BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ILPA - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230502T130000 DTSTAMP:20230502T114104Z CREATED:20230417T094519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T114104Z UID:72467-1683021600-1683032400@ilpa.org.uk 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0d2e4345864ab52ef032d3a842ed6cd5-DHhfV2.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230507T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230507T160000 DTSTAMP:20230507T144113Z CREATED:20230417T094521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230507T144113Z UID:72469-1683464400-1683475200@ilpa.org.uk 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/49a54fee215a6cf658ec802a693da44d-nAnurU.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T130000 DTSTAMP:20230510T114405Z CREATED:20230417T094524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T114405Z UID:72472-1683712800-1683723600@ilpa.org.uk 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/99a2c3e3fbf3964ba8eba4307b229d9f-HxVpqU.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T160000 DTSTAMP:20230516T142903Z CREATED:20230417T094526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T142903Z UID:72474-1684242000-1684252800@ilpa.org.uk 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5130b984993314319d55eece18e2c518-KQtEau.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T183000 DTSTAMP:20230518T172804Z CREATED:20230502T125956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T172804Z UID:73364-1684429200-1684434600@ilpa.org.uk 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/ 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:20230523T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T170000 DTSTAMP:20230523T154405Z CREATED:20230417T094529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T154405Z UID:72477-1684836000-1684861200@ilpa.org.uk 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7c82673e79ad06538e8fe2e6cfef9b0b-ISH8Mr.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T170000 DTSTAMP:20230523T154406Z CREATED:20230417T094531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T154406Z UID:72479-1684836000-1684861200@ilpa.org.uk 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ilpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6638368f2cd2979a28ee9afeee368697-wOLf39.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T183000 DTSTAMP:20230524T172805Z CREATED:20230417T094536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T172805Z UID:72483-1684947600-1684953000@ilpa.org.uk 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/ 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:20230525T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T183000 DTSTAMP:20230525T172800Z CREATED:20230417T094538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T172800Z UID:72485-1685034000-1685039400@ilpa.org.uk 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/ 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:20230530T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T183000 DTSTAMP:20240116T095304Z CREATED:20240116T095304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T095304Z UID:74562-1685466000-1685471400@ilpa.org.uk SUMMARY:ILPA Refugee Working Group Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-refugee-working-group-meeting-5/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR