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UK Immigration Forcing EU Nationals to Jump Through Hoops for ‘Settled Status’

13th December 2017
Immigration Minister, Brandon Lewis, has announced that in order to apply for ‘settled status’ post-Brexit, 3 million EU nationals will have to go through an online application. He application will take a few minutes, with about eight questions, and cost no more than £72. Lewis says the online application will be live to use around […]
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Bar Publishes Brexit Blue-Print to Solve Irish Border and Trade Challenges

12th December 2017
Bar leaders recently published a paper tackling issues raised both by the Irish border question and the vision for ‘frictionless’ trade set out by the Prime Minister earlier this year. Brexit Paper no. 25 looks at the legal and historic links between the EU, the internal market and customs union, and how the UK could […]
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US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Enforce Travel Ban

5th December 2017
The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump’s administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the US by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The order allows enforcement while legal challenges against it proceed. Legal analyst Seth Berenzweig joins CBSN to discuss the development.
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Legal Sector Voices Strong Concerns Against Government Treatment of Immigration Detainees

1st December 2017
Judges have joined barristers, solicitors and a range of specialists in airing a catalogue of concerns over the Government’s treatment of immigration detainees in a report published this week that condemns inflexible Home Office rules and target-obsessed officials.[i] Speaking under the condition of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council, one […]
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EU Says Passporting a Legal Consequence of Brexit

27th November 2017
Michel Barnier, chief Brexit negotiator for the European Union, made comments Monday in Brussels on the legal consequences of Brexit. Bloomberg's Emma Ross-Thomas reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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From Human Rights to Brexit: Dr. Katherine Theodotou Interview

25th October 2017
We were delighted to have the opportunity to interview Dr. Katherine Theodotou recently at her London offices to discuss everything from Brexit, human rights cases, her campaign Justice For Lawyers and how we can all be better humans. In a wide-ranging interview, Dr Theodotou gave us insights into her career as a prominent human rights […]
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US Immigration Law: Tackling Controversy

30th August 2017
Kathryn P. Russell specialises in US immigration law, particularly family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, removal defence, and citizenship. At Robert Brown LLC, she provides knowledgeable legal counsel and dedicated representation in all areas of US immigration law. She discusses with us how her initial work with refugees helped shape her journey into immigration law.   As […]
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