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Government issues response to Home Affairs Committee report on immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK government has issued its response to the Home Affairs Committee’s report ‘Immigration policy: basis for building consensus’. Following Brexit, the committee set about reshaping the debate...

 on immigration in light of the new landscape which lies ahead for the country. Among the recommendations of ‘Immigration policy: basis for building consensus’ were that; immigration policy...

Richmond Chambers shortlisted in the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018
By Richmond Chambers -

At Richmond Chambers we’re excited to have been shortlisted in the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018, in the ABS Innovation category. The awards, which are hosted by Legal Week in association with its sister...

 titles The American Lawyer and Legaltech News, will take place on 25 May at The Brewery in the City of London. They set out to celebrate the contribution made by lawyers and non-fee-earning staff to...

BSB publishes Vulnerability Good Practice Guide (Immigration Clients) for Immigration Barristers
By Richmond Chambers -

Richmond Chambers has been working with the Bar Standards Board to help produce a user guide for barristers working with vulnerable adult immigration clients, released this week. The Vulnerability Good Practice Guide...

 aims to help barristers to identify, assess and manage client vulnerabilities in line with good practice. This guide was a response to the recommendations made by the BSB’s Immigration Thematic Review...

UK visa application fees continue to shoot up with latest hikes
By Richmond Chambers -

New fees for visa applications in the UK came into effect earlier in the month (April 6).  With a 4% increase across a wide range of categories, needless to say, there are some unhappy people about.  The...

 main gripe is that the 4% increase is way above the rate of inflation, raising concerns about the profits which the Home Office is making from visa application fees. A naturalisation application has now risen to...

Richmond Chambers celebrates 5 years of practice with re-brand and new website
By Richmond Chambers -

Today at Richmond Chambers we’re excited to reveal our rebrand, as well as the launch of a new website, www.richmondchambers.com, to enhance our offering to our clients. Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers Founded...

 in July 2013 as the first barrister-only immigration law firm to be authorised in the UK, our immigration barristers provide expert legal advice and representation, directly to individuals and...

Self-Serving Statements
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In R (on the application of SS) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (“self-serving” statements) [2017] UKUT 164 (IAC) heard before Upper Tribunal Judge Lane it was held that: (1) The expression...

 “self-serving” is, to a large extent, a protean one. The expression itself tells us little or nothing. What is needed is a reason, however brief, for that designation. For example, a letter...

Richmond Chambers featured in new report on innovation at the Bar
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In recent years, the Bar has faced rapid and unprecedented change. A new report from Thomson Reuters entitled ‘Innovation at the Bar – Who is leading the way?’ looks to explore how the Bar is responding...

 to these changes. The report includes case studies from those at the forefront of change and examines key areas of innovation at the Bar. Richmond Chambers is featured in the report as one of the “key...

Upper Tribunal again emphasises the importance of Home Office Guidance
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In the recent case of SF and others (Guidance, post-2014 Act) Albania [2017] UKUT 00120 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal has emphasised the importance of Tribunals considering relevant Home Office Guidance if pertinent...

 to the case, even if no submissions on said guidance are made by the Appellant. The Background The case concerned a mother, who entered the United Kingdom from Albania in 2012 with two young children to...

New Opportunity For Members Of The Immigration Bar
By Richmond Chambers -

Richmond Chambers LLP invites applications from established immigration barristers of all levels of call to join our immigration team on a dual practice basis....

 This is an exciting opportunity for successful members of the bar to supplement their existing practice with good quality direct access work.What we do

Richmond Chambers shortlisted for Foreign Direct Investment Award
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Richmond Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the ‘Immigration Specialist Firm or Practitioner of the Year’ category at the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Awards 2017.What Are The FDI Awards?

 Richmond Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the ‘Immigration Specialist Firm or Practitioner of the Year’ category at the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Awards 2017.What Are The FDI Awards?

Supreme Court hands down judgment in MM (Lebanon) minimum income requirement case
By Richmond Chambers -

Exactly 12 months after starting to hear the case, the Supreme Court has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of MM (Lebanon) (AP) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2017] UKSC 10.Facts

 Exactly 12 months after starting to hear the case, the Supreme Court has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of MM (Lebanon) (AP) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2017] UKSC 10.Facts

Applications invited from barristers to join our immigration team
By Richmond Chambers -

Richmond Chambers LLP invites applications from immigration barristers of all levels of call to join our team. Applications will be considered from barristers looking to join chambers on a full-time, permanent...

 basis and also those seeking a part-time dual practice arrangement.Who We AreA guaranteed annual salary paid monthly;Additional performance related bonus linked to fee receipts;No chambers rent or clerks...
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