Mala Savjani
Associate Solicitor at Wilson Solicitors LLP for Here for Good
Mala is an Associate Solicitor for Here for Good based at Wilson Solicitors LLP. Her practice covers a wide range of immigration, asylum and nationality law, with particular emphasis on applications based on partnership, family and private life; asylum on the basis of sexual identity; and the rights of Europeans and their family members.
For the last 12 months she been working on a project for Here for Good assisting vulnerable EEA nationals and their family members, as well as challenging EUSS policy through potential strategic litigation.
Mala's Upcoming Training
Thursday 21 October 2021, 14:00 pm – 17:00, 3.0 CPD Hours
Tutors: Mala Savjani, Solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors and Vijay Jagadesham, Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers
Reviewing the protection afforded by Article 8 ECHR in 2021, in conjunction with recent authorities and policy/statutory changes, in order to provide practitioners with a practical update on how to prepare their cases relying on family and private life.
The topics include:
• the relationship between Article 8 and the Immigration Rules and the public interest considerations in the NIAA 2002 (as amended);
• entry clearance applications;
• ‘insurmountable obstacles’ and family life;
• best interests of children;
• dependent relatives and carers;
• Article 8 and students/workers; and,
• Article 8 and appeals, including ‘new matters’
Mala's Past Training
Tutors: Duduzile Moyo Families Together Project Solicitor at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and Mala Savjani, Solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors and ILPA Well-being Ambassador
This is a course for practitioners who wish to assist their clients with fee wavier applications. The course will provide a general overview of the current caselaw and Home Office guidance, and a practical introduction to making successful applications, with guidance on the type of documents that need to be submitted.
This training will cover:
1. Legislative framework
2. Guidance Framework
3. What types of applications can attract a fee waiver?
4. In-country and out of country fee waivers.
5. Criteria for a fee waiver.
6. Who can apply for a fee waiver?
7. What is covered by a fee waiver
8. How to apply.
9. Supporting documents and format.
10. Who has to supply the documents?
11. How long does it usually take to get a decision?
12. How is the application processed?
13. Date of application is the date of the immigration application.
14. What happens if the application is refused?