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NLJ this week: ‘Activist’ lawyers & the treatment of migrants

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09 September 2020
Issue: 7901 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Immigration & asylum
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A recent Home Office tweet about ‘activist lawyers’ sparked fury in the legal profession, followed by a confused row-back by government officials

Home Secretary Priti Patel then repeated the phrase, while a ‘government source’ directed criticism at ‘loudmouthed lawyers and barristers’. 

Read Jon Robins's latest column in full here

Issue: 7901 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Immigration & asylum
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