WEB 3050 Sole and Shared Parental Responsibility: rules and practice

Level: Intermediate

Description:

The course will review the rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility applicable to all areas of immigration law, from children of British citizens to dependent of skilled workers, students etc. The course will also review caselaw relating to the concept of sole responsibility, and the practical application of the rules. We will also think of alternative options for families who cannot meet the strict Immigration Rules relating to sole responsibility.

Topics:

• The Rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility
• Caselaw relating to the concept of sole responsibility
• Examine rule changes and implications in practice
• Preparing applications – practical tips and procedure
• Alternative options to move to the UK when the rules are not met
• Case studies

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the theory and practice of the Immigration Rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility, highlight the difficulties with those rules, and think of ways in which families who do not meet the rules can move to the UK.

Audience:

The session is aimed at those who are already practising in this area, assisting with a broad range of immigration applications including children and dependants.

Tutors: Nath Gbikpi, Leigh Day and Andrew Jones, Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP

Nath is a solicitor at Leigh Day Solicitors. Her practice covers a wide range of immigration, asylum and nationality law, with particular emphasis on human rights applications, including complex applications outside of the rules; initial asylum and fresh claims; applications on the basis of domestic abuse and transnational marriage abandonment; and applications by children in care and care leavers.

Nath also writes regularly for Free Movement, including case law updates, briefings and training courses. Nath co-founded the ILPA Well-being Working Group in 2018 and was a co-convenor until June 2020. She is now a co-convenor of the ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group.

Nath delivers ILPA’s ‘It’s all about the money: Financial Requirements of Appendix FM’; ‘Sole Responsibility and the Immigration Rules; and ‘The Phenomenon of Transnational Marriage Abandonment’ trainings. She has been a panellist at various ILPA’s conferences and seminars.

Andrew is a solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors, a specialist immigration and nationality practice consistently top-ranked in Legal 500, Chambers UK and The Times Best Law Firms. His practice covers a wide range of immigration, asylum and nationality matters, with a particular specialism in family and private life applications.