Last week, the two remaining law firms in Hull that offer legally aided immigration advice pulled out, complaining they could no longer represent clients properly. Sole practitioner Alison McDonald and Youngs Solicitors both blamed new legal aid regulations that came into effect on 1 April, which mean solicitors must gain prior authority from the Legal Services Commission to spend more than five hours work on completing asylum applications.
London firm Ole Hansen & Partners has also said it won't take on any new immigration work after a particularly stressful case. Three children from South America, aged between three and 13 years old, arrived in the country to join their parents, both on valid student visas, after care arrangements in their home country had broken down to such an extent that the eldest child had attempted suicide.
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