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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 & Global Mobility | 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 & Projects
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 & Global Mobility | 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. See...
Video | Immigration & Global Mobility
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 & Global Mobility | 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 & Global Mobility | 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 & Global Mobility | 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 & Global Mobility | Post-Brexit
Posted: 20 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 & Projects | 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 & Global Mobility
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
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...
Webinar | Immigration & Global Mobility | 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 & Global Mobility | 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
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
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 & Global Mobility | 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 & Global Mobility | 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
Who should you appoint as guardians in your Will?
This is a serious consideration for any parent, guardian, or special guardian of a child under the age of eighteen. Should it...
Article
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 & Global Mobility | Post-Brexit
Posted: 13 Nov 2020
Child Arrangements for Christmas and the New Year
With everything that we have had to endure this year, it’s hard to believe that Christmas is almost upon us, but it will be...
Article | Family Law
Posted: 12 Nov 2020
TUPE and Restrictive Covenants
In the interesting High Court case of P14 Medical Ltd v Mahon [2020] EWHC 1823 the question was whether a new, transferee,...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 9 Nov 2020
Brexit: The UK Government’s consultation on extending the right to depart from Retained EU law beyond the Supreme Court
From 1 January 2021, the meaning of EU-derived law will be determined in the UK courts by reference to CJEU case law as it...
Article | Employment Law | Post-Brexit
Posted: 6 Nov 2020
Negotiating TUPE Clauses in Outsourcing Contracts
Introduction Have you been awarded a contract to supply services? Or are you about to lose a contract on a re-tender? Then TUPE...
Webinar | Employment Law
Posted: 5 Nov 2020
Misconduct Dismissals - The Key Issues for HR & Employment Law Professionals
Introduction This webinar will answer several key questions when it comes to misconduct dismissals including: Are your...
Webinar | Employment Law
Posted: 5 Nov 2020
Employment Law: 5 tips for November 2020
Writing this as we go into another lockdown, we begin our report for this month with: 1. Covid-19 related Employment...
Article | Employment Law | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 5 Nov 2020
HKA & Spencer West Joint Webinar | Understanding construction insolvency in the wake of covid-19
HKA and Spencer West LLP invite you to join this free webinar focusing on insolvency in the construction industry supply chain....
Article | Construction, Engineering & Projects
Posted: 5 Nov 2020
The future has arrived: post-Brexit immigration rules published
This article was written by Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams with support from Associate Partner Talitha...
Article | Immigration & Global Mobility | Post-Brexit
Posted: 23 Oct 2020
The future has arrived: new immigration rules published
On 22 October 2020 the Home Office published the last pieces of the puzzle, the rules for sponsored worker visas replacing...
Webinar | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 22 Oct 2020
What businesses need to do to prepare for the end of the post-Brexit transition period and the future immigration system
You may be concerned about your European staff or bewildered about planning for recruitment in line with the changes to...
Article | Immigration & Global Mobility | Post-Brexit
Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Employment law – 5 tips for October Redundancy focus
This month we are focusing on some redundancy issues that have come up with particular reference to furlough but also to throw...
Article | Employment Law | Post-Brexit
Posted: 15 Oct 2020
Brexit EUIPO Update
EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) becomes an office of second filing for WIPO Digital Access Service for...
Article | Post-Brexit
Posted: 5 Oct 2020
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa and exceptional entry options
A special UK visa for those with British National Overseas (BN(O)) status in Hong Kong will be available from January 2021. The...
Article | Immigration & Global Mobility | Post-Brexit
Posted: 5 Oct 2020
The Job Support Scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Job Support Scheme (JSS) on 24 September 2020 as part of the Winter Economy Plan. The six...
Article | Employment Law
Posted: 2 Oct 2020
Future sponsorship advantages for shortage roles in the UK
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its recommendations on what jobs should be included on the Shortage...
Article | Immigration & Global Mobility
Posted: 30 Sep 2020
Delay claims in all their glory: A guide to dealing with delay in construction projects
Delay is a common feature of all construction projects globally. But how should a contractor successful navigate its way where...
Webinar | Construction, Engineering & Projects
Posted: 29 Sep 2020