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17 December 2020
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Immigration & asylum
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NLJ this week: Kids in Need of Defense UK

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Migrants or UK-born children with unresolved immigration status may encounter all sorts of difficulties when they grow up, from being unable to access higher education and healthcare to obstacles when opening bank accounts and applying for jobs. When they turn 18 years old, they could also be at risk of deportation to a country they may never have visited

Fortunately, however, there is a growing national pro bono movement addressing this issue―and you may be able to help.

Retired judge Keith Wilding writes in NLJ this week about Kids in Need of Defense UK (KIND UK), a collaboration of organisations across the UK that specialise in children’s immigration and asylum law.

KIND UK is politically neutral and works in partnership with lawyers working pro bono. Find out more at: www.kidsinneedofdefense.org.uk.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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