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Adrian Berry KC

@berryadrianc.bsky.social
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Barrister, British nationality law, statelessness, free movement, EU mobility, asylum, immigration, social welfare, education, public law Nationality blog: tinyurl.com/mwyx28es Migration blog: tinyurl.com/4p3hjchy

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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The proposed ‘Independent Immigration Appeals Authority’: Key features and the need for immigration appeals to continue to be decided by legally qualified persons #ImmigrationandAsylumBill #ImmigrationAppealsAuthority #legallyqualifiedjudges tinyurl.com/yb8bpt5n
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Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA)
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Key features and the need for immigration appeals to continue to be decided by legally qualified persons
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Italian citizenship by descent and Brexit rights under the Withdrawal Agreement: Home Office error as to foreign nationality law #ItalianCitizenship #WithdrawalAgreement #UKImmigrationPolicy #NationalityLaw See here: tinyurl.com/4ju5x5rb
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Italian citizenship by descent and Brexit rights under the Withdrawal Agreement: Home Office error as to foreign nationality law
Italian citizens who have resided in the United Kingdom prior to the end of Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 (when EU law cease to apply in the UK) have been impacted by a serious Home …
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What are socio-economic rights, and why do they matter? Ahead of this week’s conference, Socio-Economic Rights: The Next Chapter, at KCL, Adrian Berry KC explains. tinyurl.com/yc87j732 #SocioEconomicRights #PSED #humanrights #AccessToJustice
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Delighted to have been a Consultant Editor on the new 'British Nationality' volume of Halsbury's Laws of England' (5th Edition), with Laurie Fransman KC and Sadat Sayeed Buy it! Read on Lexis! Enjoy!
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@soclablaw.bsky.social @labour4europe.bsky.social - [ ] The Contest over Italian Citizenship by Descent: Legislation, Constitutional Adjudication, and the Impact of EU Law #ItalianCitizenship #EUCitizenship #JusSanguinis #EULaw #CitizenshipByDescent tinyurl.com/u947yc6s
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The Contest over Italian Citizenship by Descent: Legislation, Constitutional Adjudication, and the Impact of EU Law
Introduction The rules governing acquisition of citizenship by descent vary among European states. Italy had been among the most liberal countries, with citizenship cascading down the generations, …
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Contest over Italian Citizenship by Descent: Legislation, Constitutional Adjudication, and the Impact of EU Law #ItalianCitizenship #EUCitizenship #JusSanguinis #EULaw #CitizenshipByDescent tinyurl.com/u947yc6s
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The Contest over Italian Citizenship by Descent: Legislation, Constitutional Adjudication, and the Impact of EU Law
Introduction The rules governing acquisition of citizenship by descent vary among European states. Italy had been among the most liberal countries, with citizenship cascading down the generations, …
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Adrian Berry KC secures immigration civil penalty appeal win against Home Office for care provider ⚖️ Adrian (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) I/B Hempsons, represented the successful appellant in a Civil Penalty appeal against the Home Secretary. Read on here 👉 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/adrian-berry...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It was a privilege to speak on citizenship deprivation at the launch of "Will I Aways Be British?" at the House of Lords meeting chaired by Baroness Warsi. The excellent report by @fionabawdon.bsky.social is published by Impact-Law for Social Justice and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's today! Looking forward to charing the session on 'Key issues in Immigration Status' with speakers Donnchadh Greene, Nick Beales, and Jawaid Luqmani. See my Blog Post 'Manufacturing Segregation - The Home Office "Earned Settlement" proposals' cosmopolismigration.com/2026/02/09/m...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law Part 2: Sale  #carriersliability #civilpenalty #UKimmigration policy tinyurl.com/pw4uhwu8
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The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law: Part 2 – Sale
Home Office immigration powers extend to the detention and sale of transporters. Under statutory warrant there is both civil and criminal jurisdiction in relation to the liability of carriers of pe…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
@ilpaimmigration.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Free Webinar – Gaza: Is there a safe route to the UK? Join us on Wednesday 25 March, 6.00-7.30 pm, for this webinar on the legal issues arising for those in need of surrogate protection gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-w...
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Free Webinar - Gaza: Is there a safe route to the UK? | Garden Court Chambers
In this webinar, speakers will address how applicants for entry clearance can in practice access the UK visa system by reliance on policy,  rules and human rights argument: First getting a decision in...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Join us! For our @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Webinar on Eligibility for Social Housing and Homelessness Assistance under the Housing Act 1996 Tuesday 3 March 2026 5.30. It's free! With myself, Matthew Ahluwalia and Maaha Elahi gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-w...
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Free Webinar - Housing and Migration: Eligibility for Housing Homelessness Assistance | Garden Court Chambers
This webinar will serve as an update and refresher on issues arising on eligibility for housing and homelessness assistance, including in relation to the EU Settlement Scheme. Speakers Maaha Elahi, Ba...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law Part 1: Detention tinyurl.com/bdhuxnn8 #civilpenalty #carriersliability #detention #immigration
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The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law: Part 1 – Detention
Home Office immigration powers extend to the detention and sale of transporters. Under statutory warrant there is both civil and criminal jurisdiction in relation to the liability of carriers of pe…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@rli-sas.bsky.social @elizabeth-mav.bsky.social @catbriddick.bsky.social @elisafornale.bsky.social and Professor Elspeth Guild It's today! Not too late to join us for the latest thinking on "Non-refoulement: legal issues around the return of refugees" Register here rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Non-refoulement: legal issues around the return of refugees
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Manufacturing Segregation – The Home Office ‘Earned Settlement’ proposals #earnedsettlement #UKimmigrationpolicy #HomeOffice tinyurl.com/m6kyy3z5
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Manufacturing Segregation – The Home Office ‘Earned Settlement’ proposals
The Home Office plans to make it more difficult for lawfully present migrants to secure permanent residence in the United Kingdom. Among other things, it plans to do so by penalising those migrants…
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📢 Calling law practitioners & advisors: FREE seminar navigating civil penalties & appeals in immigration practice 📅Wed 21 Jan, 6–7:30pm Speakers Adrian Berry KC, Gordon Lee, Mark Symes & Ubah Dirie will discuss advising on right to work checks. Book here: gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-w...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Join us on Wednesday (21 January) for our free seminar on Employer Civil Penalties for immigration breaches. Top tips on law and policy, how to avoid rookie errors, tactics on appeals to court, and costs issues. See you there! gardencourtchambers.co.uk/event/free-w... @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Non-refoulement: Caught Between Custom and Jus Cogens? Join me and colleagues for @rli-sas.bsky.social’s seminar on 16 Feb 2026 A discussion on obligations after the UK Supreme Court's AAA (Rwanda) judgment and the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Non-refoulement Caught Between Custom and Jus Cogens?
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Book tickets now for the 2025 #SarahHughesTrustLecture. Emily Hills MSc, CNT, OTR, lectures on “The Power of 8: Understanding Our Senses for Safety, Regulation, and Learning”, w/ Lindsay Hardy OTR. Dec 5, 6-8pm @roysocmed.bsky.social, Wimpole Street. Book here www.rsm.ac.uk/events/histo...
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Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture: The power of 8: Understanding our senses for safety, regulation and learning
This special Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture invites you to explore how our sensory systems shape the way we feel, connect, and learn.
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Deprivation of citizenship on fraud grounds after Onuzi. What next for appealing on public law principles? #BritishCitizenship #deprivation #fraud tinyurl.com/3pu7zkup
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Deprivation of citizenship on fraud grounds after Onuzi
Onuzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1337, Court of Appeal (judgement handed down 21 October 2025), is yet another case where the lack of detail in the British Nationa…
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
💡📝 Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC writes new blog: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 Adrian examines The Act, which recently came into force on 27 October 2025. Read on here 🔽 tinyurl.com/3fd73fad #BritishCitizenship #CitizenshipDeprivation #NationalSecurity
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 #BritishCitizenship #CitizenshipDeprivation #NationalSecurity tinyurl.com/3fd73fad
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The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025
The Deprivation of Citizenship (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 received the Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 and came into force the same day. It had been introduced in the House of Commons on 19 Ju…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
@soclablaw.bsky.social For a deeper dive into law and politics, read the @soclablaw.bsky.social Substack. Not just the latest post but all of it! substack.com/@societyofla...
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The role of Article 3 and Article 8 ECHR in UK immigration policy
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The great poet of the English Republic and of free speech comes to @innertemple.org.uk “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” #milton #Paradise_Lost #Areopagitica PS that Royal Proclamation is Charles II banning his books
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
💡📝 Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC writes new Cosmopolis blog: 'The Italy-Albania Protocol on collaboration on migration matters: externalisation & non-refoulement' Read on here 🔽 tinyurl.com/2fvftape #Asylum #Migration #EULaw #HumanRights #Italy #Albania
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Society of Labour Lawyers @soclablaw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🚨 Episode 3 of Labour Legislates is now LIVE! Reform’s Asylum Plan: Does it stack up? Listen on Apple, Amazon, and Acast. feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The Italy-Albania Protocol on collaboration on migration matters: externalisation and non-refoulement #asylum #offshore #migration #EUlaw #humanrights #Italy #Albania tinyurl.com/2fvftape
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The Italy-Albania Protocol on collaboration on migration matters: externalisation and non-refoulement
The Italy-Albania Protocol concluded in November 2023 is an attempt by Italy to operate an asylum and migration policy off-shore, so that persons subject to Italian immigration control are taken to…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Standing room only at our @soclablaw.bsky.social event on asylum policy with @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social’s @zoebantleman.bsky.social, @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social and Alison Pickup of @helenbamber.bsky.social. A privilege for me to chair
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The role of Article 3 and Article 8 ECHR in UK immigration policy #ECHR #HumanRights #UKimmigration tinyurl.com/2p5p7yyu
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The role of Article 3 and Article 8 ECHR in UK immigration policy
Introduction What role do Article 3 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) play in allowing foreign nationals to enter into and remain in the UK? Is there any basis to cons…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
A hugely stimulating session on migration policy. As usual I leant so much from fellow panelists!
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The European Circuit Annual Conference 2025 continues into its second day, with discussion on the International Criminal Court and the fight against impunity for atrocity crimes
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In The Hague speaking at The European Circuit 2025 Annual Conference, on Europe-wide migration issues, alongside colleagues from the Netherlands, Italy, and France: Nikki Vreede, Marco Bona, and Lisanne Chamberland-Poulin.
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A doomed enterprise: the Policy Exchange attempt to claim that the UK can leave the ECHR without breaching the Good Friday Agreement substack.com/@societyofla...
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A doomed enterprise: the Policy Exchange attempt to claim that the UK can leave the ECHR without breaching the Good Friday Agreement
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Subscribe to the new @soclablaw.bsky.social Substack and enjoy more writing on the ECHR and other legal topics... The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations substack.com/@societyofla...
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The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC writes in new Cosmopolis blog: 'The ECHR & UK international relations'💡📝 "To contend that #ECHR withdrawal is a simple act without consequential effect is simply to blind oneself to international political reality..." Read here 🔽 tinyurl.com/4h4zh9jm #HumanRights
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations #ECHR_withdrawal #humanrights #UKimmigration tinyurl.com/4h4zh9jm
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The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations
The suggestion that the United Kingdom might withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights for immigration purposes is misconceived. To contend that ECHR withdrawal is a simple act without …
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
💡📝 Garden Ct's Adrian Berry KC (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) writes in a new blog: 'Immigration Civil Penalty Employment Scheme to be extended to Sub-contractors, Agency Workers & Gig Economy (Border Security, Immigration & Asylum Bill 2025)'. Read on here 🔽 cosmopolismigration.com/2025/08/27/i...
Title (Bold): Adrian Berry KC
Subheading: Year of Call: 1998 | Year of Silk: 2025
"Adrian is a leading expert in British nationality law and always a pleasure to work with. He deploys his extensive legal knowledge with remarkable acumen and intelligence."

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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Immigration Civil Penalty Employment Scheme to be extended to Sub-contractors, Agency Workers and the Gig Economy (Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill 2025) #civilpenalties #immigrationcontrol #employment #selfemployed tinyurl.com/5n8pmdmh
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Immigration Civil Penalty Employment Scheme to be extended to Sub-contractors, Agency Workers and the Gig Economy (Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill 2025)
Introduction The immigration status-based civil penalty employment scheme is to be extended beyond employment cases to other work characterised as self-employment. Businesses securing services from…
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
📢 The European Circuit Annual Conference 2025 - Lawyering in a Phase of Upheaval 📆18-20 September 📍Asser Institute, The Hague ⚖️Garden Court's Abigail Holt, Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social and Acland Bryant will be speaking at the conference. 🔽Register & more info: tinyurl.com/24mu7rbt
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Looking forward to speaking at The European Circuit Annual Conference 18-20 September 2025, on the Migration Panel, alongside colleagues from the Netherlands, Italy, and France: Nikki Vreede, Marco Bona, and Lisanne Chamberland-Poulin. Come join us! www.europeancircuit.com/event/annual...
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🔽Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social produces briefing on the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill for ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill - My briefing for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) tinyurl.com/55bzwdbb
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Briefing for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill
Briefing of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill
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Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Don't miss our Immigration Law for Housing Practitioners session on 15 July with leading expert @berryadrianc.bsky.social of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social! More info and registration: tinyurl.com/LAGN2K1
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Earned Settlement and Citizenship: The pursuit of virtue in the White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’ #Britishcitizenship #earnedcitizenship #immigrationwhitepaper tinyurl.com/4khtdkyk
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Earned Settlement and Citizenship: The pursuit of virtue in the White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’
The earned settlement and earned citizenship provisions in the UK government’s White Paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System (May 2025) are advanced by the Home Office as part of its a…
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@ilpaimmigration.bsky.social looking forward to speaking at our event on the immigration White Paper tonight, alongside my brilliant colleagues!
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@soclablaw.bsky.social @labourlist.bsky.social Progressive Realism: Labour’s approach to international law and foreign policy #internationallaw #foreignpolicy #humanrights #UKpolicy #borderpolicy #labourparty tinyurl.com/2mb6whch
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Progressive Realism: Labour’s approach to international law and foreign policy
IntroductionThe United Kingdom’s Labour government has defined its approach to international law as it applies in the context of UK foreign policy. It is called ‘progressive realism’. In a lecture …
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Progressive Realism: Labour’s approach to international law and foreign policy #internationallaw #foreignpolicy #humanrights #UKpolicy #borderpolicy tinyurl.com/2mb6whch
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Progressive Realism: Labour’s approach to international law and foreign policy
IntroductionThe United Kingdom’s Labour government has defined its approach to international law as it applies in the context of UK foreign policy. It is called ‘progressive realism’. In a lecture …
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Come join us today at 6 pm (British Summer Time)! All you need to know on Migration and Human Rights in the Age of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees Register here: sciforum.net/event/Topics...
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