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10 May 2019
Malini Skandachanmugarasan speaks about boxing champion in immigration limbo
Head of LDS’ Appeals and Human Rights team, Malini Skandachanmugarasan, speaks on the Vanessa Feltz breakfast show about detained 31 year old amateur…
2 May 2019
Step by step guide to submitting an in-country leave to remain application
In November 2018, the process of submitting applications for leave to remain in the UK was overhauled. Under the new service, applicants are required…
1 May 2019
E-2 visa available to Israeli citizens from 1 May 2019
The long-anticipated rollout of the E-2 investor visa, enabling Israeli citizens to invest and work in the US, has finally taken effect from today.…
24 April 2019
LDS pro bono support for Street Child Cricket World Cup
LDS is immensely proud to be involved with the 2019 Street Child Cricket World Cup. Pulling together such an event with 80 street children from…
3 April 2019
Sophie Barrett-Brown outlines the rights safeguarded by the EU Settlement Scheme
Senior Partner and Head of the UK Practice Sophie Barrett-Brown provides an overview of the EU Settlement Scheme application process, including who…
2 April 2019
Sophie Barrett-Brown quoted in SHRM on rise of non-EU migrants since Brexit referendum
Britain is undergoing the biggest shake-up to its immigration system in a generation as a result of Brexit, which may result in more migrants from…
1 April 2019
Laura Devine quoted in Gazette discussing impact of hostile environment policies
It is nearly a year since the full scale of the Windrush generation scandal broke – and dismay is palpable among practitioners who say the…
30 March 2019
Sophie Barrett-Brown on LBC radio – how EU settlement scheme will operate
The EU Settlement Scheme was fully launched on 30 March. Senior Partner and Head of UK Practice, Sophie Barrett-Brown, discussed how the scheme will…
29 March 2019
Sophie Barrett-Brown in Lawyer Monthly on what is driving drop in EU net migration
In the week the UK was due to leave the EU, the government has launched a new marketing campaign to promote the EU Settlement Scheme to secure EU…