Want to Qualify as a Lawyer in the UK?
- Podcast Location:
- Download it here [file size: 18.7 MB]
- Categories:
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Immigration and Asylum Law
- CPD Points:
- Up to 1 point. details »
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Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 accredited CPD point (60 minutes)
Regulated by ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
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- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
In Osborne Clarke Services v Purohit (2009) UKEAT/0305/08 the Employment Appeals Tribunal asserted that it is contrary to the law for an applicant to be prevented from pursuing a legal career in the UK on the basis of their nationality. This podcast questions whether the immigration rules, as they currently stand, account for this.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Understand the reasoning of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the Osborne Clarke decision;;
- Know the potential routes migrants have to the UK to qualify as lawyers;;
- Know how the recent changes in immigration policy could potentially have a negative impact on such migrants.
- Level:
- Beginner
- Classification:
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Case Update
Legal Principles
- Sources and References:
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- Osborne Clarke Services v Purohit [2009] UKEAT 0305_08_0902.
In this CPDcast Fiona Ball looks at the recent decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Osborne Clarke Services v Purohit (2009) UKEAT/0305/08 where it confirmed that it is against the law to prevent a job applicant from pursuing a legal career in the UK on the basis of their nationality. In this context, the possible routes migrants have for entering the UK to study law, or work as a solicitor or barrister are then considered.
