UK immigration solicitors resent being treated 'differently'
February 25 2010 by Liam Clifford
UK immigration solicitors have voiced concerns that they are being made an exception compared to other legal-aid professionals as a new scheme is introduced to re-evaluate their credentials.
The mandatory UK immigration accreditation program, which is carried out by the Law Society was launched in 2004. The requirement put in place at the time was that re-accreditation would be necessary after three years.
The re-accreditation program has not happened as yet and it was January this year that immigration solicitors received formal notices that they would be required to retake an examination by July if they still wished to carry out work.
This deadline has since been redefined and extended until 31st March 2011.
When questioned about this Mark Phillips, chairman of the Law Society’s UK immigration committee, said;
UK immigration solicitors “feel they are being singled out and treated differently from other practitioners in the way they are accredited.”
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