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Shane Crawford highlights the complex situation of sponsoring an immigrant worker during the pandemic

The Windrush compensation scheme has been ‘far too slow’ to make payments, Home Secretary Priti Patel acknowledged this week

Immigration lawyers have accused the government of using coronavirus to ‘rush through’ fee cuts when practitioners can least afford it

Employers could face ‘costly delays’ to immigration applications for employees next year when the points-based system begins, lawyers have warned

Home Office failings that led to the Windrush scandal were ‘consistent with some elements of the definition of institutional racism’, an independent inquiry has found

The Home Secretary has announced sweeping changes to the immigration system, with a points-based system to be introduced on 1 January 2021

Home Office officials should take a ‘less prescriptive approach to evidence’ and redraft the Immigration Rules to save money, speed up decision-making and build trust, according to the Law Commission

Migration was a major theme at the annual awards of Advocate, the charity that organises pro bono work by barristers.

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is seeking the assistance of immigration practitioners who represent or advise undocumented migrants seeking to regularise their status in the UK.

The EU Settlement Scheme, the process by which EU citizens and family members apply to stay in the UK after Brexit, has received two million applications, the Home Office has confirmed.

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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Immigration & asylum

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron