BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ILPA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ILPA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ilpa.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ILPA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230822T155640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T181528Z UID:82351-1706115600-1706121000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Digitalisation Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA Working Groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you are just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nDigitalisation Working Group meetings will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nChair: \nThe meeting will be chaired by one of the Working Group’s Co-convenors: Monique Hawkins\, the3million. \nAudience: \nILPA Members. \nPlease note: \nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting. \nILPA Digitalisation Working Group meetings are recorded on Zoom and a transcript will be created using Otter AI. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording and transcript are taken and shared with relevant persons for the purpose of the minutes. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only part of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-digitisation-working-group-meeting-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a30075ccfc50b52c6c9d3c0f96a6dd16-wDk5wf.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T143000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240103T122608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T142726Z UID:92986-1706101200-1706106600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 3004 Unjustifiably harsh consequences (Bitesize) DESCRIPTION:This session will provide practitioners with tips\, examples and the tools to argue cases under the test of unjustifiably harsh consequences.\n\n\nL evel: Beginner – Intermediate \nD escription: \nThis session will provide practitioners with tips\, examples and the tools to argue cases under the test of unjustifiably harsh consequences/exceptional circumstances under Article 8 ECHR. \nThis course will cover: \n• When ‘exceptional circumstances’ / ‘unjustifiably harsh consequences’ arise \n• Appendix FM GEN 3.1-3.3 of the Rules \n• Appendix FM SE Para 21(A) \n• Home Office Policy Guidance and how to make best use of it \n• Authorities on ‘unjustifiably harsh consequences’ – with analysis of circumstances the Courts have found to meet the test and those which they have not been convinced by \n• Case studies \nA udience: \nThis course provides an overview for those beginning in this area. It also provides detailed analysis for those dealing with more complex cases of this type. \n\n\nT utor: Priya Solanki\, One Pump Court Chambers \nPriya is a busy specialist in immigration\, asylum\, human rights and nationality law. She appears regularly before the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal\, Immigration and Asylum Chambers and the Administrative Court. \nShe is very experienced in adult dependent relative applications and in challenging family applications under the rules and outside the rules by way of appeal and judicial review. \nShe regularly provides in-house training\, seminars and webinars. \nShe is cited as a leading junior in Immigration (including business immigration) in Legal 500 with the Directories stating\, “she has a sharp mind and demonstrates excellent client care”\, “she is tactically astute\, good under pressure and very persuasive in court” and “she is very knowledgeable in presenting appeals”. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3004-unjustifiably-harsh-consequences-bitesize/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/a5cb0a6b991cf49c66712695f50eb78d-WA3HQX.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T120000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240111T132018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T114209Z UID:93421-1706090400-1706097600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:FREE 3005 The Illegal Migration Act 2023: Detention Powers DESCRIPTION:This webinar will cover the detention provisions in ss11-14 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023\, both those in force and those not in force.\n\n\nL evel: Intermediate/ Advanced \nAudience: Legal practitioners and NGOs working with people in immigration detention. \nTopics: \nThis webinar will cover the detention provisions in ss11-14 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023\, both those in force and those not in force. The training will cover: \n– The new powers of detention \n– The impact on existing powers of detention including on the Hardial Singh limits and ‘grace periods‘ \n– The impact on statutory timelimits for vulnerable categories of detainees \n– Remedies \nThe course will not cover other aspects of the 2023 Act (including the preservation of habeas corpus challenges\, which is the subject of separate ILPA training) \nAim of the course: To give participants a good grounding in the new detention provisions of the 2023 Act. \n\n\nT utors: Jed Pennington\, Partner at Wilsons Solicitors and Greg Ó Ceallaigh\, Barrister at Garden Court Chambers \nGreg Ó Ceallaigh is highly experienced in immigration detention work and has represented detainees in detention claims at every level from the Administrative Court to the Supreme Court (including major cases such as Fardous v SSHD EWCA Civ 92\, R(Sathanantham) v SSHD 4 WLR 128 and R (on the application of) (Hemmati) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 56)\, as well as in civil actions for false imprisonment both in the County Court and the Queen’s Bench Division (e.g. Louis v The Home Office EWHC 288 (QB) and AO v The Home Office EWHC 1043 (QB)). \nHe has contributed to several of the leading practitioners’ texts on the subject of immigration detention and is a Lexisnexis Panel expert on false imprisonment. \nJed Pennington is a partner in the Public Law and Human Rights team at Wilson Solicitors. Immigration detention has been a focus of his practice for more than 15 years and he is recognised as a leading practitioner in the field. He has developed specialist expertise in the representation of particularly vulnerable people in immigration detention and has brought a number of successful policy and systems challenges in this context. \nHe has been a regular trainer for ILPA on immigration detention law and practice\, and was co-chair of ILPA’s detention working group for a number of years. He is a regular contributor on issues relating to immigration detention for the Free Movement website and co-authored updates for LAG for a number of years. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/free-3005-the-illegal-migration-act-2023-detention-powers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dce0f6f194d1c73c7914dcd9f7e3b1f7-Nf0Qfy.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240102T162614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T122706Z UID:92925-1706004000-1706014800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 3001 Indefinite Leave to Remain: 10 years continuous lawful residence DESCRIPTION:This course will provide an overview of the legal framework for ILR on the basis of 10 years of continuous lawful residence.\n\n\nL evel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nThe focus of this course will be on providing an overview of the legal framework for indefinite (and limited) leave to remain on the basis of 10 years of continuous lawful residence. The Webinar will cover practical tips in advising on and preparing these applications and appeals. \nCase law developed in the past few years\, such as Juned Ahmed\, Masum Ahmed\, Hoque & Ors and Afzal (in the Court of Appeal and pending a judgment by the Supreme Court) has made continuous lawful residence a difficult area on which to advise. This Webinar will bring the audience up to date on the import of the recent Court of Appeal case law and explain the distinction drawn between previous and current overstaying for applicants and appellants. \nThe effects of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971\, including when it is engaged and when it has come to an end\, are crucial to understanding whether an applicant or appellant has continuous lawful residence. In the case of Akinola\, the Court of Appeal examined the effect of s.3C in certain specific circumstances\, such as out-of-time appeals and withdrawn and reconsidered decisions. Additionally\, understanding how the exception to overstayers in paragraph 39E can affect whether an applicant can meet the requirements for continuous lawful residence is also important. In Kalsi and in Ali\, the Court of Appeal examined the scope of paragraph 39E. Both of these areas of law will be covered in the Webinar. \nThe Home Office policy guidance document titled ‘Long Residence’ provides for the exercise of discretion where breaks in continuous or in lawful residence occurred due to compelling\, compassionate\, or exceptional circumstances. The Webinar will explore the manner in which the existence of such circumstances can be argued and demonstrated. \nRecent statements of changes to the Immigration Rules introduced changes to the definition of lawful residence for the purposes of long residence applications. The Webinar will detail these changes\, their meaning and impact on prospective applicants. \nThe Webinar will run through common scenarios that the tutors have come across in practice in preparing these applications and appeals\, and provide an overview of the process including the fees and timeframes. \nIn this webinar we will aim to cover the following topics: \n● When is the earliest an applicant can apply? \n\nWhat evidence should be included in an application?\nHas section 3C extended leave?\nWhen is there a break in lawful residence?\nIs the residence continuous?\nWhat is the effect of paragraph 39E for a long residence application?\nShould discretion be exercised over excess absences or breaks in lawful residence?\nHow are the general grounds for refusal relevant?\nWhat application should family members make?\nHow has recent case law changed the interpretation of the Rules?\nCan long residence be relied on as a new matter in an appeal?\nWhat other grounds should be raised in a long residence appeal?\nWhat evidence should be included in an appeal?\n\nAudience: \nAdvisors\, solicitors and barristers intending to advise\, prepare and represent in applications and/or appeals regarding indefinite and limited leave to remain on the basis of 10 years continuous lawful residence. \n\n\nTutors: Zoe Bantleman\, Legal Director at ILPA and Alex Papasotiriou of Richmond Chambers. \nZoe Bantleman is a barrister\, the Legal Director of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)\, and an editor of the Journal of Immigration\, Asylum and Nationality Law. \nHer practice as a barrister covered a wide spectrum of advisory work\, drafting and advocacy involving all aspects of UK immigration\, nationality and asylum law. She has extensive experience in complex private and family life applications\, including long residence applications. She regularly challenged decisions by preparing appeals for human rights and asylum claims and applications for administrative and judicial review. \nShe frequently writes about changes to the UK’s immigration law system and provides commentary on key cases\, including on Hoque & Ors and Akinola. She is a contributing author to both Practical Law and LexisNexis. Zoe has previously taught ILPA webinars on 10 Years’ Continuous Lawful Residence\, How to Prepare Fresh Asylum and Human Rights Claims\, and Section 3C\, Validation\, Variation and Withdrawal of Applications. \n \nAlex Papasotiriou is an immigration barrister at Richmond Chambers. Alex advises\, prepares applications and represents clients in appeals and judicial review proceedings in relation to all matters of UK Immigration & Nationality law. \nIn particular\, Alex is regularly instructed in human rights challenges involving children\, adult dependants and/or medical or suitability issues. He also specialises in both EEA and non-EEA deportation appeals and deception cases\, from deprivation of citizenship appeals\, to judicial review claims against revocation of ILR and tax-related suitability issues. Alex further advises and assists in complex British nationality matters\, such as historic Commonwealth cases requiring family status tracing\, or cases involving adoption or surrogacy. \nAlex authors articles and opinions on a variety of matters relating to UK immigration and nationality law. His case notes have been published in ILPA Monthly and the Journal of Immigration\, Asylum and Nationality Law. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3001-indefinite-leave-to-remain-10-years-continuous-lawful-residence/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2010f6fa71399e8bbaa972f4375388c5-USWCIf.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240118T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240118T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240110T132618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T162723Z UID:93375-1705595400-1705599000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Courts and Tribunals Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA Working Groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you are just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nCourts and Tribunals Working Groups will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the Working Group\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nAudience: \nILPA Members \nPlease note: \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor.\nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-courts-and-tribunals-working-group-meeting-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5950215500d6303c5a27840acd7c3ad9-tuK6HW.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240117T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T152031Z UID:72563-1705485600-1705496400@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1252 Financial Requirements of Appendix FM DESCRIPTION:It’s all about the money! Together we’ll explore the financial requirements of Appendix FM.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nAt the end of the course participants should fully understand the financial requirements in Appendix FM and the related evidential requirements in Appendix FM-SE\, and be equipped to handle a range of applications involving different financial circumstances. \nTopics will cover the requirements for partners and other family members under Appendix FM and Appendix FM-SE\, including: \n• calculating level of income/savings required \n• permitted sources of income \n• specified evidence \n• methods of calculating salaried employment\, self-employment\, non-employment income and cash savings \n• combining sources of income \n• adequate maintenance test \n• other sources of income\, financial support or funds and the differing exceptionality tests \n• case studies \nThe aim of this course is to provide an overview of the financial requirements for partner-based applications for entry clearance and leave to remain made under Appendices FM and FM-SE\, and to explore in detail aspects of those rules. Come prepared with a calculator! \nAudience: \nThe session is aimed at those who are already practising in this area\, and will assume working knowledge of the structure of Appendix FM within the immigration rules. \n\n\nTutors: Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day and Adam Cotterill\, Solicitor  \nAdam has over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law. He is recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers and has been ranked as a Rising Star by the Legal 500 for the last four consecutive years. Adam advises both individuals and organisations on the full breadth of UK immigration\, but his focus is on personal immigration in particular applications relating to partners and children. Adam previously worked for 6 years at a Top 100 international law firm and trained and worked for 8 years at a Band 1 boutique immigration law firm. \nNath is an associate solicitor at Leigh Day\, and her practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality law\, with particular emphasis on human rights applications; initial asylum and fresh claims; and applications on the basis of domestic abuse. Nath also writes for Free Movement\, including case law updates; briefings and training courses. \nNath co-founded the ILPA Well-being Working Group in 2018. She decided to start a conversation around well-being among immigration practitioners and collaborated with ILPA to organise its first well-being seminar in May 2018 and was a co-convenor until June 2020. Nath is now a co-convenor of the ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group. \nNath has delivered several ILPA training courses including on Appendix FM financial requirements; the EU Settlement Scheme; fee waivers; transnational marriage abandonment; and sole responsibility. Nath has been a panelist at ILPA’s AGM\, Conference on Family Migration to the UK\, Practicing Immigration Law: everything you need to know seminar\, and co-chaired ILPA’s inaugural Well-being conference. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1252-financial-requirements-of-appendix-fm/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/137eafc66db7be744f92127cacaec98b-YKE1jX.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T180000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240109T102401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T175726Z UID:93043-1705424400-1705428000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Well-being Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nIf you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nILPA working groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you’re just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nThis working group meeting will be held online. After registering\, you will receive a separate email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \nAudience: \nILPA Members. \nBackground on the Wellbeing Working Group: \nThe ILPA Well-being working group was established in 2018 to raise awareness about mental health and well-being in the immigration sector. It aims to cultivate a culture amongst immigration practitioners where well-being is discussed openly and not stigmatized and ensure that all immigration practitioners know where to access help if needed. The group meets every 6 weeks and works collectively to create cultural and systemic change within the sector by facilitating workshops\, training and conferences on the topics of mental health\, well-being and vicarious trauma. Find out more about the working group here. \nPlease note: \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-well-being-working-group-meeting-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0396915c08ca7c1e2377eb1684f6ae4a-gBg4f8.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20240102T142710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T154446Z UID:92920-1705410000-1705420800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 3000 Update on complex legal and practical issues arising from the EUSS DESCRIPTION:This course will address complex legal and practical issues arising in the context of the EU Settlement Scheme.\n\n\nL evel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nThis course will address complex legal and practical issues arising in the context of the EU Settlement Scheme. The course aims to equip practitioners with an understanding of how to deal with these issues in their cases. This course will provide a general update on the EU Settlement Scheme with a particular focus on: \n1. Late applications and remedies \n2. Residence requirements \n3. Joining Family Members \n4. Case law updates – inc. IMA Judgement and Celik \nOther emerging key issues \nAudience: \nThe session is aimed at all practitioners working with EU clients. \n\n\nTutors: Mala Savjani\, Associate Solicitor at Wilson Solicitors LLP and Eva Doerr\, Barrister at Garden Court Chambers \nMala is a Solicitor at Wilson Solicitors LLP. Her practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality law\, with particular focus on the EU Settlement Scheme and retained EU law\, family and private life applications and applications made outside of the Rules. She also works on complex Judicial Reviews and appeals for a wide range of clients. She is currently working on a project for Here for Good looking into strategic challenges of the EUSS \nEva is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. Eva has extensive experience in immigration\, asylum and public law\, having worked in this field since 2015. She has developed a particular interest and experience in EU free movement law and the impact of Brexit on EEA nationals and their family members. Eva mainly delivers training on EU free movement law and the EU Settlement Scheme (beginner and advanced). She has spoken at the Annual Free Movement Conference and the ILPA AGM. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3000-update-on-complex-legal-and-practical-issues-arising-from-the-euss/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/280baddc20f2e4faa6d253253cdd85a3-8ydowu.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240109T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240109T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231218T100006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T125607Z UID:91901-1704794400-1704805200@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 2226 Sole and Shared Parental Responsibility: rules and practice DESCRIPTION:The course will review the rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility applicable to all areas of immigration law\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nThe 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. \nTopics: \n\nThe Rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility\nCaselaw relating to the concept of sole responsibility \nExamine rule changes and implications in practice \nPreparing applications – practical tips and procedure \nAlternative options to move to the UK when the rules are not met\nCase studies\n\nThe 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. \nAudience: \nThe session is aimed at those who are already practising in this area\, assisting with a broad range of immigration applications including children and dependants. \n\n\nT utors: Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day and Adam Cotterill\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors \nAdam is a Senior Associate at Doyle Clayton and has over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law. He is recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers and has been ranked as a Rising Star by the Legal 500 for the last four consecutive years. Adam advises both individuals and organisations on the full breadth of UK immigration\, but his focus is on personal immigration in particular applications relating to partners and children. Adam previously worked for 6 years at a Top 100 international law firm and trained and worked for 8 years at a Band 1 boutique immigration law firm. \nNath is an associate solicitor at Leigh Day\, and her practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality law\, with particular emphasis on human rights applications; initial asylum and fresh claims; and applications on the basis of domestic abuse. Nath also writes for Free Movement\, including case law updates; briefings and training courses. \nNath co-founded the ILPA Well-being Working Group in 2018. She decided to start a conversation around well-being among immigration practitioners and collaborated with ILPA to organise its first well-being seminar in May 2018 and was a co-convenor until June 2020. Nath is now a co-convenor of the ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group. \nNath has delivered several ILPA training courses including on Appendix FM financial requirements; the EU Settlement Scheme; fee waivers; transnational marriage abandonment; and sole responsibility. Nath has been a panelist at ILPA’s AGM\, Conference on Family Migration to the UK\, Practicing Immigration Law: everything you need to know seminar\, and co-chaired ILPA’s inaugural Well-being conference. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-2226-sole-and-shared-parental-responsibility-rules-and-practice/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/51e8ff46492821bdb5e956954aa3dcf7-m0TXxC.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231213T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T181121Z UID:72564-1702486800-1702492200@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Economic Migration Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA working groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you’re just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nILPA Economic Migration Working Group meetings will ordinarily be held in hybrid format\, hosted remotely on Zoom and in person. \nWhether you plan to attend in person or remotely\, please register in advance of the meeting on this page. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWhere meetings are also hosted in person\, they will take place at Mayer Brown\, 201 Bishopsgate\, London EC2M 3AF. If you would like to attend in person\, in addition to registering as requested above\, please email marianne.schonle@ilpa.org.uk as soon as possible and no later than 5pm the day before the Working Group meeting to indicate that you would like to attend in person\, so that your details can be added to the guest list and shared with the relevant colleagues at Mayer Brown for the purposes of managing numbers and facilitating entry to the building. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the working group here\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by James Perrott (Mayer Brown International)\, Tom Brett-Young (VWV)\, and Anushka Sinha (Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law). \nAudience: \nILPA Members. \nPlease note: \n• Meeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \n• Please ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting. \n• ILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-economic-migration-working-group-meeting-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2bd5a9c164136487b30d5343d9df0582-njKwab.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230904T112639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T181125Z UID:82928-1702400400-1702405800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Digitalisation Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA Working Groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you are just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nDigitalisation Working Group meetings will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nChair: \nThe meeting will be chaired by one of the Working Group’s Co-convenors: Victoria Welsh\, Laytons ATL. \nAudience: \nILPA Members. \nPlease note: \nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting. \nILPA Digitalisation Working Group meetings are recorded on Zoom and a transcript will be created using Otter AI. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording and transcript are taken and shared with relevant persons for the purpose of the minutes. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only part of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-digitisation-working-group-meeting-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a30075ccfc50b52c6c9d3c0f96a6dd16-wDk5wf.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T131112Z UID:72562-1701777600-1701783000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1254 Part 9: Grounds for refusal DESCRIPTION:Practitioners will receive an overview of Part 9 and how to approach applications that engage the grounds for refusal.\n\n\nLevel: Beginner – Intermediate \nDescription: \nPractitioners will receive an overview of Part 9 and how to approach applications that engage the grounds for refusal. It will include discussion of policy guidance\, practical tips and a case study. \nThis course will cover: \n• When Part 9 applies \n• Assessing an applicant’s immigration history and personal conduct \n• Discretionary and mandatory grounds for refusal \n• Refusal\, cancellation of leave\, and re-entry bans \nThe aim of this course is to provide practitioners with a better understanding of the application of Part 9 and how to advise clients of the impact it may have. \nThis course will not cover: Exclusion from asylum or humanitarian protection; deportation; detailed discussion of challenging a refusal or cancellation under Part 9. \nAudience: \nImmigration law practitioners who want to increase their knowledge of Part 9. It may also be a useful refresher for more experienced practitioners. \n\n\nTutor: Janey Armstrong is a partner at Drummond Miller LLP and leads the firm’s immigration team in Glasgow. She advises on all aspects of immigration\, nationality and asylum law and has over a decade of experience in the field. \nJaney regularly provides external training on immigration law to immigration advisors\, local authorities and third sector organisations. \nJaney is recommended for Immigration by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 . URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1254-part-9-grounds-for-refusal/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7e017100078047eb0327094fea8f8a9a-lhwI6T.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T181109Z UID:72556-1701277200-1701282600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA Working Groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you are just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nFamily and Personal Migration Working Groups will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the Working Group here\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by the Working Group Co-convenors: Katie Dilger (Wesley Gryk Solicitors)\, Nath Gbikpi (Leigh Day)\, Nicole Masri (Rights of Women)\, and Bryony Rest (David Gray Solicitors). \nAudience: \nILPA Members \nPlease note: \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \n\n\nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-family-and-personal-migration-working-group-meeting-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5950215500d6303c5a27840acd7c3ad9-tuK6HW.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T163000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T162605Z UID:72560-1701270000-1701275400@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1259 Adult Dependent Relatives DESCRIPTION:We’ll look at the adult dependent relative rules and how to overcome common difficulties\, refusals\, & how to argue cases outside the rules\n\n\nLevel: Beginner – Intermediate \nDescription: \nIn this webinar\, we will look at the adult dependent relative rules and how to overcome the difficulties with meeting the test of requiring the long term personal care to perform everyday tasks and showing that care is not reasonably available or affordable in the home country. \nWe will consider authorities and how these have clarified the test. There will be a detailed look at policy guidance\, practical tips and examples. We will look at common issues raised in refusals and how these have been overcome in appeals. We will also be addressing how to argue cases outside of the rules and how to approach cases where applicants are in the UK and seem to meet the rules. This webinar will allow more effective applications to be submitted and for better challenges to adverse decisions. \nIn this webinar\, we will cover the following: \n\nThe requirements in Appendix FM\nA detailed look at the test of age\, illness\, disability requiring long term personal care to perform everyday tasks under E-ECDR 2.4\nAnalysis of test of inability to obtain the required level of care in the home country under E-ECDR 2.5\nThe specified evidence requirements\nA detailed look at UKVI Policy Guidance and how this can best be used to assist applications under EC-DR\nThe current authorities\, how these have explained this test further\, with examples of the circumstances the courts and Tribunals have found unconvincing \nThe common issues raised in refusal letters and how these can be overcome\nA discussion on useful evidence and arguments to advance in applications and appeals \nAdvancing claims under Article 8 ECHR as the alternative\nMaking arguments with reference to these provisions when Applicants are already in the UK\nCase Activity / Group Discussions\n\nAudience: \nThis webinar is suitable for practitioners working in immigration law. It is suitable for individuals who are seeking more knowledge and experience and it will be a useful refresher and update course for those who are experienced in this field. \n\n\nTutors: Kate Nickson\, Kalsi Solicitors and Priya Solanki\, One Pump Court Chambers \nPriya is a busy specialist in immigration\, asylum\, human rights and nationality law. She appears regularly before the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal\, Immigration and Asylum Chambers and the Administrative Court. \nShe is very experienced in adult dependent relative applications and in challenging family applications under the rules and outside the rules by way of appeal and judicial review. \nShe regularly provides in-house training\, seminars and webinars. \nShe is cited as a leading junior in Immigration (including business immigration) in Legal 500 with the Directories stating\, “she has a sharp mind and demonstrates excellent client care”\, “she is tactically astute\, good under pressure and very persuasive in court” and “she is very knowledgeable in presenting appeals”. \nKate is a freelance immigration consultant with over 11 year experience. \nShe has been a Law Society accredited Senior Immigration Caseworker since 2010 and has worked on notable cases including representing the first two appellants in the Libyan Country Guidance case; AT and Others (Article 15c; risk categories) Libya CG UKUT 00318 (IAC) and AS in the reported case of AS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department EWCA Civ 1469\, which established that the Immigration Tribunal could depart from the findings of the Home Office Conclusive Grounds decision in human trafficking cases and make its own findings. \nKate has particular expertise in human rights applications based on Private and Family Life\, protection claims\, appeals and judicial reviews. She has built a significant practice assisting refugees in applications to bring over their parents and siblings\, inside and outside of the ADR rules. \nKate’s problem solving skills and ability to find novel legal points to argue\, make her a popular choice with clients in the Greater Manchester area and beyond. She is passionate about ensuring a successful result for all her clients and will go the extra mile to achieve this. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1259-adult-dependent-relatives/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/8a70e32639663d0908ea1cc54bccadd2-X0IV8p.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T124103Z UID:72559-1701165600-1701176400@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1250 Sponsor Licences and Compliance: obtaining and keeping a licence DESCRIPTION:Practitioners and HR specialists will receive an in-depth look at sponsor licences.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nPractitioners and HR specialists will receive an in-depth look at sponsor licences. This will not only include practical advice on how to obtain a sponsor licence but also how to ensure effective compliance and retain the licence. We will discuss the updated submission process and compliance requirements post the December 2020 changes\, highlighting pitfalls and providing tips. We will advise upon the HR practices necessary to ensure sponsor duties are met and other factors that the Home Office would be looking for at a compliance visit. We will also discuss our experience with sponsor license refusals\, downgrading and revocations – providing tips for avoiding these and challenging them where necessary. \nAudience: \nThis course is designed for business immigration practitioners and HR specialists who advise on sponsor licences. \n\n\nTutors: Chetal Patel\, Bates Wells\, Smruti Jeyanandhan\, Bates Wells and Sam Ingham\, Laura Devine Immigration \nChetal Patel is a Partner at Bates Wells and specialises in Business Immigration. She regularly conducts immigration audits for clients and has been present at a number of compliance visits conducted by UKVI. Chetal is recognised in the legal directories for her expertise and regularly provides commentary to journalists. \nSmruti is a UK immigration and nationality law specialist with 15 years’ experience advising corporate and private clients on complex business and personal immigration matters. Smruti has significant experience in delivering strategic solutions-focused advice to employers on sponsor licence applications and employer compliance support. Her corporate clients range from small\, newly established businesses to multinational organisations and household brands that span the finance and investment\, legal\, sporting\, technology\, creative and entertainment sectors. \nSmruti is a seasoned presenter\, delivering training to a number of high profile corporate clients on sponsorship and compliance as well as Brexit. She previously held the role of co-convenor for ILPA’s economic migration working group and regularly provided training for ILPA. \nSam Ingham is a Solicitor at Laura Devine Immigration and has specialised exclusively in UK immigration law since 2012. Prior to joining Laura Devine Immigration he was an OISC adviser. He has extensive experience in Tier 2 issues both for individuals and corporate clients. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1250-sponsor-licences-and-compliance-obtaining-and-keeping-a-licence/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6054015c28a8c49a18c15fd2618c076c-Klmr6f.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231127T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231024T111153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231127T164115Z UID:88413-1701093600-1701104400@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 2119 Significant Others (Part 2) DESCRIPTION:This is the second of a two-session training\, which covers all aspects of applications for spouses\, civil\, unmarried and same sex partners.\n\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE: This training is split into two three-hour sessions and you will need to attend both. This is the second session\, you will also need to book a space for the first session on this link. \nLevel: Intermediate/Advanced \nDescription: Our popular Significant Others session is back: covering all aspects of applications for spouses\, civil\, unmarried and same sex partners (excluding financial requirements) ‘The best course I have ever attended\, brilliant’ \, ‘outstanding’ \, “informative\, lively and important” says the feedback.  \nTopics: \nPart 1 (Tuesday 21 November\, 10:00 – 13:00) To be booked separately on this page. \n\n Overview of Appendix FM for partners \n‘Getting hitched’ \nGenuine & subsisting relationships \nSpecial focus on unmarried partners \n\nPart 2 (Monday 27 November\, 14:00 – 17:00) \n\nParagraph EX \n Exceptional circumstances \nArticle 8 ECHR &  Appeal rights\nPart 9 refusals & Suitability\nEUSS \n\nAudience: This is an intermediate-advanced course aimed at practitioners who have some experience of making Appendix FM applications. \n\n\nTutors: Tim Barnden and Matthew James\, Bates Wells and Barry O’Leary and Andrew Jones\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors. \nTim Barnden and Barry O’Leary are described as ‘particularly helpful tutors‘\, with one participant commenting “I would be happy to attend any sessions conducted by Tim and Barry“.  \nTim co-delivers ILPA’s flagship ‘Significant others’ course which has provided his and Barry O’Leary’s expertise in assisting couples negotiating the Immigration Rules for well over a decade now. He was an original presenter of ‘It’s all about the money: Financial Requirements of Appendix FM’\, a regular tutor on ‘LGBTI Asylum Claims’\, and also ‘What’s Left? Exploring the use of discretion in immigration and nationality law’ courses. Tim has also been a panellist at ILPA’s inaugural Well-being Conference. Tim is a former Trustee of ILPA. \nBarry is a partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors and his practice deals with the full range of immigration and nationality issues. He has particular expertise in applications based on partnership and family; applications following international surrogacy arrangements; and asylum and human rights claims based on sexual identity. He teaches the ILPA courses on ‘Significant Others’ (relationship based applications) and International Surrogacy. \nAndrew is a solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP. His practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality matters. He specialises in applications on the parent and partner routes\, as well as applications for children and adults relying on private life and long residence. He regularly assists clients with applications for asylum\, British citizenship and status under the EU Settlement Scheme. \nMatthew is an Associate at Bates Wells. His work bridges personal and business immigration\, advising on applications based on family relationships alongside the more commercial and work-based routes. He has built up a particular expertise advising employers and individuals on the implications of Brexit and the EU Settlement Scheme. Matthew has spoken at events for umbrella organisations and provided commentary for legal resources and the wider media. He is listed in a number of legal directories\, including Who’s Who Legal\, Chambers and Partners\, and Legal 500. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-2119-significant-others-part-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9e6af8d164be919ccf169e2bb2a06a61-l5pp0V.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T181110Z UID:72558-1700758800-1700764200@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA North West Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members in the North West.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA working groups are open to all ILPA members\, whether you’re just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our members’ meetings. \nNorth West Working Group meetings will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that members subscribe to the Working Group here\, to ensure you do not miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by Shara Pledger\, Pinsent Masons LLP\, Lucy Mair\, Garden Court North Chambers\, David Pountney\, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)\, and Emma Morgan\, Shoosmiths LLP. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nAudience: \nILPA Members based in the North West. \nPlease note: \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only part of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-north-west-working-group-meeting-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/b82515d56946359637ae79a543b66cc1-AV6DP8.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T170000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T162504Z UID:72557-1700748000-1700758800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1247 Mental Health in Immigration & Asylum Law DESCRIPTION:This course will assist practitioners to develop knowledge and best practice of dealing with mental health issues experienced by clients\n\n\nLevel: All levels \nDescription: \nThis webinar will assist practitioners who wish to have more knowledge of best practice and procedural issues that often arise with vulnerable clients including\, for example\, the complexities in the appointment of litigation friends. \nWith reference to authorities and policy guidance\, we will examine how a client’s mental health is relevant to credibility and risk on return\, as well looking at how we can successfully argue health grounds under Articles 3 and 8 ECHR and Paragraph 276ADE(vi). \nIn this webinar we will aim to cover the following topics: \n\nIdentifying vulnerabilities in Applicants\nHow capacity is determined and the appointment of litigation friends for those lacking capacity\nA detailed look at Tribunal Guidance Note and Practice Direction on Child\, Vulnerable Adult and Sensitive Witnesses and how this can be used to best assist Applicants\nSeeking anonymity directions for vulnerable clients\nWhen it is and is not appropriate to have an in-camera hearing\nMaking full use of the CMRHs and seeking adjournments where there are vulnerabilities\nWe will consider how to address credibility issues for those with mental health issues\nThe link between mental health and risk on return in an asylum or humanitarian protection claim\nHow to successfully challenge a removal on mental health grounds under Articles 3 and 8 ECHR\, including Paragraph 276ADE(vi)\nExpert medical evidence\nA look at recent case law to see how it has developed and how we can best use this for our clients\nA consideration of UKVI policy and other useful guidance\n\nAudience: \nThis webinar is suitable for all practitioners working in immigration and asylum law. It is hoped that it will offer a range of material that will be useful at all levels. \n\n\nTutor: Priya Solanki\, One Pump Court Chambers \nPriya is a busy and experienced specialist in immigration\, asylum\, human rights and nationality law. She appears regularly before the First-Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal\, Immigration and Asylum Chambers and the Administrative Court. She has an expanding practice in the Court of Appeal. \nShe has a particular interest in and experience of cases involving domestic violence\, trafficking\, mental health issues and vulnerable clients. She is known to have a very calming and reassuring manner with clients with vulnerabilities. She regularly provides in-house training\, seminars and webinars. \nShe is cited as a leading junior in Immigration (including business immigration) in Legal 500 with the Directories stating\, “she has a sharp mind and demonstrates excellent client care”\, “she is tactically astute\, good under pressure and very persuasive in court” and “she is very knowledgeable in presenting appeals”. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1247-mental-health-in-immigration-asylum-law/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cf79924acc568cb4144f97e032cb1201-O4QICB.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T180000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231109T151011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T175605Z UID:89744-1700668800-1700676000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Annual General Meeting (Online) DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the ILPA Annual General Meeting\, hosted this year as a hybrid event!\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to ILPA’s 2023 AGM. This year we’ll be bringing you our annual ILPA Annual General Meeting from the heart of London! You’ll have the opportunity to join us in-person\, or online from wherever you are. \nThe final agenda details will be confirmed next week. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-annual-general-meeting-online/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8fa6202083bb03f3cbb52ff402dd86ac-6xZYrG.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T180000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231109T150948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T175604Z UID:89016-1700667000-1700676000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Annual General Meeting 2023 (In-person) DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the ILPA Annual General Meeting\, hosted this year as a hybrid event!\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to ILPA’s 2023 AGM. This year we’ll be bringing you our annual ILPA Annual General Meeting from the heart of London! You’ll have the opportunity to join us in-person\, or online from wherever you are. \nThe final agenda details will be confirmed next week. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-annual-general-meeting-2023-in-person/ LOCATION:Friends House\, 173-177 Euston Road\, London\, England\, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/d1ccfbe931bdb6b9baeb8d71f5d480b3-bL0Mp7.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T122605Z UID:72554-1700647200-1700658000@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1267 Sole and Shared Parental Responsibility: rules and practice DESCRIPTION:The course will review the rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility applicable to all areas of immigration law\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nThe 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. \nTopics: \n\nThe Rules relating to sole and shared parental responsibility\nCaselaw relating to the concept of sole responsibility \nExamine rule changes and implications in practice \nPreparing applications – practical tips and procedure \nAlternative options to move to the UK when the rules are not met\nCase studies\n\nThe 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. \nAudience: \nThe session is aimed at those who are already practising in this area\, assisting with a broad range of immigration applications including children and dependants. \n\n\nTutors: Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day and Adam Cotterill\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors \nAdam is a Senior Associate at Doyle Clayton and has over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law. He is recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers and has been ranked as a Rising Star by the Legal 500 for the last four consecutive years. Adam advises both individuals and organisations on the full breadth of UK immigration\, but his focus is on personal immigration in particular applications relating to partners and children. Adam previously worked for 6 years at a Top 100 international law firm and trained and worked for 8 years at a Band 1 boutique immigration law firm. \nNath is an associate solicitor at Leigh Day\, and her practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality law\, with particular emphasis on human rights applications; initial asylum and fresh claims; and applications on the basis of domestic abuse. Nath also writes for Free Movement\, including case law updates; briefings and training courses. \nNath co-founded the ILPA Well-being Working Group in 2018. She decided to start a conversation around well-being among immigration practitioners and collaborated with ILPA to organise its first well-being seminar in May 2018 and was a co-convenor until June 2020. Nath is now a co-convenor of the ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group. \nNath has delivered several ILPA training courses including on Appendix FM financial requirements; the EU Settlement Scheme; fee waivers; transnational marriage abandonment; and sole responsibility. Nath has been a panelist at ILPA’s AGM\, Conference on Family Migration to the UK\, Practicing Immigration Law: everything you need to know seminar\, and co-chaired ILPA’s inaugural Well-being conference. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1267-sole-and-shared-parental-responsibility-rules-and-practice/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/51e8ff46492821bdb5e956954aa3dcf7-m0TXxC.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231121T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231024T131804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T124105Z UID:88256-1700560800-1700571600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 2118 Significant Others (Part 1) DESCRIPTION:This is the first of a two-session training\, which covers all aspects of applications for spouses\, civil\, unmarried and same sex partners.\n\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE: This training is split into two three-hour sessions and you will need to attend both. This is the first session\, you will also need to book a space for the second session on this link. \nLevel: Intermediate/Advanced \nDescription: Our popular Significant Others session is back: covering all aspects of applications for spouses\, civil\, unmarried and same sex partners (excluding financial requirements) ‘The best course I have ever attended\, brilliant’ \, ‘outstanding’ \, “informative\, lively and important” says the feedback.  \nTopics: \nPart 1 (Tuesday 21 November\, 10:00 – 13:00) •  Overview of Appendix FM for partners • ‘Getting hitched’ • Genuine & subsisting relationships • Special focus on unmarried partners \nPart 2 (Monday 27 November\, 14:00 – 17:00) To be booked separately on this page. •    Paragraph EX •    Exceptional circumstances •    Article 8 ECHR &  Appeal rights •    Part 9 refusals & Suitability •   EUSS \nAudience: This is an intermediate-advanced course aimed at practitioners who have some experience of making Appendix FM applications. \n\n\nT utors: Tim Barnden and Matthew James\, Bates Wells and Barry O’Leary and Andrew Jones\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors. \nTim Barnden and Barry O’Leary are described as ‘particularly helpful tutors‘\, with one participant commenting “I would be happy to attend any sessions conducted by Tim and Barry“. \nTim co-delivers ILPA’s flagship ‘Significant others’ course which has provided his and Barry O’Leary’s expertise in assisting couples negotiating the Immigration Rules for well over a decade now. He was an original presenter of ‘It’s all about the money: Financial Requirements of Appendix FM’\, a regular tutor on ‘LGBTI Asylum Claims’\, and also ‘What’s Left? Exploring the use of discretion in immigration and nationality law’ courses. Tim has also been a panellist at ILPA’s inaugural Well-being Conference. Tim is a former Trustee of ILPA. \nBarry is a partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors and his practice deals with the full range of immigration and nationality issues. He has particular expertise in applications based on partnership and family; applications following international surrogacy arrangements; and asylum and human rights claims based on sexual identity. He teaches the ILPA courses on ‘Significant Others’ (relationship based applications) and International Surrogacy. \nAndrew is a solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP. His practice covers a wide range of immigration\, asylum and nationality matters. He specialises in applications on the parent and partner routes\, as well as applications for children and adults relying on private life and long residence. He regularly assists clients with applications for asylum\, British citizenship and status under the EU Settlement Scheme. \nMatthew is an Associate at Bates Wells. His work bridges personal and business immigration\, advising on applications based on family relationships alongside the more commercial and work-based routes. He has built up a particular expertise advising employers and individuals on the implications of Brexit and the EU Settlement Scheme. Matthew has spoken at events for umbrella organisations and provided commentary for legal resources and the wider media. He is listed in a number of legal directories\, including Who’s Who Legal\, Chambers and Partners\, and Legal 500. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-2118-significant-others-part-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9e6af8d164be919ccf169e2bb2a06a61-l5pp0V.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T172632Z UID:72553-1700150400-1700155800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Scotland Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA working groups are open to all ILPA members\, whether you’re just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our members’ meetings. \nScotland Working Group meetings will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the Working Group here\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by John Vassiliou\, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP\, Barry Price\, Latta Law and Anushya Kulupana\, JustRight Scotland. \nAudience: \nILPA Members based in Scotland. \nPlease note:\n \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor.\n\nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\n\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-scotland-working-group-meeting-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a30075ccfc50b52c6c9d3c0f96a6dd16-wDk5wf.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T122605Z UID:72542-1700128800-1700139600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1226 Article 8 ECHR Update DESCRIPTION:Reviewing the protection afforded by Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights in 2023.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nReviewing the protection afforded by Article 8 ECHR in 2023\, in conjunction with a detailed look at the recent changes to the Immigration Rules and 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. \nTopics: \n• the new immigration rules – Appendix Private Life and Appendix Settlement Family Life \n• the relationship between Article 8 and the Immigration Rules and the public interest considerations in the NIAA 2002 (as amended); \n• entry clearance applications; \n• ‘insurmountable obstacles’ and family life; \n• best interests of children; \n• dependent relatives and carers; \n• Article 8 and appeals\, including ‘new matters’ \nAudience: The session is aimed at all practitioners who are advising clients on claims relating to their family and private lives. Some familiarity with Article 8 would be useful\, as this is not an introductory course. \n\n\nTutors: Mala Savjani\, Solicitor at Wilson Solicitors for Here for Good and Vijay Jagadesham\, Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers \nMala is a solicitor at Wilson Solicitors LLP for Here for Good. 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. Mala also volunteers for Waterloo Legal Advice Service and Rainbow Migration and is a volunteer lawyer for the charity “Here for Good”. \nVijay “undertakes a wide range of immigration and asylum work\, most notably on behalf of vulnerable adults and children”(Chambers and Partners\, 2019). Vijay recently returned from his sixth trip to the island of Samos in Greece\, where he provided legal aid to asylum seekers and drafted numerous applications to the European Court of Human Rights in relation to age-disputed unaccompanied minors\, and exceptionally secured “interim measures” against the Greek government in relation to breaches of Article 3 ECHR. \nVijay regularly engages in age assessment challenges and is particularly well placed to do so in light of his experience in immigration and asylum law and civil litigation\, including actions against the police. Vijay also draws on his significant public law expertise\, including two successful challenges in the Supreme Court\, in bringing public law challenges in relation to all levels of decision-making. He also advises on claims for damages\, under the common law and the HRA 1998. He is a contributor to the 9th edition of Macdonald’s Immigration Law and Practice. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1226-article-8-echr-update/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2712db7fb2ba509c9577405828e5498c-IEtSNA.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T124109Z UID:72552-1699956000-1699966800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1211 Nationality Law is Fun DESCRIPTION:We hope that by the end of this course you’ll agree with us that Nationality law is fun!\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nThe session is aimed at practitioners who want to develop their understanding of British nationality law and who are interested in more than making applications for citizenship. It complements the ILPA courses on naturalisation and registration of children. It covers automatic acquisition of British citizenship by birth or descent\, tracing family status and old Commonwealth cases on and after independence\, other forms of British nationality (e.g.\, British Overseas citizens)\, and dual nationality issues in practice. It also looks at the swing to correct historical injustices based on sex discrimination\, illegitimacy and birth in the British overseas territories. \nIt considers the nationality legislation of 1914 and 1948 before turning to the development of the British Nationality Act 1981 and its revisions down to the present day. The course includes discussion of relevant changes made by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022. Understand the implications of status tracing for your client and emerge a better-informed and wiser immigration\, asylum and nationality lawyer. \nThe aim of this course is to provide training on parts of nationality law that clients seek advice and assistance upon so that practitioners can provide a full service on all aspects of British nationality law. \nThis course complements the ‘Nationality Law Applications for Children’ delivered by Emma Cohen and Ashley Fleming. \nAudience: This course is designed for immigration practitioners who want to develop a deeper understanding of nationality law principles and history in the UK. \n\n\nTutors: Adrian Berry\, Garden Court Chambers and Diana Baxter\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors \nAdrian Berry is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. He has an extensive practice in British nationality law\, both in historic Commonwealth-based claims and in contemporary issues concerning the automatic acquisition of citizenship\, naturalisation and registration\, as well as deprivation and loss of British nationality. \nHe advises on claims to be a British citizen\, British Overseas citizen (BOC)\, British overseas territories citizen (BOTC)\, British National (Overseas) (BN(O))\, British subject (BS)\, or British Protected Person (BPP). \nAdrian served as the Chair of the ILPA Committee of Trustees from 2014-2020 and was appointed as ILPA Patron in 2021. \n​​​​​​Diana Baxter is a Partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP\, a leading UK immigration firm. Diana’s legal practice covers a broad spectrum of UK immigration\, asylum and nationality law\, with particular expertise in cases involving children and young people\, and complex nationality law. Diana regularly delivers training for ILPA on nationality law\, Appendix FM and family routes. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1211-nationality-law-is-fun/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/8e7f3239aea1fae2c4bdeb7057615a9b-QOTUlG.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T181105Z UID:72551-1699549200-1699554600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Economic Migration Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA working groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you’re just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nILPA Economic Migration Working Group meetings will ordinarily be held in hybrid format\, hosted remotely on Zoom and in person. \nWhether you plan to attend in person or remotely\, please register in advance of the meeting on this page. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWhere meetings are also hosted in person\, they will take place at Mayer Brown\, 201 Bishopsgate\, London EC2M 3AF. If you would like to attend in person\, in addition to registering as requested above\, please email marianne.schonle@ilpa.org.uk as soon as possible and no later than 5pm the day before the Working Group meeting to indicate that you would like to attend in person\, so that your details can be added to the guest list and shared with the relevant colleagues at Mayer Brown for the purposes of managing numbers and facilitating entry to the building. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the working group here\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by James Perrott (Mayer Brown International)\, Tom Brett-Young (VWV)\, and Anushka Sinha (Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law). \nAudience: \nILPA Members. \nPlease note: \n• Meeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \n• Please ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting. \n• ILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only party of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-economic-migration-working-group-meeting-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2bd5a9c164136487b30d5343d9df0582-njKwab.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161128Z UID:72549-1699534800-1699545600@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:FREE 1244 “I can’t afford immigration fees” (FREE Members' Online Training) DESCRIPTION:“I can’t afford immigration fees”: how to prepare successful fee waiver applications\n\n\nThis event is open to ILPA members only. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this training\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat about membership (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nThis course wants to be a very practical introduction to immigration fee waiver applications\, for both in country and out of country applications. \nWe will be talking about who is eligible for fee waivers; how to prepare fee waiver applications; when to submit fee waiver applications; and what to do if an application is refused. \nBy the end of the course\, attendees will be able to: \n(1) identify at an early stage clients who are eligible for fee waivers; \n(2) prepare “winning” fee waiver applications; \n(3) understand the application process; and \n(4) understand what happens after an application has been decided\, with both positive and negative decisions. \nTopics: \n1. Eligibility: which applications attract a fee waiver\, and what are the tests to be granted a fee waiver \n2. Process: how and when to submit the application \n3. Preparation: what documents are needed and how to best present the evidence \n4. Decisions: what happens after a positive decision and what happens after a negative decision \nThis course will be relevant to lawyers\, but also non-lawyers\, such as NGOs\, frontline organisations\, legal assistants\, interns\, volunteers etc.\, who support clients to make fee waiver applications. \n\n\nTutors: Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day and Juliane Heider\, Islington Law Centre \nNath 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. \nNath also writes regularly for Free Movement\, including case law updates\, briefings and training courses. \nNath 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. \nNath 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. \nJuliane is a solicitor at Islington Law Centre. She has a diverse practice of immigration and asylum claims\, and regularly works with vulnerable clients. With colleagues and Counsel\, much of her current work focuses on issues arising from and challenges to the 10-year route to settlement. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/free-1244-i-cant-afford-immigration-fees-free-ilpa-members-webinar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2e73466babc37c578eae16006d87346f-OFhXE8.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T183000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T181108Z UID:72548-1699462800-1699468200@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA European Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\nThis is a Working Group meeting for ILPA members. If you are not already an ILPA member\, but would like to attend this meeting\, please contact the ILPA Secretariat (info@ilpa.org.uk). \nDescription: \nILPA Working Groups are open to all ILPA members. Whether you are just getting started in your career\, or an expert in your field\, we welcome everyone at our Working Group meetings. \nEuropean Working Group meetings will be held on Zoom\, unless stated otherwise. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there. \nIf you haven’t done so already\, we strongly recommend that you sign up to the Working Group here\, to ensure you don’t miss out on any important information. \nChairs: \nThe meeting will be chaired by the Working Group Co-convenors: Alison Hunter\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors and Jonathan Kingham\, LexisNexis. \nAudience: \nILPA Members \nPlease note: \n\nMeeting attendees will be muted on entry\, so please raise your hand if you wish to speak and then unmute yourself when called upon by a Co-convenor. \nPlease ensure your Zoom name contains your name and organisation name when you join the meeting.\nILPA Working Group meetings are recorded. Please bear this in mind when making contributions\, and particularly if you are sharing anything confidential. The recording is for the purpose of the minutes and will not be shared with members. Minutes of Working Group meetings will ordinarily be uploaded to the members-only part of the ILPA website. Please note that the chat will also be recorded and the ILPA Secretariat may get in touch with you after the meeting in relation to contributions you make at the meeting. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-european-working-group-meeting-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a30075ccfc50b52c6c9d3c0f96a6dd16-wDk5wf.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20231020T152350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T154122Z UID:88067-1699455600-1699459200@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:FREE 2102 The Illegal Migration Act 2023: Entry\, Settlement and Citizenship DESCRIPTION:This course will look at ss30-37 Illegal Migration act 2023\, which have been in force since 20 July 2023.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate. \nAudience: Participants will be experienced immigration advisers with at least a basic understanding of the structure of the IMA and ideally have attended or watched the overview session on 1st November. \nTopics: \nThis course will look at ss30-37 Illegal Migration act 2023\, which have been in force since 20 July 2023 and apply to those who arrived in the UK on or after 7 March 2023. The new exclusions from leave to enter or remain\, settlement and citizenship will be covered\, along with the exceptions. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss what practically can be done to advise and assist those affected by these provisions before the removal duty in s2 IMA 2023 is brought into force. \nAim of the course: To enable participants to advise clients affected by ss30-37 IMA 2023 on how these affect their entitlement to leave to enter or remain \n\n\nTutor: Alison Pickup\, Director\, Asylum Aid and Kat Hacker\, Director of Legal Protection\, Helen Bramber Foundation. \nAlison is Director of Asylum Aid where she leads an expert team providing legal representation to asylum seekers and refugees. Asylum Aid is part of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group. Before joining Asylum Aid (in November 2021)\, Alison was the Legal Director of the Public Law Project. At PLP\, Alison led its work on the access to justice issues in the New Plan for Immigration and on judicial review reform. In June 2020\, Alison was awarded the Outstanding Employed Barrister in an NGO award by the Employed Barristers Committee of the Bar Council. \nKat is the Director of the Legal Protection team at the Helen Bramber Foundation. She has spent over a decade working as a lawyer in the immigration and human rights field representing survivors of trafficking\, tortuew and conducting high-profile complex asylum claims before moving into the NGO sector. She has represented clients at all levels of teh court system\, including the European Court of Human Rights. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ima02-illegal-migration-act-2023-entry-settlement-and-citizenship/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dce0f6f194d1c73c7914dcd9f7e3b1f7-Nf0Qfy.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T162106 CREATED:20230417T094659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T154012Z UID:72546-1699362000-1699372800@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:WEB 1214 Employing Migrant Workers DESCRIPTION:Employing migrant workers: skilled workers\, sponsorship and alternatives\n\n\nLevel: Basic – Intermediate \nDescription: \nA basic to intermediate level course aimed at those who do not yet feel confident with sponsorship and business immigration. We will take a closer look at the requirements for employers and workers\, and how the sponsorship system impacts them post-Brexit. \nTopics: \n• Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility sponsorship\, and the requirements for employers and workers; \n• specific issues such as advertising\, new overseas hires\, salary points scoring\, and applications to the Home Office (eg priority for licences and Defined CoS allocations); \n• the impact of the new rules – what’s simpler\, and what hidden issues may arise\, and; \n• alternative immigration routes for those avoiding the sponsorship scheme. \nThe aim of the course is to expand and develop knowledge of business immigration law. We will demystify the sponsorship system and equip attendees to speak with confidence and precision on this tricky subject. \nAudience: \nThis course is suited to all immigration practitioners and HR personnel for UK companies wishing to sponsor migrant workers. \n\n\nTutors: Shara Pledger\, Pinsent Masons LLP and Laura Darnley\, Brabners \nShara has worked in the area of UK immigration with since 2010 and heads up the immigration team within Pinsent Masons UK. She handles sponsor licensing applications for employers as well as other complex Points Based System issues. Shara has comprehensive experience with applications for entrepreneurs/innovators and investors\, and with assisting highly skilled migrants seeking endorsements as ‘Global Talent’. Shara is a co-convener of the ILPA North West working group. Shara delivers ILPA’s ‘Introduction to Business Immigration Law’ and ‘Employing Migrant Workers: Tier 2\, sponsorship & alternatives’ training. \nLaura is a Legal Director at Brabners\, who leads the Business Immigration team. Laura is an experienced employment and business immigration lawyer who has practised for over a decade. She acts for a wide range of clients from individuals\, SMEs and owner-managed businesses to national and multinational organisations. She is particularly experienced in acting for clients within the recruitment sector\, manufacturing and supply chain\, retail and hospitality and financial services. \nLaura regularly advises on employer sponsorship\, the requirements of the Resident Labour Market Test\, the prevention of illegal working\, the immigration implications of mergers and acquisitions and the business visitor rules. Laura often advises on complicated overlapping employment and immigration law issues which arise during recruitment\, during the employment relationship or at the point of termination such as dismissing sponsored employees. Most recently\, she has been helping clients prepare for Brexit and the impact of the end of free movement on their businesses. Laura also delivers in-house training on employment and business immigration law to clients. URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1214-employing-migrant-workers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ab387f415ee0376daa6b5c4854945ba4-wlP9be.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR