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01 May 2004

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Swoop on legal eagles, Nadine Finch. Labour Left Briefing July 2004. This article recounts the latest in a series of government attacks on asylum seekers' legal rights in the UK. Already unrealistic ceilings have been imposed on the number of hours a solicitor can spend preparing a client's case. With asylum seekers increasingly being seen as "commodities", the success of whose applications is judged in cost-effective terms. There is an increasing tendency among lawyers to "cherry-pick" only the stronger cases; a move likely to be accelerated by government proposals to introduce a "no win, no fee" system for any funding after an initial appeal is unsuccessful. This government "onslaught" is "totally at odds with the serious issues at stake which could be the termination of family life, torture or even death". As a consequence it is the "top of the range" solicitors who are leaving the field. "It is they who cannot reconcile their own professional responsibilities with the need to cut corners and ignore the possible existence of crucial evidence imposed by the Legal Services Commission."

Asylum, Immigration & Nationality Law Update, Robert Sutherland. SCOLAG Legal Journal issue 319 (May) 2004, pp.85-89. This review of significant court cases from Scotland and England covers asylum, asylum support, deportation, detention, human rights, immigration and procedure.

Immigration accreditation scheme explained, Kay Everett & Noel Arnold. Legal Action June 2004, pp10-12. This article provides guidance on the compulsory immigration and asylum accreditation scheme that will affect "every person undertaking or wishing to undertake publicly funded immigration work".

Support for asylum-seekers update, Sue Willman. Legal Action June 2004, pp13-16. This article is an update on welfare provision for asylum-seekers and other persons subject to immigration control.

Immigration law review, Jawaid Luqmani. Legal Action June 2004, pp17-19. This piece discusses the "most significant statutory instruments and statements of changes to the immigration rules".lok

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