhere on the site today, a quick note that the Welsh government recently published a “toolkit” for social workers carrying out such assessments on behalf of councils in that jurisd ...
20th July 2021Job ad: immigration advice manager and senior immigration adviser, Settled
Settled has vacancies for 2 immigration advisers interested in setting up new services for EU citizens in Scotland and North West England. The deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme has just passed — now the real work begins ...
16th July 2021Job ad: immigration caseworkers, UK Migration Lawyers
UK Migration Lawyers is excited to be seeking two immigration caseworkers to join its Birmingham based team. We are seeking candidates with strong immigration law experience who are passionate, driven, organised, self-motivated and who want to show th ...
9th July 2021Job ad: lawyer, Safe Passage
Lawyer £28,000 – 34,000 per annum (depending on experience) Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hrs per week) OR part-time 80% FTE Member of the UK Legal and Arrivals Team London office (currently working remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions) Reporting ...
2nd July 2021Jobs: solicitors, caseworkers, paralegals and training contracts, BHD Solicitors
Job advertisement – June 2021 Immigration Solicitors/Senior & Advanced IAAS Accredited Caseworkers and paralegals with or without IAAS accreditation Training Contracts Available Barnes Harrild & Dyer Solicitors is a leading law firm special ...
21st June 2021Job ad: corporate immigration specialist, ebl miller rosenfalck
Corporate immigration specialist An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced corporate immigration solicitor to join our immigration team at ebl miller rosenfalck. International is in our firm’s DNA. We act for a broad range of clients ...
14th June 2021New immigration judges announced
Three new immigration judges have been appointed to the First-tier Tribunal: Jonathan Austin, 56, criminal barrister at Linenhall Chambers Roxanne Frantzis, 41, barrister and head of immigration at KBW Chambers Trevor Hatton, 47, previously public law ...
8th June 2021Report launch 8 June: deportability and UK families
New research being launched on 8 June explores the impact of the UK’s immigration system on mixed-nationality families. At a webinar chaired by Baroness Shami Chakrabati, Dr Melanie Griffiths will speak about her research into how UK families are af ...
7th June 2021Ad: British nationality assessments at the touch of a button
British Nationality assessments at the touch of a button 10% discount for Free Movement subscribers who sign up before August 2021* Aora ND is a cloud-based service that can determine if a person has, or qualifies for, a grant of British citizenship, ...
7th June 2021Job ad: immigration caseworker, We Belong
We Belong is a migrant youth-led charity based in London. We Belong exists to ensure young migrants living in the UK are treated equally and fairly in the society they call home. We Belong works with and for young migrants to hold those in power to ac ...
24th May 2021OISC tightens the rules on resitting Level 1 exams
Would-be immigration advisers applying for Level 1 registration with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) now only have one shot at passing the exam. Instead of having two goes at it, those who fail first time will need to re-app ...
18th May 2021Job ad: immigration solicitor, MBS Solicitors
Position: Solicitor (Immigration Law – 2+ years PQE) Term: Permanent (Full-time) Location: MBS Solicitors, 150-152 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2NT MBS Solicitors are an award-winning, modern and busy firm established in Edinburgh since 2010. ...
22nd April 2021Job ad: operations manager, Turpin Miller Solicitors
[Note 16/07/21: This position has now been filled] Law Firm Operations Manager A new position based primarily in our Oxford office with the possibility of remote working and part time or a flexible working week. Salary from £32,500 per annum pro rata ...
15th April 2021Jobs: director, trustees and advisory panel members, Refugee Legal Support
Refugee Legal Support is recruiting for a director, as well as bringing on board new trustees and advisory panel members. The job description for each role is below, or you can download each one as a separate pdf from the RLS website. 1. Director Job ...
8th April 2021Job ad: head of personal migration and protection, Roelens Solicitors
Head of Personal Migration and Protection: Oxford/London [Merger opportunity] We are a young and dynamic specialist Immigration law firm based in Oxford with strong links to London. We seek a qualified solicitor or barrister with a minimum of three ye ...
1st April 2021Job ad: immigration/EUSS programme manager, East European Resource Centre
Job details Role Title: Immigration/EUSS Programme Manager Grade: C Salary: £32,029 – £35,934 per annum pro rata, depending on experience Hours: Full time Contract: Permanent Location: London Reports to: Deputy CEO Background ...
26th March 2021No role for Parliamentary reports in immigration appeals
The Upper Tribunal has rejected an attempt to put a report by an unofficial grouping of MPs into evidence in an English language testing appeal. The case is DK and RK (Parliamentary privilege; evidence) India [2021] UKUT 61 (IAC) and the official head ...
23rd March 2021Immigration judges asked to please read all the paperwork
The powers that be at the Upper Tribunal have given us five new reported decisions this week, at least one of which could really have been an email. The official headnote to SYR (PTA; electronic materials) Iraq [2021] UKUT 64 (IAC) reads: As paper is ...
19th March 2021Government plans to abolish Cart judicial review
The report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law will be published this week and the Justice Secretary will on Thursday set out plans for reducing the use of judicial review in immigration cases, the Telegraph reports. The paper says that th ...
15th March 2021Jobs: immigration advisor and volunteer coordinator, Praxis
Two new roles here with the charity Praxis, the first closing on 19 March 2021 and the second on 26 March. 1. Hackney Immigration Advisor Location: Remote working and different East London locations Job Type: 21 hours – Part time FTE 0.6 D ...
9th March 2021Jobs: Legal & Parliamentary Officer and Membership & Information Officer, ILPA
Two different roles here with the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association; do note the different closing dates (24 Feb and 22 Feb respectively). 1. Legal & Parliamentary Officer Job Title: Legal and Parliamentary Officer Start date: April ...
10th February 2021Jobs: five immigration advisor and project coordinator roles, Praxis
Praxis, a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, is recruiting for several different roles as outlined below. Hackney Project Co-ordinator and Senior Immigration Caseworker Location: Mix of remote working ...
3rd February 2021Job ad: senior immigration advisor / solicitor, Seraphus
Vacancy: Senior immigration advisor/solicitor Organisation: Seraphus Salary: Minimum £36,000 per annum – maximum dependent on experience Location: The vacancy is full-time, five days per week, in London. We support flexible working hours with ...
19th January 2021Jobs: project casework supervisor and project coordinator, Refugee Legal Support
Two separate roles here with Refugee Legal Support, both for a new Family Reunion from Europe pro bono project; job descriptions for each one as follows. 1. Project Casework Supervisor 6-month initial contract with a view to extension subject to need ...
6th January 2021Job ad: Newham immigration advisor, Praxis
Job Title: Newham Immigration Advisor Location: Remote working and different London locations. Job Type: Full time 35 hours Duration: Fixed contract up to 30th September 2021 with possibility of extension. Category: Advice, Information, Legal ...
18th December 2020Helpline for advice on immigration appeals dismissed under unlawful Covid guidance
Immigration charity JCWI has set up a helpline for people to seek advice if they had an appeal dismissed under Upper Tribunal guidance that was later found to be unlawful. A guidance note encouraging Upper Tribunal judges to decide appeals “on t ...
10th December 2020Job ad: consultancy services for Latin American House
REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE LEGAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVICE SERVICES CONSULTANCY SERVICES INVITATION TO TENDER Purpose Latin American House (LAH) wishes to procure consultancy services to help us to improve and increase the provisio ...
30th November 2020Job ad: Migration Coordinator, The Connection at St Martin’s
Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in de ...
23rd November 2020Job ad: caseworker, Safe Passage
Caseworker Salary £25,500 – 27,500 pro rata per annum (depending on experience) 0.8 FTE (30 hrs per week, flexible working requests will be considered) One-year fixed term contract UK Legal and Arrivals Team London office (currently working remotel ...
4th November 2020Job ad: OISC Level 2 and 3 manager, adviser and caseworker roles, RAMFEL
The Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) is a not for profit organisation led by the needs of the individuals and communities we work with. Our focus is on providing immigration advice, destitution services, integration support and c ...
3rd November 2020Job ad: accredited immigration adviser, Citizens Advice Portsmouth
Accredited Immigration Adviser (OISC level 3 or IAAS level 2) Hours: 37 Salary: £35k pa Type of contract: 6-month fixed term with strong possibility of further extension Location: Citizens Advice Portsmouth head office / remote Our Purpose To provid ...
19th October 2020Job ad: EUSS Hub Coordinator, Public Law Project
EUSS Hub Coordinator £29,628 – £37,092 per annum, pro rata, dependent on experience. (This range is per our pay scale and will be adjusted accordingly). The deadline for applications is 11.59pm Monday 26th October 2020. Contract term: 12 mon ...
8th October 2020New training courses available
The end of the continuing professional development year looms (for solicitors in England and Wales at any rate; other professions and jurisdictions are available). Here on Free Movement we have a massive selection of training courses and other online ...
8th October 2020Deputy editor sought for Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law
The Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law (JIANL) is the only peer-reviewed journal on British immigration law. It is the official journal of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and has a wide readership among interested ...
2nd September 2020Useful briefing on changes to Northern Ireland family immigration rules
Changes to family visa rules for people from Northern Ireland come into force in a few days’ time, 24 August 2020. Una Boyd outlined the reforms and the background to them on Free Movement when they were announced. We’ve just stumbled acr ...
19th August 2020