The High Court has found that UKBA must consider child safeguarding and welfare duties in all aspects of immigration decisions, including consideration of the period of leave to be granted. Judgment has been issued in the case of SM and TM and JD and Others v SSHD [2013] EWCA 1144 (Admin), in which Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) acted as interveners […]
We are delighted to report promising progress from some of the grants made by the Strategic Legal Fund. For example: With other SLF funded projects, decisions are awaited on cases that may become strategic challenges. Some grantees have had cases settle, so are seeking others on which to develop a strategic challenge. A full list of grants […]
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) took effect on 1 April 2013. LASPO takes substantial areas of human rights and social welfare law “out of scope” for legal aid, including most private family law and non-asylum immigration. Legal Aid for welfare benefits, housing and education is also subject to major restrictions. In […]
The Solicitors Journal ran a very positive feature on the SLF in its 12 March 2013 edition, highlighting a successful SLF funded project and indicating the potential of the Fund. The article outlines how an SLF grant gives legal practitioners the time to consider systemic problems of law and policy, and how it has encouraged innovative partnerships with legal practitioners and NGOs […]
We are delighted that the launch of the next phase of the Strategic Legal Fund was covered in a comprehensive article on Legal Voice, the online magazine about ‘access to justice’. The piece includes comments from one of the grantees from the SLF pilot, Harrow Law Centre, about the welcome speed of decision-making and the kind of work […]
Trust for London and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, in partnership with Migration Work CIC, are providing £400,000 as part of the Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants. Grants from the fund are available to NGOs and private law firms to undertake strategic legal work to benefit children and young people who are significantly disadvantaged by migration status. This next […]