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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.

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

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Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
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Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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