Immigration Law Conversations: myHMCTS, Video Appeals, ASAs & Permission to Appeal

In this wide ranging Immigration Law Conversation I chat to Christopher Cole, of Parker Rhodes Hickmotts Solicitors, about myHMCTS, video appeals, Appeal Skeleton Arguments and Permission to Appeal. Our conversation provides best practice tips for lawyers representing in immigration appeals. This conversation is for information purposes only and is not meant as legal advice. In this video we also briefly discuss the case Ndwanyi (Permission to appeal; challenging decision on timeliness) [2021] UKUT 378 (IAC) https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/... Christopher has a degree in Politics & Law from the University of Southampton and a Masters in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in Immigration and Asylum Law ever since.   After working in London for a number of years, Christopher moved to Yorkshire in 2001. He headed the Immigration Team at Parker Rhodes before establishing Cole & Yousaf Solicitors in 2007. Cole & Yousaf then merged with Parker Rhodes Hickmotts (PRH) in 2012. He stood down as a Partner at PRH in 2020, but continues to work there as a part-time consultant.   Christopher has recently been appointed as Senior Solicitor at the Sheffield Hallam University Helena Kennedy Centre Refugee Rights Hub (SHU HKC RRH), specialising in complex Refugee Family Reunion matters..   Since February 2019 Christopher has sat as a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) in Manchester.   Christopher specialises in complex Asylum and Human Rights cases, although he has extensive experience across the whole spectrum of Immigration Law. He is accredited at the highest level of the Law Society’s Immigration & Asylum Accreditation Scheme – Immigration Law Advanced. He has been recognised as a Leading Individual in Immigration Law by the Chambers UK Directory for a number of years, having been praised for his “sharp intellect and inspiring level of knowledge and commitment.”   Christopher is a member of the Law Society’s Immigration Law Committee. He is co-convenor of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association’s Yorkshire & the North East Sub-committee.   Parker Rhodes Hickmotts/SHU HKC RRH/Christopher Cole: Web: https://www.prhsolicitors.co.uk & https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/refugeelawcli... Email: [email protected] & [email protected] Linkedin:   /     Twitter: @kippercole I am a Barrister specialising in Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights Law at No8 Chambers, Birmingham. I provide regular updates on the law via Youtube, Social Media, Seminars and Conferences. Web: adampipe.com http://no8chambers.co.uk/barristers/a... Twitter: @adampipe Linkedin:   / pipeadam   For a selection of articles by me see: https://www.juriosity.com/directory/b...