Category: ILPA Blog

BY ELSPETH GUILD AND CATRIONA BARCLAY Among the numerous initiatives set out in its 2025 Immigration White Paper, the Government heralded a pilot of ‘new intelligent technologies that facilitate contactless […]

BY FRANCESCA PARKES The Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill proposes to introduce new offences which target people arriving in the UK on ‘small boats’. However, the Nationality and Borders […]

BY CATHERINE BRIDDICK Following the Home Office’s change to immigration staff guidance on assessing the good character requirement in nationality applications, Catherine Briddick, human rights and refugee law scholar at […]

BY ADRIAN BERRY, ELSPETH GUILD AND ALISON STANLEY As ILPA marks its 40th anniversary, Patrons Adrian Berry (AB), Elspeth Guild (EG) and Alison Stanley (AS), reflect on some of ILPA’s […]

BY MATTEO BESANA By keeping families apart, the UK’s strict family migration rules, including the minimum income requirement, are harming people’s relationships, financial stability, mental health and well-being, with significant […]

BY EMMA HARRIS The recent crackdown against illegal working can prove costly for employers issued with a penalty for employing an illegal worker, especially where the employer is an individual. […]

BY BERIVAN GUNES As COP29 gets underway in Baku, ILPA’s Legal and Parliamentary Officer, Berivan Gunes, touches on some of the limitations, and also the use of, international refugee law […]

BY DR JO WILDING Latest figures reveal that for the first time there was a net decline in the number of immigration and asylum legal aid providers in the September […]

BY SARAH FELLOWS The Solicitors Qualifying Examination route to qualification, and specifically the element of qualifying work experience, presents an ideal opportunity for organisations to grow new and existing legal […]