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Independent: Rogue immigration solicitors exploiting vulnerable migrants by charging thousands for 'substandard' service

Post by secret.simon » Tue May 08, 2018 2:53 am

The Independent: Rogue immigration solicitors exploiting vulnerable migrants by charging thousands for 'substandard' service
Desperate immigrants losing legitimate cases or given false hope about claims that are unwinnable
Rogue immigration solicitors are exploiting vulnerable migrants by charging thousands of pounds for legal representation that falls “far short” of basic professional standards, the High Court has ruled.

Desperate immigrants are losing legitimate claims or given false hope about claims that are unwinnable, after paying large sums of money to solicitors who fail to deliver a professional service.

A ruling found solicitors were instructing paralegals and unqualified people to draft applications which fall “well below acceptable standards” and which judges must reject as “unarguable and totally without merit”.
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This article is in agreement with observations on these forums. The advice provided by solicitors to applicants, who then posted it onto these forums, has sometimes been shockingly deficient in any relation to the law. Choose your lawyers carefully.
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.

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