Katie Wheatley, Head of our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team, has been quoted in the New Law Journal on AI transcripts and whether the Ministry of Justice’s in-house AI, Justice Transcribe, can replace court transcripts.
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Katie Wheatley and Tayab Ali in our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team have both been recommended in the Doyle's Guide Leading Criminal Defence Lawyer Rankings - London 2026.
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Poppy Harber, solicitor in our Family team, provides insight into the key considerations and legal principles involved in relocating with a child, in a recent blog.
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On 5 March 2026, the Home Office announced an update to the record-keeping obligations of organisations that have been granted a sponsor licence by the Home Office, to sponsor workers in the UK.
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Katie Wheatley, Head of our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team, has written for the Law Society Gazette to give her thoughts on the government's launch of the new national independent legal advisers (ILA) service for rape complainants.
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Episode 11 of our podcast series, Immigration Unpacked, is now live.
Natalie Loader, Immigration Partner, is joined by Tanya Goldfarb, Head of Business Immigration, and Roshan Dykes, Employment Solicitor to discuss new sponsor licence duties on workers’ rights.
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The inquest into the death of five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir will begin on Monday 13 April 2026 at 9.00am with HM Assistant Coroner’s summing up and conclusion on Thursday 23 April 2026.
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We are pleased to announce that Annie Leach, solicitor in our Family team, has been shortlisted as Rising Star of the Year at the Modern Law Awards.
Winners will be announced Wednesday 29 April and we wish Annie the best of luck.
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The Home Office has updated the suite of documents known as the Sponsor Guidance (the Guidance) which set out policy and operational guidance for sponsor licence holders.
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In line with regular annual practice, the Home Office recently announced that immigration and nationality application fees will be increased, with the changes coming into effect from 8 April 2026.
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In a statement of changes to the Immigration Rules laid before parliament on 5 March 2026, the Government announced reforms impacting organisations which hold licences to sponsor workers in the UK, as well as migrant workers.
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Episode 10 of our podcast series 'Immigration Unpacked' is now live.
Associate Solicitor Karma Hickman discusses with colleague Armin Houshmand, a paralegal in the Immigration Team at Bindmans, the so-called visa brake announced by the government in March 2026.
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There was recently an announcement confirming the national rollout of Child-Focused Courts across England and Wales. The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has welcomed this development, and it is not hard to see why.
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Tanya Goldfarb, Head of Business Immigration, has been quoted in the Guardian on a recent investigation into the UK’s increasing use of immigration enforcement raids on businesses.
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Spectrum Building residents challenge the government over cladding costs recovery. The residents lost their homes and possessions in the August 2024 fire which destroyed their homes. Many were injured escaping the flames.
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The recent conviction of Clifford Cage for the manslaughter of 91‑year‑old James Blackwood marks what prosecutors describe as a ‘legal first in England’: a manslaughter conviction arising from dangerous e‑bike use on a pavement.
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Tamsin Allen, Head of our Media and Information team, spoke at The Press Justice Project: Off the Record event on Wednesday 18 March in London.
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Relocating internationally with a child is a complex issue. When a proposed move is to Japan, legal considerations arise due to differences between the Japanese and English legal systems.
Poppy Harber explores key differences between Japan and England & Wales.
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Joseph Tidmarsh’s inquest before HM Senior Coroner for Liverpool and the Wirral and jury starts on Monday 16 March 2026 at 10am.
Mr. Tidmarsh’s family have serious questions about how the police treated Mr. Tidmarsh and the emergency response when he became ill.
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The High Court has handed down its ruling in the matter of CHD v Secretary of State for Defence [2026] EWHC 566 (Admin), concerning the ARAP relocation scheme.
This case was handled by Jenni Whitaker, solicitor in our Immigration team.
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In this week's episode, Karma Hickman, associate, and Vincent Palfi, solicitor, in our Immigration team, discuss the Government's proposals to cut the period of time people recognised as refugees are allowed to stay in the UK that took effect on 2 March 2026.
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A judge has refused permission for a judicial review application brought by the Charity Commission against a parliamentary ombudsman.
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The final of this year’s annual National England and Wales Client Interviewing Competition, co-founded by Geoffrey Bindman in 1982, took place on 7 March.
We are delighted that from this year, the winners’ trophy will be named the Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC Trophy.
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At Bindmans we are seeing an increasing number of personal injury cases where a forensic accountant is required to assist in valuing the financial losses suffered following the injury.
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In a recent blog, Shanaz Ali and Liz Barratt, members of our Immigration team, explore what the new Statement of Changes for the UK's Immigration rules, will mean for the affected individuals.
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Following on from a recent blog looking at the problems to be aware of when a person has Wills in two different countries, Sakina Khan, solicitor in our Private Client team looks specifically at Inheritance Tax issues which can arise when a person has assets abroad.
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The General Medical Council has now lodged an appeal to the High Court, seeking a review of the MPTS decision that Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah was cleared of all allegations of misconduct.
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Bindmans acted for Mick Bowman, a retired mental health social worker and long‑standing community activist, in his successful civil claim against Northumbria Police arising from his unlawful treatment at a peaceful Palestine solidarity protest in May 2024.
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This week (2–8 March 2026) is Update Your Will Week. Our Private Client team is proud to support The Association of Lifetime Lawyers in highlighting the importance of making a will and keeping it up to date, especially when personal circumstances change.
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Amrit Rana, head of Private Client, joined a roundtable discussion at the House of Lords this week, on Invisible Yet Indispensable: The Mental Health, Wellbeing and Rights of Adult Carers in the South Asian Community in the UK.
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