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The SRA has announced the publication of a range of new guidance covering the financial sanctions regime, immigration work and effective supervision. It has also issued a warning notice on involvement in strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a review of immigration and asylum legal services.

The cost-of-living crisis provided a focus for this year’s Pro Bono Week, with lawyers attending a wide range of events.

Ministers have published secondary legislation widening access to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse.

Home secretary Suella Braverman is considering giving suspects anonymity to prevent ‘trial by media’ where suspects are well-known, she told Young Conservatives at the party conference in Birmingham.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, delivered an emergency budget on 23 September 2022, entitled the ‘Growth Plan 2022’. Among a raft of measures intended to ease the burden of increasing energy costs and the cost of living crisis, the Growth Plan includes an announcement on migration.

The UK–Rwanda partnership is not legally binding, has not been subject to scrutiny by Parliament, and fails to protect asylum-seekers’ rights, the Law Society has warned

The Home Office has launched a ‘Scale-up’ visa route to help businesses recruit highly skilled employees

The Home Office is launching a ‘scale-up’ visa route next week to help businesses recruit highly skilled employees

The police registration scheme, which required certain visa holders to register with the police, has been suspended with immediate effect

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Immigration & asylum

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