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The judiciary has published updated guidance on remote hearings for both the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, which supersedes all previous guidance. This is following a cross-jurisdictional review of the use of remote participation in proceedings commissioned by the Lady Chief Justice. The two chambers approach the default position differently. In the Upper Tribunal,...

A Ghanaian mother with valid leave to remain challenged the Home Office practice of automatically flagging immigration refusals on its Warnings Index computer system, arguing it led to her unlawful detention at Heathrow airport. In January 2023, Rosina Davis had her permission to stay in the UK extended on family life grounds. Three days later, […]

On 20 May 2026 the Home Office published a fresh round of updates to its guidance for licenced sponsors; the third set of related changes since March 2026. Keeping up with these updates is a considerable task for sponsors and practitioners. In this article, we discuss the latest changes and what they mean for employers. […]

For a UK immigration application to be considered at all, it must be valid. Whether an applicant meets the criteria is a moot point if this first, fundamental requirement isn’t met. Validity is a bit like oxygen: all things being well, it is invisible and unnoticeable. You only notice it when it’s absent, and if […]

Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! A briefing from JRS UK and Humans for Rights Network exposed that age-disputed children are being detained under the UK-France ‘one-in-one-out’ scheme. Despite children being excluded from the scheme, at least 141 age-disputed young people have been detained under it since August 2025. Of those, 18 have alread...