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Legal cases 15 Dec 2021

Fratila: How the Supreme Court Judgement presents benefits claimants and advisers with a new challenge

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government is free to discriminate against EU benefit claimants who hold pre-settled status in the UK. We examine the implications of this ruling for the most vulnerable.

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Legal cases 28 Aug 2021

Giving evidence: The hidden struggles of EU nationals who arrived in late 2020

Freedom of movement in the UK came to an end on 31 December 2020, but for those who arrived in the UK close to the deadline, there's an uphill battle to prove their residence.

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Legal cases 31 Jul 2021

Spell-bound: How a minor discrepancy caused a major delay to this family's EUSS application

The EU Settlement Scheme, established post-Brexit to enable EU nationals to retain their right to live and work in the UK, was pitched as straightforward. But for many, it has become a tangled web of bureaucracy.

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Legal cases 24 Feb 2021

'You can no longer apply': Setting the record straight for a jobseeker with pre-settled status

When Katherine* moved to the UK in September 2019, she was looking forward to building a new life with her British husband Tom*. But confusion over her right to work as a pre-settled status holder almost cost her a job opportunity.

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Legal cases 6 Jun 2020

Diagnosed, dismissed, determined: One man’s fight for justice

Omar had been working as a street cleaner for over a decade when a diagnosis of osteoarthritis meant that he needed a less strenuous role. Rather than follow the GP's recommendations, his employer dismissed him.

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