• Friday, March 29, 2024

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Rogue lawyers trade on false hope

By: Eastern Eye Staff

by NADEEM BADSHAH IMMIGRANTS ARE BEING TARGETED AS THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO GO TO THE AUTHORITIES ROGUE solicitors are overcharging immigrants in Britain thousands of pounds for legal support – and in some cases do not carry out any work. Charities have warned that migrants wanting to extend their visa or apply for indefinite leave to re­main are being conned by being charged up to £25,000 by some law firms. Rani Bilkhu, founder of support group Jeena In­ternational, said one in three of the cases it deals with are related to immigration problems. She told Eastern Eye: “It’s a silent…

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