Category: Key document

Key document | Courts and Tribunals

Practice Direction of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (published 1 November 2024)

The Practice Direction of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal published on 1 November 2024 introduces several significant new and formal requirements which appellants and their representatives […]

Key document | Legal Aid

Legal Aid Agency Consultation on proposed changes to 2024 Standard Civil Contract (October 2024)

Please see the below contract consultation documents from the Legal Aid Agency. Please note that these documents must not be shared beyond the ILPA membership. Please send any comments to legal@ilpa.org.uk no […]

Key document | Refugee

Export Report on the Legal Status of Traditional Marriage in Timor-Leste (March 2024)

Please see the below expert report on the legal status of traditional marriage in Timor-Leste which was produced in response to a letter of instruction from Asylum Welcome. Our thanks […]

Key document | Legal Aid

Revised 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Immigration and Asylum (30 July 2024)

Please see the below revised 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Immigration and Asylum together with the table of amendments. The changes are in relation to supplementary matter starts […]

ILPA documents | Courts and Tribunals

ILPA Letter to the First-tier Tribunal Re: Supporting Litigants-in-Person in the Legal Aid Crisis (12 July 2024)

Further to the letter ILPA sent to Judge Plimmer on 8 April 2024, and her response of 19 April 2024, we sent the below letter to Judge Roxanne Frantzis of […]

Key document

Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2023 (23 May 2024)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its latest provisional estimates of long-term UK international migration on 23 May 2024. Please note, ‘Those for year ending (YE) March, June, September […]

Key document | Courts and Tribunals

Draft Practice Guidance on the appointment of litigation friends in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (1 May 2024)

Please see below draft Practice Guidance on the appointment of litigation friends in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (UTIAC) which has been shared with ILPA for the purpose […]

Key document | Courts and Tribunals

Minutes of the UTIAC Practitioners Liaison Group Meeting on 1 May 2024

Please see below the minutes of the UTIAC Practitioners User Group meeting on 1 May 2024.

Key document | Removals, Detention and Offences

Drafting Options for Amendment to Rule 62 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 (DCR) (1 May 2024)

Please see the below drafting options for amendment to Rule 62 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 which the Home Office has shared with ILPA for the purpose of review […]