Over 3 million people currently reside in the UK under EU treaty rights. Many are long-term residents with jobs, homes and families here. Since the 2016 referendum, the future status of these individuals and their families has remained uncertain. The position of UK nationals residing elsewhere in the EU is similarly precarious. This 2017 briefing…
Brendan is a specialist in UK Immigration Law, and set up Beder-Harrison & Co in 1992. This followed him studying Comparative Immigration Law for his Master of Laws Degree at University College London, where he also undertook a specialist course in Law Lecturing. He lectured in Commercial Law whilst completing a B.A. and LL.B. Degree in…
Enny joined JCWI in January 2017. She qualified as a solicitor in February 2010, and is an IAAS Level 2 accredited caseworker and supervisor. Following qualification, Enny worked as a Judicial Assistant in the Court of Appeal where she developed her interest in immigration and asylum law. Enny is passionate about ensuring that immigration laws…
Sairah joined JCWI in September 2017. She is a qualified solicitor and is an IAAS Level 2 accredited caseworker and supervisor. Sairah has been working in immigration and asylum law for more than seven years and is committed to helping vulnerable and marginalised people access justice and fight for their rights. She has extensive experience of working…
Nicola has over 12 years’ experience working in immigration and asylum law. She qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and is also an IAAS level 2 accredited caseworker and supervisor. Nicola has a particular interest in legal aid work and assisting the most vulnerable: including victims of torture, those with mental health issues and victims…
Our Legal Director Nicola Burgess tells the story of her client M, one of the child refugees forced to start a new life without their families after finding sanctuary in the UK M, his mum and younger brother had all been forced to flee their home in Eritrea for political reasons, and he was constantly…
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On 23 April 2018, JCWI and Liberty called for the appointment of an Independent Commission to review the workings of the Home Office and the legal framework of the ‘hostile environment’. Alongside the call, JCWI and Liberty have published a Dossier of Failure, detailing the need for an Independent Commission into the systematic failures which culminated…
Sophia arrived in the UK from Jamaica in 2002 and has lived here ever since. She came to join her husband who had legal status here. Her three children arrived in 2005, aged 10, 7 and 4. After the breakdown of her marriage, Sophia and her children lost their immigration status, while her ex-husband went…
JCWI’s Families Together campaign officer spoke to Nottinghamshire Live, which highlighted the story of a local woman who has had to leave her home in order to be with her husband because she earns below £18,600 a year. “What Amy and her family are going through is absolutely absurd. The fact that the government is…