Legal Justice Solicitors

18/06/2026

High Court claims against Home Office “good character” policy resolved, with refusals withdrawn and costs awarded in three cases.

22/05/2026

For most asylum seekers, the primary way to access regulated legal advice is through government-funded legal aid that provides advice and representation to those who cannot afford a solicitor. However, many areas of civil law (e.g. immigration) have been disqualified from the scheme for many years now, particularly since the 2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO), and what remains eligible is financially unsustainable for providers as fees have not kept up with costs. As a result, providers have been leaving the market, creating expanding ‘legal aid deserts’ in England and Wales. For example, between 2005-2018, the number of immigration and asylum legal aid providers dropped by 56%. Recent data shows that there is a legal aid deficit in every region of England and Wales, including London.

Consequently, legal aid is largely inaccessible. In 2022-23, around 63% of the population in England and Wales did not have access to immigration and asylum legal aid in their area. And at least 51% (37,450 people) of asylum applicants were not able to find a legal aid lawyer. A refugee support organisation in the East of England that took part in our research said the Home Office’s asylum dispersal policy which often houses asylum seekers in remote rural areas further limits their access to legal services.

Some are fortunate enough to have access to free legal advice from third sector organisations such as RAMA in Colchester or from Law Centres. Their advisers are IAA / SRA regulated but often struggle to keep up with increasing demand.

But there are parts of the country where there is no paid for or free legal advice. This creates an advice vacuum. This, coupled with long wait times (sometimes years) for a decision on asylum claims, leaves people at risk.

12/05/2026

Wilson Solicitors reported on Monday that the High Court has granted permission for a full judicial review of the Home Office's policy guidance on assessing "good character" in applications for British citizenship. The case will be heard over three days, from 9 to 11 June 2026, before the Divisional Court, which considers judicial reviews raising issues of significant public importance. A written judgment is expected several months after the hearing.

27/03/2026

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