CONFERENCE | HJTs IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE 2026 (IN PERSON)

A few months into 2026 and it is already a landmark year for UK immigration law. 

The biggest 2026 UK immigration changes so far include the shift to a 30-month refugee protection model, the Earned Settlement initiative, and a more aggressive approach to Sponsor Licence revocation and right to work enforcement. We are seeing faster and tougher asylum and immigration decision-making. 

Join Mark Symes of Garden Court Chambers and Adam Pipe of No 8 Chambers for a comprehensive update.  Three hours of expert analysis covering the developments every practitioner needs to know.

The conference will address:

• -New era of refugee protection
• -Settlement proposals
• -Latest amendments to the immigration rules
• -Sponsor licence revocation
• -Recent case law re fairness in sponsor compliance, Home Office duties to challenge expert evidence in the FTT & parties’ duty to agree issues, vulnerable witnesses, lawful residence & deportation, costs awards in reconsidered JRs, the July 2012 discretionary leave policy, cancelling erroneous immigration decisions, the IMA 2023 changes to Hardial Singh & detention safeguarding duties, damages for trafficking reasons and EEA stage 1/stage deportation 2 decisions
• -Possible changes to the FTT Immigration and Asylum Chambers (IAC)
• -Visa breaks for certain countries’
• -The toughing of sponsor licence requirements

LOCATION: BIRMINGHAM TO BE CONFIRMED

Lowest cost of an in person conference to date!! 

For good training practice we are limiting the number of attendees, and venue restrictions, so please book your place as soon as possible.

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