Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Defence Services Although solicitors spend most of their time assisting and defending clients, there can be occasions when a solicitor is themselves called before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (STD) for alleged breaches of the Codes of Practice. This can be a daunting process and in many cases will have occurred after […]
Applying for a UK visa from Australia During March 2014, VFS Global will take over running the visa application service in Australia. New UK visa application centres will open in: Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Canberra The British High Commission or British consulates will no longer provide a visa biometric enrolment service. Priority service You […]
National Preventive Mechanism concerned over treatment of migrants in detention in UK Monitoring places of detention, the annual national report by the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism published last week, raises concerns about the treatment of migrants in the UK during the removal phase, stating that the use of force and restraint is disproportionate. […]
Sharp rise of asylum applications from Syrians in industrialised countries Syria is now the main country of origin of asylum seekers in the 44 industrialised countries addressed in UNHCR’s Asylum Trends 2013 report. Around 56,400 Syrians sought protection in these 44 states in 2013, which is more than double the number of asylum seekers […]
Five countries received 70% of all asylum applications registered in the EU in 2013 435,000 asylum applicants were registered in the EU28 last year, nearly 100,000 more asylum seekers than in 2012, according to a Eurostat report published this week. Germany, France, Sweden, Italy and the UK registered 70% of all applicants registered in […]
