News and Insights
Webinar | Immigration
Posted: 6 May 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 13 Apr 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 13 Apr 2021
Article | Data Protection & Cybersecurity
Posted: 12 Apr 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 8 Apr 2021
Article | Immigration
Posted: 7 Apr 2021
Article | Corporate
Posted: 6 Apr 2021
Article | Immigration | COVID-19 | Post-Brexit
Posted: 29 Mar 2021
Article | Corporate
Posted: 29 Mar 2021
Article | Corporate
Posted: 25 Mar 2021
Video | Immigration
Posted: 24 Mar 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 18 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 18 Mar 2021
News | Corporate
Posted: 11 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 9 Mar 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 8 Mar 2021
Article | Intellectual Property
Posted: 8 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 4 Mar 2021
Article
Posted: 4 Mar 2021
Article | Construction & Engineering
Posted: 4 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 1 Mar 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 1 Mar 2021
News | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Video | Immigration
Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Article | Family Law
Posted: 25 Feb 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 25 Feb 2021
Video | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 24 Feb 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 23 Feb 2021
Webinar | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 20 Feb 2021
Article | Construction & Engineering
Posted: 15 Feb 2021
Article | Construction & Engineering | Post-Brexit
Posted: 9 Feb 2021
News | Immigration
Posted: 4 Feb 2021
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19
Posted: 26 Jan 2021
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19 | Data Protection
Posted: 20 Jan 2021
Video | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Article | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Article | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 13 Jan 2021
Article | Post-Brexit | Data Protection
Posted: 12 Jan 2021
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 7 Jan 2021
Article | Post-Brexit | Data Protection
Posted: 3 Jan 2021
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 30 Nov 2020
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 25 Nov 2020
Article | Tax
Posted: 24 Nov 2020
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19
Posted: 19 Nov 2020
Webinar | Employment Law
Posted: 19 Nov 2020
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 16 Nov 2020
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 16 Nov 2020
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 13 Nov 2020
Welcome to our News and Insights section. Here we’ll talk about the latest legal developments with our articles and videos. You can browse or search by practice area or sector. We’ll also let you know about changes at our firm including the expansion into new practice areas, sectors and locations.

Check it out: Right to Work update
In this timely webinar, Spencer West Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams will take stock of the new right to...
Webinar | Immigration
Posted: 6 May 2021

DR John McMullen published in prestigious International Journal
Dr John McMullen has been published in the March issue of the prestigious Industrial Law Journal. The purpose of his article is...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 13 Apr 2021

Employment Law Current Rates and Limits 2021-22
The latest rates of certain statutory payments and upper and lower limits on employment tribunal awards
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 13 Apr 2021

Cyber Security Incidents – it’s a matter of when not if
The UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021 has shown that:
four in ten businesses report having cyber security...
Article | Data Protection & Cybersecurity
Posted: 12 Apr 2021

Workplace gender divide: how can employers help?
It’s been over 45 years since the Equal Pay Act and Sex Discrimination Act were introduced to address gender inequality, but...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 8 Apr 2021

What businesses can expect from Immigration reforms
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced measures for reforming the current immigration system during the 2021 budget, with most...
Article | Immigration
Posted: 7 Apr 2021

Press Release | Prestigious Appointment for Spencer West's Doyen of Employment Law
LONDON 29TH MARCH 2021 - Spencer West employment partner Dr John McMullen elected as a Member of the Executive Committee of the...
Article | Corporate
Posted: 6 Apr 2021

Update on Coronavirus and UK immigration
This update highlights the available policy information, the problems posed for visa holders and their employers and what they can do...
Article | Immigration | COVID-19 | Post-Brexit
Posted: 29 Mar 2021

Press Release | Spencer West appoints ex-Clyde & Co Senior Partner to develop APAC offering
Michael Parker to Spearhead Growth Across APAC; Increase Focus on UK Lawyers with Connections to the Region
LONDON, 25 MARCH...
Article | Corporate
Posted: 29 Mar 2021

Reputation Management
Managing the reputation of an individual or an organisation is of crucial importance. Positive media coverage can enhance...
Article | Corporate
Posted: 25 Mar 2021

Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals Post-Brexit visas.
In this short video, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams explains how contract-based work by employees and the...
Video | Immigration
Posted: 24 Mar 2021

Graduate route to open for international students in the UK
The new graduate route launches on 1 July 2021. This will allow international students to remain in the UK to work. This route...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 22 Mar 2021

TUPE and Multiple Transferees
What happens to me when I work across a number of my employers’ businesses, which are then transferred under new contracts to...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 18 Mar 2021

TUPE and changes in working conditions
An employee is TUPE’d. The new employer changes my terms. These are important to me. But, he says, these terms were not...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 18 Mar 2021

Press Release | Spencer West opens Brussels office to expand EU offering post-Brexit
Expansion Will Add Considerable EU Competition and EU Regulatory Capability
LONDON, 9 MARCH 2021 – International law firm...
News | Corporate
Posted: 11 Mar 2021

The Roadmap and Budget 2021: A summary for UK businesses
The Roadmap
Following Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, we know that non-essential retailers, hairdressers and close...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 9 Mar 2021

Post-Brexit Travel to the EU
Now that Brexit has fully come to pass, it’s time for UK businesspeople to familiarise themselves with the details of travel...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 8 Mar 2021

What copyright owners can learn from Taylor Swift
On 12 February 2021 Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated re-recording of the 2008 single “Love Story” entitled...
Article | Intellectual Property
Posted: 8 Mar 2021

SEISS is being extended to cover the many thousands who’ve missed out on previous grants.
"It’s great news that the SEISS is being extended to cover the many thousands who’ve missed out on previous grants. I fear...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 4 Mar 2021

Budget 2021
The UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered his budget on 3 March 2021.
Cutting through the rhetoric, what does it all mean for...
Article
Posted: 4 Mar 2021

When is a liquidated damages clause unliquidated and how to ensure certainty in your contract
As those of us know that work in the construction industry, disputes between the various parties involved in any construction...
Article | Construction & Engineering
Posted: 4 Mar 2021

Our employment law partner Amanda Lennon has been extensively quoted in The Daily Express on possible announcements around the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) in this week's Budget.
Our employment law partner Amanda (Lennon) Ribao has been extensively quoted in The Daily Express on possible announcements...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 1 Mar 2021

Employment Partner Fudia Smartt commenting in The Grocer - The impact on the gig economy including Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers cannot be underestimated
The Supreme Court last week ruled that a small group of Uber drivers had the right to be classed as workers, and so were...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 1 Mar 2021

Business travel in the post- Brexit landscape
In this article, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams explains when employees and business people are able to...
News | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 26 Feb 2021

British National Overseas (BN(O)) visa route updates.
British National Overseas (BN(O)) visa route updates. The BN(O) visa route officially came into force on 31 January 2021....
Video | Immigration
Posted: 26 Feb 2021

Why should I use protection?
For those who take life seriously, whether you are in a relationship or not you would not leave it to chance if you did not...
Article | Family Law
Posted: 25 Feb 2021

Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa
A special UK visa for those with British National Overseas (BN(O)) status in Hong Kong came into force on 31 January...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 25 Feb 2021

UK - EU Business Travel
In this short video, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams sets out the basics of business travel between the UK...
Video | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 24 Feb 2021

Parole d'export
In this French-language podcast, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams discusses the impact of Brexit on the...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 23 Feb 2021

UK-EU break up to make up roundtable series
Please join us for an informal conversation about immigration issues affecting EU nationals and their employers in the UK....
Webinar | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 20 Feb 2021

Gratis – Spencer West’s Construction Law Advice Service
In view of the financial hardships that many companies in the construction industry are facing as a potential result of the...
Article | Construction & Engineering
Posted: 15 Feb 2021

Construction Timebomb? Detonation date 1 March 2021
Think of one of the worst things that could happen to the construction sector at this moment in time What would it be?...
Article | Construction & Engineering | Post-Brexit
Posted: 9 Feb 2021

Press Release | Spencer West Teams With London Business Hub To Provide Brexit Immigration Advice To Businesses Across London
LONDON, 4 FEBRUARY 2021 – International law firm Spencer West has this week launched a partnership with London Business Hub...
News | Immigration
Posted: 4 Feb 2021

Fire and Rehire
In contrast to the government’s stated ambitions to “level up” much of the country through a new employment bill to...
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19
Posted: 26 Jan 2021

Employers, employees and vaccinations: rights, responsibilities and GDPR compliance
Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers caused a mini media storm last week when he floated a ‘no jab, no job’ policy for new...
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19 | Data Protection
Posted: 20 Jan 2021

Sponsorship Forever – An update on the new Skilled Worker and Intra-Company Transfer routes
The new rules for Skilled Workers and Intra Company Transfer Workers have been in place since 1 December 2020. Join us as we...
Video | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021

Brexit - What are the Consequences
On 1st of January 2021, we entered the post-Brexit period and the consequences for business have started to be implemented or...
Article | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021

Brexit and Private Client
Describing the relationship between EU countries as Byzantine is an understatement. Leaving the EU is no less complicated, as...
Article | Post-Brexit
Posted: 14 Jan 2021

Frontier workers: Qu’est ce que c’est?
Free Movement may have ended but there are lots of different UK immigration options for EU nationals. This blog post for HR...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 13 Jan 2021

Data Protection – Do you need a representative?
EU Representative
The European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) has a wide territorial scope. It doesn’t only...
Article | Post-Brexit | Data Protection
Posted: 12 Jan 2021

What happens to my employment rights when my company goes into administration?
The High Street Retail Chain Paperchase is on the verge of appointing administrators, so the papers say. Arcadia similarly...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 7 Jan 2021

Data Protection – where are we now?
The UK and EU finalized the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement) setting out the post-Brexit relationship on...
Article | Post-Brexit | Data Protection
Posted: 3 Jan 2021

Businesses to check EEA nationals’ right to work or risk a fall from grace
This article was written by Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams on 30 November 2020.
Employers should have...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 30 Nov 2020

Sponsoring Skilled Workers and Intra-Company Workers
This article was written by Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams on 25 November 2020.
This article focusses on...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 25 Nov 2020

The Residence Nil Rate Band – The Basics
“I am Death, not taxes. I turn up only once” – Terry Pratchett. It’s a fact of life that death and taxes are...
Article | Tax
Posted: 24 Nov 2020

Furlough and Notice Periods
Guidance on the furlough scheme has been updated to confirm that from December, employers will not be able to claim furlough...
Article | Employment Law | COVID-19
Posted: 19 Nov 2020

The TUPE King’s Top Five Cases of 2020
Dr. John McMullen has been variously described as “the King of TUPE” and the “TUPE guru”. Indeed, he is the author of...
Webinar | Employment Law
Posted: 19 Nov 2020

Can a failure to secure prompt payment of an employee's bonus be a breach of the implied term of Trust and Confidence?
Lawyers often talk about the duty implied in the employment contract to maintain “trust and confidence”. It now even has an...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 16 Nov 2020

Redundancy - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Proudly hosted by Nicholsons Accountants and law firm Spencer West LLP, this webinar is presented by Laura Reilly – Head of...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 16 Nov 2020

Business trips to the UK from January 2021
Francophiles will be interested in this video in which Samar Shams, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner, explains how...
Article | Immigration | Post-Brexit
Posted: 13 Nov 2020