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SUMMARY:FREE 1263 Home Office Asylum Refusal Letters (FREE Members' Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Home Office Asylum Refusal Letters: taking a child rights approach to dismantling reasons for refusals\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). \nLevel: All levels  \nDescription: \nIn this webinar\, we will consider the failures in Home Office decision-making in relation to asylum claims by children including misapplication of the appropriate burden and standard of proof\, failure to apply the concept of ‘best interests’ appropriately\, use of inappropriate country information and other common errors by Home Office decision-makers.  This practical session will assist practitioners to assess merits in children’s asylum appeals and to plan effectively for the ‘build your case’ stage of the appeals process in relation to these cases. \nAudience: \nThis course is suitable for all immigration practitioners working with young refugees and asylum seeking children.  \n\n\nTutors: David Neale\, Garden Court Chambers and Anna Skehan\, MiCLU at Islington Law Centre \nDavid Neale is the Chambers Researcher at Garden Court Chambers\, and a winner of the 2022 Legal Aid Support Staffer of the Year Award. He previously practised as a barrister from 2014-2017 specialising in immigration and asylum law. He is a General Editor of Macdonald’s Immigration Law and Practice\, a co-author of the forthcoming Child Migration: Family and Immigration Laws (with Kathryn Cronin and Jemma Dally)\, and a co-author of the forthcoming new edition of Fransman’s British Nationality Law. He has extensive experience working with Albanian asylum-seeking children and young people. \nAnna Skehan is the Legal Practice Lead at MiCLU.  Anna has been a solicitor for over 20 years and has specialised in children’s immigration and asylum matters since 2010.  Anna undertakes complex casework in relation to undocumented children and young people\, and supervises MiCLU’s Breaking the Chains project aimed at improving outcomes for asylum seeking children and young people from Albania.  Anna is a co-author of Precarious Citizenship\, and the Council of Europe Handbook on providing child friendly information to children in migration and winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2006 in the Immigration category.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/free-1263-home-office-asylum-refusal-letters-free-members-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T170000
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SUMMARY:ILPA Refugee Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-refugee-working-group-meeting-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090711
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SUMMARY:ILPA Economic Migration 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). \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\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.\n\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-economic-migration-working-group-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090711
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SUMMARY:ILPA Family and Personal Migration Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a working group meeting for ILPA members.\n\n\n 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. 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: 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. \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T170000
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SUMMARY:WEB 1221 ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference (Online)
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the annual ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference\, hosted this year as a hybrid event!\n\n\nThis year we’ll be bringing you our annual ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference from the heart of London! You’ll have the opportunity to join us in-person\, or online from wherever you are\, for a day packed full of interactive discussions with and excellent array of speakers from a number of leading UK immigration practices. \nAs always\, the conference will be expertly chaired by Nichola Carter\, Head of Immigration and Cater Thomas Solicitors based in Sheffield\, and co-chaired by Nicolette Bostock\, Partner at Withers LLP. \nTopics will range from practical tips on sponsor licence law\, to in-depth analysis of complex legal issues\, as well as a critical look at all the latest legal and policy developments. First and foremost\, the conference is a space for ILPA members to gather (virtually and in-person)\, share best practice and be an enriching learning experience for all.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1221-ilpa-sponsor-licence-conference-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T170000
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SUMMARY:WEB 1220 ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the annual ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference\, hosted this year as a hybrid event!\n\n\nThis year we’ll be bringing you our annual ILPA Sponsor Licence Law Conference from the heart of London! You’ll have the opportunity to join us in-person\, or online from wherever you are\, for a day packed full of interactive discussions with and excellent array of speakers from a number of leading UK immigration practices.  \nAs always\, the conference will be expertly chaired by Nichola Carter\, Head of Immigration and Carter Thomas Solicitors based in Sheffield\, and co-chaired by Nicolette Bostock\, Partner at Withers LLP.  \nTopics will range from practical tips on sponsor licence law\, to in-depth analysis of complex legal issues\, as well as a critical look at all the latest legal and policy developments. First and foremost\, the conference is a space for ILPA members to gather (virtually and in-person)\, share best practice and be an enriching learning experience for all.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1220-ilpa-sponsor-licence-law-conference-in-person/
LOCATION:Friends House\, 173-177 Euston Road\, London\, England\, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T183000
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SUMMARY:ILPA Yorkshire and North East 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).  \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.  \nThis meeting will be hybrid. Whether 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. \nThe meeting will be held at:  \n Freeths LLP \nFifth Floor\, 3 St Paul’s Place\, \n129 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield S1 2JE. \nIf you would like to attend in person\, please RSVP to clara.colombet@ilpa.org.uk before Monday 15 May\, so that your details can be added to the guest list and shared with the relevant colleagues at Freeths LLP for the purposes of managing numbers and facilitating entry to the building. \nChairs:  \nThe meeting will be chaired by Christopher Cole\, Parker Rhodes Hickmotts and Emma Brooksbank\, Freeths LLP.  \nAudience:  \nILPA Members based in Yorkshire and the North East.  \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.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-yorkshire-and-north-east-working-group-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090711
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SUMMARY:FREE 1243 “I can’t afford immigration fees” (FREE Members' Webinar)
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-1243-i-cant-afford-immigration-fees-free-members-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T130000
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SUMMARY:FREE 1264 Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession (FREE Members' Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Providing attendees with the language to discuss the impact of working with trauma & practical tools to reflect upon & manage that impact.\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). \nLevel: All Levels  \nDescription: \nIn this webinar ‘Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession’\, Claiming Space co-directors\, Joanna Fleck and Rachel Francis\, will cover the following topics: \n•	Vicarious Trauma; \n•	Reflective practice; and\, \n•	Boundaries and burnout. \nThe training will include both theory and practice\, providing attendees with the language to discuss the impact of working with trauma and practical tools to reflect upon and manage that impact. \nAudience:  \nThis training is for ILPA Members only. This webinar is limited to a capacity of 30 people and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. No more than 5 people from the same organisation can attend the event.  \nILPA is delivering this training on 3 occasions in 2023: \n10th May 2023\, 10:00 – 13:00 (online) \n6th July 2023\, 10:00 – 13:00 (in-person\, London) \n10th October 2023\, 10:00 – 13:00 (in-person\, London)  \nAttendance at the online workshop will be prioritised for ILPA members located outside of London\, and those with vulnerabilities which prevent them from attending in-person. If you are able to attend in-person\, we would highly encourage you to do so. Many thanks.   \n \n\n\nTutors: \nJoanna Fleck is a reflective practice facilitator\, trainee psychotherapist\, and writer. She spent over 10 years working in legal aid\, specialising in actions against the state\, inquests and public inquiries. She has an MSc in Psychology with research on secondary traumatic stress in the legal profession. This research and ongoing study informs the work of Claiming Space. She is an experienced freelance trainer and group facilitator as well as a meditation and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy teacher. \nRachel Francis is a barrister practising in immigration and family law with particular expertise in working with vulnerable clients. She is the former co-chair of Young Legal Aid Lawyers. During her time as co-chair\, Rachel saw first-hand the effects of working with trauma in the legal profession. She was jointly responsible for the strategic direction of the group and for co-ordinating its campaigning\, promoting social mobility and protecting the interests of junior lawyers who believe in the importance of legal-aided work as a means of achieving social justice. In July 2019 Rachel was awarded the LAPG Special Award for outstanding commitment to access to justice.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/free-1264-vicarious-trauma-in-the-legal-profession-free-members-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230507T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230507T160000
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SUMMARY:WEB 00000
DESCRIPTION:This course will better enable practitioners to advise clients on all aspects of naturalisation as a British citizen.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate – Advanced
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-00000-joanna-test/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T130000
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SUMMARY:WEB 1230 Statelessness (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:This session is aimed at practitioners who would like a grounding in statelessness issues.\n\n\nLevel: Basic – Intermediate  \nDescription: \nThis session is aimed at practitioners who would like a grounding in statelessness issues\, including applying for leave to remain as a stateless person\, routes to acquisition of British citizenship for stateless persons\, and how to evidence  statelessness in the context of removal and unlawful detention. \nFollowing this course practitioners and advisors will be better placed to:  \n\nAdvise and assist foreign nationals to make applications for leave to remain as stateless persons\nAdvise and assist on all aspects of applying for registration as a British citizen\nAdvise and assist on how to evidence statelessness to the required standard in other contexts eg. nationality applications\, removal and detention\nAdvise and assist on legal remedies\n\nPlease note that this course will not cover presenting asylum claims.  \nThis course aims to help busy practitioner to identify where statelessness may be relevant; to advise clients on options and then to access a durable solution. \nAudience: Practitioners who work in the field of statelessness and nationality law\, those experienced in other areas of immigration work who already have some knowledge of statelessness and nationality law\, and those seeking a refresher/update course. \n\n\nTutors: Adrian Berry\, Garden Court Chambers and Judith Carter\, Liverpool Law Clinic \nAdrian Berry is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers and an ILPA Patron. As regards statelessness issues\, he acts and advises in relation to statelessness cases\, including in relation to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. He works on cases concerning stateless persons in detention\, the regularization of stateless persons\, and the welfare of stateless persons. He has worked with Asylum Aid and the Equal Rights Trust on statelessness issues. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the European Network on Statelessness (ENS). \nJudith Carter is a solicitor and academic who has worked on statelessness leave to remain applications since 2013\, and is the co-author of the ILPA/Uni of Liverpool Best Practice Guide. She maintains the UK Index on Statelessness for the European Network on Statelessness and has worked as an expert for the UNHCR and Council of Europe. She works at the University of Liverpool Law Clinic as a lecturer and solicitor.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1230-stateless-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230427T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230427T163000
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SUMMARY:FREE 1205 FGM Claims (FREE ILPA Members' Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, we will look at how to successfully argue claims based on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)\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). \nIn this webinar\, we will look at how to successfully argue claims based on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). We will discuss the need for expert medical and country evidence and what this should address. We will have a detailed look at various country guidance decisions and useful Policy Guidance documents. There will also be a consideration of the link between asylum and immigration law and FGM protection orders.   \nIn this webinar\, we will aim to cover the following: \n•    An understanding of what FGM is\, including the types of FGM\, the prevalence of the practice globally\, cultural underpinnings and motives\, consequences of FGM\, issues relevant to risk \n•    A quick overview of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and the mandatory reporting duties \n•    FGM Protection Orders (FGMPO) and the link between these and asylum law \n•    A look at relevant UKVI Policy Guidance  \n•    Useful country guidance decisions to discuss risk factors\, how to address arguments on credibility\, state protection and internal relocation  \n•    Dealing with practical issues such as anonymity and vulnerable applicants \n•    Expert evidence \n•    Practical tips and examples \n•    Case Activity / Group Discussions \nAudience: This webinar is suitable for practitioners working in immigration and asylum 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\nTutor: 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 has a particular interest in and experience of cases involving violence\, trafficking\, FGM\, mental health issues and vulnerable clients. 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/free-1205-fgm-claims-free-ilpa-members-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T090711
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T145347Z
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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 meeting will be chaired by Aisha Choudhry\, Bates Wells. \nAudience:  \nILPA Members.  \nDescription:  \nThis working group meeting will be hybrid. The meeting will be hosted remotely on Zoom and in-person at Bates Wells\, 10 Queen Street Place\, London EC4R 1BE.  \nWhether you plan to attend in person or remotely\, please register in advance of the meeting here.  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a separate email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom.  \nIf you would like to attend in person\, please RSVP to clara.colombet@ilpa.org.uk as soon as possible\, so that your details can be added to the guest list and shared with the relevant colleagues at Bates Wells for the purposes of managing numbers and facilitating entry to the building. \nWe look forward to seeing you there.  \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/
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SUMMARY:WEB 1206 Nationality Applications for Children (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Practitioners working with children will receive an in-depth look at the ways in which migrant children can register as British citizens.\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate  \nDescription:  \nPractitioners and those working with children will receive an in-depth look at the various ways in which migrant children can register as British citizens. The seminar will look at the statutory requirements under the British National Act 1981\, the Home Office guidance on registration\, including the recent amendments to the guidance for discretionary applications under section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981\, as well as practical considerations for making applications. It will include an opportunity to participate in case studies of applications under the different routes to registration\, either in groups or led by the tutors. \nThe topics covered will include:  \n–    Registration applications under sections 1(3)\, 1(4)\, 3(2)\, 3(5)\, 4F and 4G \n–    Discretionary applications under section 3(1) \n–    Parental consent and proof of paternity \n–    Application process and supporting evidence  \n*We will not be covering naturalisation or registration applications for adults \nAudience: Practitioners advising families about British nationality options for children or wanting to learn more about this area of law.  \n\n\nTutors: Emma Cohen\, OTB Legal and Ashley Fleming\, Harper Macleod  \nEmma is an associate solicitor at OTB Legal. Prior to joining OTB Legal she was an associate solicitor in the immigration department at Bindmans LLP where she had worked for over ten years. She covers all areas of immigration\, asylum and nationality law.  She has particular interest and experience in complex immigration and nationality cases involving families and children including inter-country adoption and she regularly writes court reports on immigration issues in family cases. Emma qualified as a solicitor in 1995 at Bates\, Wells and Braithwaite.  Although she has spent most of her 25 years post qualification experience working in immigration law in private practice Emma has also lectured at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.  She is a volunteer adviser for Rainbow Migration. \nEmma is a regular trainer for ILPA and had delivered courses on Family Law for Immigration Practitioners\, Indefinite Leave to Remain: all you need to know\, Criminality in the Immigration Rules\, Professional conduct and ethics in immigration cases\, Home Office policy\, concessions & the exercise of discretion outside the rules\, and Discretion – What’s Left? Exploring the use of discretion in immigration and nationality law. \nAshley a senior associate solicitor at Harper Macleod LLP and has over 15 years’ experience working in the field of immigration. Her caseload covers all aspects of immigration\, asylum and nationality law.  \nAshley is a regular trainer for ILPA and has delivered courses on the EU Settlement Scheme\, introductory courses on both immigration and asylum law to MPs’ Caseworkers and Assistants and the Introduction to Immigration Law course for practitioners.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-1206-nationality-applications-for-children-webinar/
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