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22 January 2025
Issue: 8101 / Categories: Legal News , Immigration & asylum , Profession , Legal services
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Save on accreditation for immigration & asylum

An accreditation funding deal for immigration and asylum solicitors has been extended until the end of this year.

The deal, introduced last year, saves £782.40 on initial accreditation and £482.40 on renewal. It has been expanded to casework assistants who save £717.60 on accreditation while trainee assistants save £277.20.

Law Society president Richard Atkinson said the deal, arranged between Chancery Lane and the Ministry of Justice, would help address ‘a severe lack of capacity in the sector’, and support immigration and asylum solicitors by saving members hundreds and some firms thousands of pounds.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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