Asylum and immigration tribunal fees increase

Legal Updates

The government has announced that the appeal fees would revert to the previous level, and refunds would be made to those who had paid the increased fees.  The government will review the situation and secondary legislation would follow to “formalise the position as soon as possible”.

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First of the huge court fee increases come into force

Legal Updates

It may not surprise you to learn that, following a public consultation over the proposed hike in immigration and asylum court fees during which lawyers, NGOs and the public warned the government the fees would severely impede access to justice and threaten the rule of law, the government is introducing said increase as of today, Monday 10 October 2016.

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