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At the resolution of a five year fight for justice, the resident victims of the Richmond House fire have spoken about what they have learned of the UK’s broken housing construction industry. Read on: bindmans.com/news-insights/…

Anna Thwaites & Joanna Bennett of Bindmans, along with counsel, Maya Sikand KC & Claire Overman from Doughty Street Chambers acted for the bereaved family of Stephen Dymond and you can read more about the findings by clicking here: bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Liz Barratt, head of our Immigration, Asylum and Nationality team, shares her thoughts on the Rwanda Act in Solicitors Journal, saying that it is startling because it is cruel. Read more here: bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/… #ImmigrationLaw #Asylum #RwandaAct

Our immigration team have joined over 240 others in signing an open letter from the ILPA, co-authored by Tanya Goldfarb, to the Home Office to express concerns on the UK's transitions to eVisas. Read more here: bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/… #eVisa #ILPA #openletter

A reminder to join us for the next instalment of the 99%ers: What do Real Net Worth Clients need? series at 1pm this afternoon. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

We've issued a multi-million pound damages claim on behalf of the 50+ victims left homeless after the Richmond House fire. @thetimes covers some of the victims' experiences together with interviews with many other victims of the cladding scandal. ➡️ bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Following the government's statement justifying the hostile immigration environment, our head of Business Immigration, Tanya Goldfarb, reflects on the implications the new immigration rules will have for the UK economy. #immigration #immigrationlaw bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

A new pilot for Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Orders (DAPOs) was introduced today and is expected to continue for two years before being independently evaluated ahead of an expected national roll-out. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

In light of the Israeli attack on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy, @BindmansLLP has agreed to extend the time given to the Foreign Office to reply to their pre-action letter, which challenges its decision to pause funding to the UNRWA. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Join us for the next instalment of the 99%ers: What do Real Net Worth clients need? series on Thursday, 18 April. We’ll be discussing costs in family proceedings, covering areas such as fixed fees and unbundled services. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

The Home Office has outlined further increases to the costs of visa, nationality and passport applications which will come into effect over coming months. Roberta Haslam from our Immigration team takes a look at what further fee hikes are due to come into force.

Yesterday, the government updated its guidance on eVisas. Shanaz Ali from our Immigration team gives a breakdown of the guidance and what this means for those who currently have a physical document to prove UK immigration status. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

An unwelcome hike to the minimum income requirement for couples applying for a UK partner visa will take effect on 11 April 2024 under proposed Immigration Rules published today. Read more here: bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

This International Women’s Day, we’re pleased to announce that @AlisonLeivesley has been Highly Commended in the Female Trailblazer of the Year at Modern Law Awards. #familylaw #familylawyer #MLAwards24 bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

📢 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Alison Stanley of @BindmansLLP as a Patron of ILPA. Alison joins our two existing Patrons @Adrianberry and Elspeth Guild. Read the announcement 👇 ilpa.org.uk/alison-stanley…

Liz Barratt, Head of our Immigration team provides her views on Tom Pursglove's recent response to question on biometric visa requirements for those fleeing Gaza. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, has today tweeted a full retraction of her false allegations about Professor Kate Sang and agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to her. Read more here: bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Head of Family, @AlisonLeivesley, is shortlisted for Female Trailblazer of the Year at the Modern Law Awards. We’re incredibly proud of Alison and pleased to see her hard work recognised! bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/… #modernlawawards #familylaw #familylawyer

The hearing of C2 v Secretary of State for the Home Department, in relation to the deprivation of C2’s British citizenship, concluded today following four days of evidence and submissions before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. bindmans.com/knowledge-hub/…

Today marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As a firm we are dedicated to assisting those at risk of FGM. In honour of today, we have published a blog looking back at a key FGM case from last year: lnkd.in/dmycvBPQ