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ILPA documents | Refugee

ILPA Evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) Re. Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules: HC 1691 (13 March 2026)

ILPA submitted the below evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee on 13 March 2026 regarding the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 1691 of 5 March 2026, asking the Committee […]
ILPA Blog | Family and Personal Migration

International Surrogacy: Family Court warns individuals to take immigration and nationality law advice before entering arrangements

BY ALEXANDER FINCH AND KEELIN MCCARTHY Recent years have seen a steady rise in UK nationals and residents entering into surrogacy arrangements overseas. However, with no over-arching international agreement to […]
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ILPA Statement on the COVID-19 Justice system Roundtable Summary Report

In May 2025, ILPA’s Legal Director, Zoe Bantleman, attended a COVID-19 Inquiry roundtable to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the justice system and for immigration and asylum.  Today, […]
ILPA Blog | Key Documents

Translating Legal Research into Practice: The benefits of practitioner-academic collaboration

BY DR MAJA GRUNDLER Practitioners of immigration and asylum law share much in common with legal academics studying the field – not least the aim of migrants achieving access to […]
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WEB 3132 ILPA Student Sponsors Conference (In-person)

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Thursday 19 March

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