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NLJ this week: Kids in Need of Defense UK

17 December 2020
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Immigration & asylum
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Migrants or UK-born children with unresolved immigration status may encounter all sorts of difficulties when they grow up, from being unable to access higher education and healthcare to obstacles when opening bank accounts and applying for jobs. When they turn 18 years old, they could also be at risk of deportation to a country they may never have visited

Fortunately, however, there is a growing national pro bono movement addressing this issue―and you may be able to help.

Retired judge Keith Wilding writes in NLJ this week about Kids in Need of Defense UK (KIND UK), a collaboration of organisations across the UK that specialise in children’s immigration and asylum law.

KIND UK is politically neutral and works in partnership with lawyers working pro bono. Find out more at: www.kidsinneedofdefense.org.uk.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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