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SUMMARY:ILPA Economic Migration Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This 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). \n\n\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 legal@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 (Lee and Thompson LLP). \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-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T173000
DTSTAMP:20251219T132641Z
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SUMMARY:Visit Visa Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here  \nLevel: Beginner – Intermediate \nDescription: \nThis session will provide practitioners with the material and knowledge they need to make successful applications and challenges in visit visa cases/judicial review matters. \nIn this webinar\, we will cover the following: \n\nAnalysis of the Immigration Rules\nDetailed consideration of policy guidance\, with a focus on areas of refusal and how these can be challenged with reference to policy\nArguing human rights in visit visa applications\nConsideration of case law on visit visas\nCase studies/ practical tips/examples\n\nAudience: This 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. \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 Tribunals and Courts. \nShe has a particular interest in and experience of cases involving vulnerable clients. She is known to have a very calming and reassuring manner with clients with vulnerabilities. She has a large amount of experience in ADR cases. \nPriya has authored two books. One on Challenging Sham Marriage Allegations. More recently she has written a book on Migrant Victims of Domestic Violence – http://www.lawbriefpublishing.com/product/migrantvictimsofdomesticviolence/ \nShe regularly provides in-house training\, seminars and webinars. 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 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”. Priya has also recently been appointed as a Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge (Immigration and Asylum).
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/visit-visa-challenges/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260310T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260310T183000
DTSTAMP:20260106T104601Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Refugee Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This 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. \nThis ILPA Refugee Working Group meetings will 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. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nIn-person meetings will take place at Garden Court Chambers: Garden Court Chambers\, 9 Carmelite Street\, London\, EC4Y 0DR. If you would like to attend in person\, in addition to registering as requested above\, please email legal@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 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. \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-refugee-working-group-meeting-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260210T165011Z
CREATED:20251205T161034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T165011Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Conference on Family & Immigration Law (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here \nWe invite you to attend ILPA’s Conference on Family & Immigration Law\, hosted as a hybrid event.  \nThis all-day conference will bring together immigration and family law experts\, exploring the issues that involve both sectors\, as these fields so often overlap. The conference will feature opening and closing speeches\, panels\, bitesize training sessions and interactive workshop sessions. \nThis event will be followed by social drinks. It is an excellent opportunity for practitioners to understand more about the intersection between immigration and family law\, to network\, and to meet other lawyers who they may wish to instruct and work with in future. Please see the event agenda set out below. \nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\n10:00AM – 10:05AM Welcome and Housekeeping \n\n\nBarry O’Leary\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:05AM – 10:30AM Opening Keynote Speech \n\n\nZoe Gardner\, independent researcher\, campaigner and commentator on UK immigration and asylum policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30AM – 11:45AM Panel 1: Interplay between child abduction and asylum law and children and war \n\n\nChaired by Alison Leivesley\, Consultant Solicitor \n\n\n\nHelen Blackburn\, IFLG \n\n\n\nForum Shah\, Dawson Cornwell \nChris McKendry\, Wilsons \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45AM – 11:55AM Coffee Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:55AM – 1:00PM Bitesize Training Sessions hosted by Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day \n\n\nThere will be six sessions in total\, three running concurrently. Each session will be 25 minutes\, allowing delegates to attend two. \nFor family practitioners: \n(1) Bringing in parties for assessments and/or family court proceedings\, Emma Cohen\, OTB Legal \n(2) immigration implications of relationship breakdown\, Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day. \nFor immigration practitioners: \n(1) Divorce\, Sophia Poliviou-Singh and Sarah Edwards\, Wilsons \n(2) Adoption– Kathryn Cronin\, Garden Court Chambers \n(3) Care and special guardianship orders\, Alison Leivesley \n(4) Responsibilities of local authorities towards children in care and care leavers\, especially as it relates to immigration\, Maud Davis\, children law solicitor advocate \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00PM – 2:00PM Lunch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00PM – 3:15PM Panel 2: What are the issues facing LGBTQI+ clients and their advisors in navigating the terrain where family and immigration law meet \n\n\nChaired by Tim Barnden\, Bates Wells \n\n\n• Claudia Neale\, Garden Court Chambers \n\n• Ana Gonzalez\, Wilsons\n• Natalie Gamble\, NGA Law\n• Scott Halliday\, Sintons\n• Andrew Powell\, 4 Paper Buildings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:15PM – 3:25PM Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:25PM – 4:15PM Interactive workshops focused on policy change and advocacy hosted by Mala Savjani\, Wilsons Solicitors \n\n\nThese will be more creative and participatory\, encouraging attendees to think about how we can influence change. Exact topics will be announced closer to the time as want them as up-to-date as possible. \nWorkshop leaders: \n(1) Isaac Abraham\, Islington Law Centre \n(2) Rachel Francis\, 1 Pump Court \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:15PM – 4:45PM Closing Speech – Mr Justice David Williams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:45AM – 4:50PM Thank you and invite to social drinks \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-conference-on-family-immigration-law-in-person/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260210T165129Z
CREATED:20251205T165607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T165129Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Conference on Family & Immigration Law (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here \nWe invite you to attend ILPA’s Conference on Family & Immigration Law\, hosted as a hybrid event.  \nThis all-day conference will bring together immigration and family law experts\, exploring the issues that involve both sectors\, as these fields so often overlap. The conference will feature opening and closing speeches\, panels\, bitesize training sessions and interactive workshop sessions. \nThis event will be followed by social drinks. It is an excellent opportunity for practitioners to understand more about the intersection between immigration and family law\, to network\, and to meet other lawyers who they may wish to instruct and work with in future. Please see the event agenda set out below. \nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\n10:00AM – 10:05AM Welcome and Housekeeping \n\n\nBarry O’Leary\, Wesley Gryk Solicitors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:05AM – 10:30AM Opening Keynote Speech \n\n\nZoe Gardner\, independent researcher\, campaigner and commentator on UK immigration and asylum policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30AM – 11:45AM Panel 1: Interplay between child abduction and asylum law and children and war \n\n\nChaired by Alison Leivesley\, Consultant Solicitor \n\n\n\nHelen Blackburn\, IFLG \n\n\n\nForum Shah\, Dawson Cornwell \nChris McKendry\, Wilsons \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45AM – 11:55AM Coffee Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:55AM – 1:00PM Bitesize Training Sessions hosted by Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day \n\n\nThere will be six sessions in total\, three running concurrently. Each session will be 25 minutes\, allowing delegates to attend two. \nFor family practitioners: \n(1) Bringing in parties for assessments and/or family court proceedings\, Emma Cohen\, OTB Legal \n(2) immigration implications of relationship breakdown\, Nath Gbikpi\, Leigh Day. \nFor immigration practitioners: \n(1) Divorce\, Sophia Poliviou-Singh and Sarah Edwards\, Wilsons \n(2) Adoption– Kathryn Cronin\, Garden Court Chambers \n(3) Care and special guardianship orders\, Alison Leivesley \n(4) Responsibilities of local authorities towards children in care and care leavers\, especially as it relates to immigration\, Maud Davis\, children law solicitor advocate \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00PM – 2:00PM Lunch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00PM – 3:15PM Panel 2: What are the issues facing LGBTQI+ clients and their advisors in navigating the terrain where family and immigration law meet \n\n\nChaired by Tim Barnden\, Bates Wells \n\n\n• Claudia Neale\, Garden Court Chambers \n\n• Ana Gonzalez\, Wilsons\n• Natalie Gamble\, NGA Law\n• Scott Halliday\, Sintons\n• Andrew Powell\, 4 Paper Buildings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:15PM – 3:25PM Break \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:25PM – 4:15PM Interactive workshops focused on policy change and advocacy hosted by Mala Savajani\, Wilsons Solicitors \n\n\nThese will be more creative and participatory\, encouraging attendees to think about how we can influence change. Exact topics will be announced closer to the time as want them as up-to-date as possible. \nWorkshop leaders: \n(1) Isaac Abraham\, Islington Law Centre \n(2) Rachel Francis\, 1 Pump Court \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:15PM – 4:45PM Closing Speech – Mr Justice David Williams \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:45AM – 4:50PM Thank you and invite to social drinks \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/ilpa-conference-on-family-immigration-law/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T183000
DTSTAMP:20260105T151203Z
CREATED:20260105T150516Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Digitalisation Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This 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. Please register for this meeting on this page. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \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-digitalisation-working-group-meeting-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T130000
DTSTAMP:20251211T110401Z
CREATED:20251211T110336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T110401Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Business Immigration
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here \nLevel: Beginner – Intermediate \nDescription: \nFor those new to business immigration or wanting to refresh their knowledge\, this is a fun and informative session aimed at beginner to intermediate level and designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to: \n· Business visitors \n· Sponsorship and Skilled Workers \n· The Global Business Mobility routes \n· Alternatives to sponsorship for Students\, Graduates\, and young people \n· Entrepreneurs\, innovators and exceptional talent under the rules \n· Right to Work checks \n· Looking ahead at expected developments in 2025 \nThis course will not cover GBM\, Scale-Up or Innovator routes in detail. \nCourse Type: Overview \nAudience: The course is designed for immigration practitioners holding basic UK immigration law knowledge who wish to develop their practice in the area of business immigration. \nTutors: Shara Pledger\, Senior Associate at Pinsent Masons and Gary McIndoe\, Managing Partner at Latitude Law \nGary has practised UK-inbound immigration\, nationality and refugee law for almost 30 years. \nHe founded Latitude Law\, where he is managing partner\, in 2007. Gary has recognised expertise in guiding businesses\, from start-ups to multinationals\, through sponsor licensing and related regulatory processes. He is also noted for his work in the arts & entertainment sector and with high-net-worth individuals\, with particular focus on the global talent route. Gary continues to oversee complex asylum and deportation work. \nGary is registered as a foreign lawyer with the Brussels Barreau and regularly works from Latitude Law’s subsidiary office in Brussels servicing EU clients. He is ranked by Chambers & Partners in both High Net Worth and Business Immigration\, and by Legal 500. He remains a Corporate Immigration Thought Leader in Who’s Who Legal for 2025. \nShara has worked in UK immigration law since 2010 and heads up the immigration team within Pinsent Masons. She predominantly assist with business immigration issues\, covering a full range of sponsored and unsponsored routes and ancillary issues such as right to work and corporate due diligence. Shara is also experienced with compliance issues for higher education sponsors. \nShara has been recognised by Legal 500\, Lexology\, and Internal Employment Lawyer. \nShara is a co-convener of the ILPA North West working group. She delivers ILPA’s ‘Introduction to Business Immigration Law’ and ‘Employing Migrant Workers: Tier 2\, sponsorship & alternatives’ training.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/introduction-to-business-immigration/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T183000
DTSTAMP:20260106T163614Z
CREATED:20260106T163614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T163614Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Yorkshire and North East Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis meeting will be held online via Zoom unless specified otherwise. Please register for the meeting on this page. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \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. \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-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T130000
DTSTAMP:20251121T151509Z
CREATED:20251121T122838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T151509Z
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SUMMARY:Mergers and Acquisitions
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here  \nLevel: Intermediate – Advanced \nCourse Type: Overview \nDescription: We will explore issues that arise when organisations with complex structures apply for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility sponsor licences. \nThe high level of recent merger\, acquisition and restructuring activity in the UK means practitioners are frequently being asked to advise on the immigration and right to work aspects of corporate transactions. Where one or more of the entities involved has a sponsor licence\, this will often consist of reviewing the current sponsor licence arrangements\, advising on the appropriate arrangement post-transaction and then taking the necessary steps to ensure that the appropriate entity is able to continue to employ its sponsored workers. This may involve either making a notification to the Home Office or submitting an application for a new licence. If the transaction involves staff transferring between entities\, this can also involve right to work issues. \nPractitioners are also frequently required to have an understanding of the types of structures that international companies employ and advise on whether these structures mean that these businesses can transfer their overseas employees to the UK under the Intra-Company routes (including Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker). \nThe course will explore issues that arise when organisations with complex structures apply for sponsor licences. It will consider the steps that need to be taken when an organisation that holds a Skilled Worker sponsor licence is involved in a corporate transaction. Finally\, it will look at the right to work issues that arise from corporate transactions. \nTopics: \n• Initial sponsor licence applications\, with a focus on Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes; \n• Adding new UK and overseas group entities to a sponsor licence; \n• Qualifying types of corporate group structures for the Global Business Mobility routes; \n• Recognising and dealing with common change of ownership scenarios; \n• Worked examples of the steps that practitioners should take when notifying the Home Office when a sponsor licence holder is involved in a corporate transaction; and \n• Right to work and due diligence issues which arise as a result of corporate transactions. \nBy the end of this course you will gain an understanding of the requirements relating to qualifying linked entities for the purposes of Global Business Mobility licences\, be able to identify relevant changes to corporate structures as well as understand the appropriate action to be taken in respect of such changes. \nThe course will not cover: \n-Step by step guidance on reporting or submitting change of circumstance requests \n-In-depth guidance on general sponsor licence application requirements and documents \nAudience: This session is aimed at practitioners who have existing knowledge of sponsor licence applications and are looking to broaden their understanding of corporate structures and the steps that need to be taken from an immigration standpoint before\, during and after the completion of a corporate transaction. \nTutors: Robert Houchill and Kate Harding at Kingsley Napley. \nRobert Houchill has extensive experience of assisting individuals and organisations with their UK immigration and nationality matters. Robert’s experience covers all kinds of immigration and nationality applications but with a particular emphasis on corporate immigration matters. \nRobert often helps organisations with sponsor licence applications and advises on immigration compliance issues. He has also worked with organisations to challenge UKVI decisions following sponsor licence suspensions and revocations. \nPrior to joining Kingsley Napley in March 2019\, Robert worked for five years at law firms in London\, including Gherson and Bates Wells Braithwaite\, and at a Russian law firm in St Petersburg for two and a half years. \nKate Harding has extensive experience of assisting individuals and corporations with their UK immigration and compliance needs\, particularly in the technology and financial services sectors. Kate’s experience covers all UK immigration and nationality applications\, with a particular emphasis on corporate immigration and sponsorship matters. \nPrior to joining Kingsley Napley in January 2022\, Kate studied English and French Law at the University of Exeter before joining Laura Devine Immigration\, another top tier immigration firm where she worked for six years. \n 
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/mergers-and-acquisitions/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260106T140727Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Wellbeing Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:If 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. Please register for this meeting on this page. 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-wellbeing-working-group-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260216T124501Z
CREATED:20250923T085211Z
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SUMMARY:WEB 3132 ILPA Student Sponsors Conference (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Following the success of ILPA’s inaugural Student Sponsors Conference last year\, we are delighted to invite you to ILPA’s second Student Sponsors Conference. The conference is coming at a pivotal time for student sponsors as tougher sponsor compliance measures outlined in the May 2025 Immigration White Paper are expected to be in force together with new requirements in relation to the use of agents to recruit international students. \nWelcoming back our co-chairs and education immigration law experts\, Tom Brett Young (VWV Solicitors) and Anna Blackden (Doyle Clayton Solicitors)\, the conference will examine the Immigration Rules and Home Office Policy Guidance relating to the sponsorship of international students in the UK\, including new safeguarding rules in the Child Student Visa route in effect since May 2025. With a Key Note speaker from the UKVI’s Study Services team together with a panel of specialist education immigration practitioners\, the conference will be an unmissable opportunity to share observations\, insights and practical guidance on navigating the ever changing landscape of student sponsorship and policy. \nIn addition to Key Note Speakers from the UKVI’s Study Services Team\, Jack Rose and Phillip Wall\, the conference programme will include the following sessions and presenters: \n09:30-10:00am   Registration and Networking Breakfast \n10:00-10:05am   Chairs Welcome (Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors and Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors) \n10:05-10:45am       Maintaining a Student Sponsor Licence  (Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors) \n10:45-11:30am       Navigating and Reducing Recruitment Risks (Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors\,   Deepa Chadha\, Policy Advisor (Immigration)\, UK Council for International Student Affairs) \n11:30-11:45am       Coffee Break \n11:45-12:30pm       UKVI Compliance Visits and Sponsor Duties (Penny Evans\, Penningtons Manches Coopers Solicitors) \n12:30-13:30pm        Lunch Break \n13:30-14:30pm        Sponsoring U18’s (Kate Hollyer\, BSA Group and Jonathan Hill\, Fragomen) \n14:30-15:15pm        Responding to UKVI Enforcement Action (Nichola Carter\, Keystone Law and Joe Middleton KC\, Doughty Street Chambers) \n15:15-15:30pm     Coffee Break \n15:30-16:30pm     Key Note Speakers and Q&A  Jack Rose\, Study Service Manager and Phillip Wall\, Senior Officer\, UKVI Study Services \n16:30-17:00pm       Panel Discussion and Q&A (chaired by Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors and Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors) \nThe will be held as a hybrid event\, taking place in-person in Euston\, London and online.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3132-ilpa-student-sponsors-conference-in-person/
LOCATION:Euston Square\, Euston Square\, London\, England\, NW1\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260216T122555Z
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SUMMARY:WEB 3133 ILPA Student Sponsors Conference (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Following the success of ILPA’s inaugural Student Sponsors Conference last year\, we are delighted to invite you to ILPA’s second Student Sponsors Conference. The conference is coming at a pivotal time for student sponsors as tougher sponsor compliance measures outlined in the May 2025 Immigration White Paper are expected to be in force together with new requirements in relation to the use of agents to recruit international students. \nWelcoming back our co-chairs and education immigration law experts\, Tom Brett Young (VWV Solicitors) and Anna Blackden (Doyle Clayton Solicitors)\, the conference will examine the Immigration Rules and Home Office Policy Guidance relating to the sponsorship of international students in the UK\, including new safeguarding rules in the Child Student Visa route in effect since May 2025. With a Key Note speaker from the UKVI’s Study Services team together with a panel of specialist education immigration practitioners\, the conference will be an unmissable opportunity to share observations\, insights and practical guidance on navigating the ever changing landscape of student sponsorship and policy. \nIn addition to Key Note Speakers from the UKVI’s Study Services Team\, Jack Rose and Phillip Wall\, the conference programme will include the following sessions and presenters: \n09:30-10:00am   Registration and Networking Breakfast \n10:00-10:05am   Chairs Welcome (Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors and Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors) \n10:05-10:45am       Maintaining a Student Sponsor Licence  (Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors) \n10:45-11:30am       Navigating and Reducing Recruitment Risks (Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors\,   Deepa Chadha\, Policy Advisor (Immigration)\, UK Council for International Student Affairs) \n11:30-11:45am       Coffee Break \n11:45-12:30pm       UKVI Compliance Visits and Sponsor Duties (Penny Evans\, Penningtons Manches Coopers Solicitors) \n12:30-13:30pm        Lunch Break \n13:30-14:30pm        Sponsoring U18’s (Kate Hollyer\, BSA Group and Jonathan Hill\, Fragomen) \n14:30-15:15pm        Responding to UKVI Enforcement Action (Nichola Carter\, Keystone Law and Joe Middleton KC\, Doughty Street Chambers) \n15:15 – 15:30pm     Coffee Break \n15:30 – 16:30pm     Key Note Speakers and Q&A  Jack Rose\, Study Service Manager and Phillip Wall\, Senior Officer\, UKVI Study Services \n16:30-17:00om       Panel Discussion and Q&A (chaired by Tom Brett Young\, VWV Solicitors and Anna Blackden\, Doyle Clayton Solicitors) \nThe will be held as a hybrid event\, taking place in-person in Euston\, London and online.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3133-ilpa-student-sponsors-conference-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T143000
DTSTAMP:20260107T105755Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA South West Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis meeting will be held online via Zoom. Please register for this meeting on this page. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting remotely on Zoom. \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. \nAudience: \nILPA Members based in the South West region. \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-south-west-working-group-meeting-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260324T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260324T130000
DTSTAMP:20251203T150753Z
CREATED:20251203T150753Z
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SUMMARY:Prevention of Illegal Working
DESCRIPTION:Book tickets here  \nLevel: Basic – Intermediate \nWith the move to digital immigration status and delays to the rollout of eVisas\, there have been some significant changes within the prevention of illegal working framework and to the process that employers need to follow to carry out right to work checks. Supporting businesses to remain compliant with their prevention of illegal working obligations is a key component of a business immigration lawyer’s day to day work and it is important that you are familiar with the requirements and the consequences of failing to carry out right to work checks correctly. \nWith this in mind\, this session will take you through what employers need to know to ensure they remain compliant with their prevention of illegal working obligations. It will cover why right to work checks are important\, the process for carrying out right to work checks\, and the consequences for employers if they fail to do so. It will address the employment law considerations that weigh into decision making in this area and how to manage instances of illegal working and dismissals. It will also touch on how the civil penalty scheme works when instances of illegal working arise. We will also discuss the implications of the phase out of biometric residence permits and of the ongoing rollout of eVisas. \nAudience: This course is designed for immigration and employment practitioners who advise employers on their prevention of illegal working obligations. \nTutors: Joanna Hunt\, Partner and Head of Immigration at DAC Beachcroft and Gillian McKearney\, Knowledge Lawyer at Bates Wells. \nJoanna Hunt is a Partner and Head of Immigration at DAC Beachcroft. She advises on all aspect of immigration law; applications under the Points Based Immigration System and other categories of the Immigration Rules and British nationality law. Her expertise lies with work-based migration and she has a varied client base covering large multi-nationals\, SMEs and private clients. She writes extensively on immigration law issues\, having published articles in numerous media outlets and journals and she is an expert contributor to the Free Movement blog. She is an experienced public speaker and trainer. Joanna is also a member of the Law Society’s Immigration Committee. \nGillian McKearney is a Knowledge Lawyer at Bates Wells. She has advised on all aspects of immigration and nationality law and has extensive experience including advising on work routes\, business visitors\, compliance and strategy. She has advised companies ranging from start-ups to large multinationals including in the technology\, energy\, financial and life sciences sectors as well as private clients. She writes regularly on immigration law issues\, having contributed to the Free Movement blog\, Lexis Nexis\, Practical Law and many media outlets
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/prevention-of-illegal-working-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T130000
DTSTAMP:20260323T123027Z
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SUMMARY:WEB 3139 Financial Requirements of Appendix FM
DESCRIPTION:  \nBook tickets now \nOverview\n\n\n\n\nIt’s all about the money! Together we’ll explore the financial requirements of Appendix FM. \n\n\n\n\nLevel: Intermediate \nDescription: \nAt the end of the course participants should fully understand the financial requirements in Appendix FM\, the transitional arrangements in place for those who started on the partner route pre-April 2024\, and the related evidential requirements in Appendix FM-SE\, leaving them 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\nnew minimum income requirement and transitional provisions\ncalculating level of income/savings required\npermitted sources of income\nspecified evidence\nmethods of calculating salaried employment\, self-employment\, non-employment income and cash savings\ncombining sources of income\nadequate maintenance test\nother sources of income\, financial support or funds and the differing exceptionality tests\ncase studies\n\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: The 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\n\n\nTutors: Diana Baxter\, Partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP and Adam Cotterill\, Senior Associate at HCR Legal LLP. \nDiana is a partner at Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP\, a leading UK immigration firm. She is ranked as a Band 1 immigration lawyer by Chambers UK and a ‘Leading Partner’ by the Legal 500. \nDiana’s immigration and nationality practice covers a wide range of immigration\, nationality and asylum law\, with particular emphasis on complex family applications. \nAdam is a Senior Associate at HCR Law where he is the personal and individual immigration lead. He has over 15 years’ experience in UK immigration law. He advises both individuals and organisations on the full breadth of UK immigration. Adam previously worked for 6 years in the immigration team at a Top 50 international law firm and trained and worked for 8 years at a Band 1 boutique immigration law firm.
URL:https://ilpa.org.uk/event/web-3139-financial-requirements-of-appendix-fm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260326T173000
DTSTAMP:20260106T095957Z
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SUMMARY:ILPA Courts and Tribunals Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This 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. Please register for the meeting on this page. 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-10/
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