The EU Settlement Scheme: Trends and Forecasts By Alice Welsh & Joe Tomlinson (University of York and Public Law Project) The EU Settlement Scheme was established to allow EU citizens resident in the UK to apply to remain in the UK after Brexit. The Scheme is novel and complex in various respects … Continue reading
How immigration judicial review works Robert Thomas (R) and Joe Tomlinson (L) Two years ago on this blog, we drew attention to the immigration judicial review system—by far the most active area of judicial review litigation and the vast majority of all judicial reviews in England and Wales. In that post, we … Continue reading
Lowering or raising the language barrier? Reflections on interpretation, translation and the digitalisation of immigration tribunals. By Sarah Craig (University of Glasgow) Providing an interpreter addresses individuals’ access to justice rights, and it also promotes accountable decisions, based on appropriately translated information.[i] But interpreting in justice settings is not straightforward, and digitalisation adds … Continue reading
Quick and uneasy justice: an administrative justice analysis of the EU Settlement Scheme Joe Tomlinson In the fraught context of Brexit, the need to register EU citizens already resident in the UK presented a major conundrum of policy, law, and administration. The answer that has been offered by the government is the … Continue reading
“Hello Dungavel!”: observations on the use of video link technology in immigration bail hearings By Jo Hynes Immigration bail hearings are by nature unspectacular. They are short, take place in chaotic hearing centres, and have fewer immediate consequences than other hearings in the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). Still, they offer … Continue reading
