Laura Devine quoted in Gazette discussing impact of hostile environment policies
1 April 2019
It is nearly a year since the full scale of the Windrush generation scandal broke – and dismay is palpable among practitioners who say the ‘callousness’ of Home Office policies is seeping into all areas of immigration. With 3.5 million EU nationals being brought into the immigration regime post-Brexit, they warn the potential for Windrush-style errors, coupled with the negativity created around migration, is damaging the government’s aspirations for a ‘Global Britain’.
Managing Partner, Laura Devine adds ‘the hostile environment measures have, in many ways, damaged relations within communities, harmed the UK’s reputation as a migrant-friendly and outward-looking nation open for business, and, ironically, helped to create a hostile environment for many of the very migrants who would benefit the UK.’
Read the full article here.

Laura Devine
Managing Partner
Latest Insights
15 July 2026
LexisNexis UK publishes practice note on immigration options for business owners by Francesca Sciberras and Melike Çelik
LexisNexis UK has published a new Practice Note by Francesca Sciberras (Partner) and Melike Çelik (Trainee Solicitor) examining the immigration…
8 July 2026
Expanded right to work obligations from 1 October 2026: new regulations and code of practice published
Long-anticipated right to work regulations have been introduced which extend right to work compliance obligations to a wider range of working…
3 July 2026
Natasha Chell writes for the Financial Times on the UK’s approach to start-up entrepreneurs
The Financial Times has today published a letter by Natasha Chell (Senior Partner and Head of UK Pratice) highlighting the need for a more flexible…
