What is the difference between an EEA family permit and an EU family permit? Immigration and Global Mobility team members Samar...

What roles will be eligible for sponsorship in future? Car mechanics, electricians, plumbers and more! Immigration and Global...

Part Five   Introduction This week we look at what steps the Employer may take once a Contractor becomes insolvent. It...

Please join us for our ‘Hong Kong – UK bridge: planning for coming to the UK’ webinar. With the backdrop of political...

When should you register for the EU Settlement Scheme? Now! In this video, our Immigration and Global Mobility team members...

In this video, Samar Shams and Talitha Degwa summarise residence requirements for Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme...

The government have announced that the current Tier 4 route will be replaced with the new Student and Child Student categories,...

Talitha's latest video takes a look at visa holders who intend to leave the UK but have not been able to do so and have a visa...

Take a look at our latest video from Talitha Degwa, Associate Partner - Immigration talking about the updated Home Office Covid...

Take a look at the latest update on the Identity Verification (IDV) App which the Home Office introduced to allow eligible...

This video is for those interested in the Representative of Overseas Business visa. It covers the June 2020 changes to this...

The Innovator visa, for entrepreneurs wishing to set up and run a business in the UK, requires endorsement of a business plan,...

The Global Talent visa is more attractive than ever. Watch this short video for an overview with a focus on digital tech. Get...

The Government’s planned changes to sponsorship and the Tier 2 General visa, in particular, are summarised here by Samar...

Had enough of trying to keep up to date with the fast-paced changes in the world of UK immigration? We highlight below the main...

Part Four   Introduction This week in our series on insolvency within the supply chain in the construction industry, we...

Part Three   Introduction This week we take a look at what practical and legal steps an Employer or Contractor can take to...

This month we include some Coronavirus issues, but also a useful case in interpreting TUPE. 1. 88% of employees would be...

Part Two   Introduction As part of this series, last week we looked at what we mean by “insolvency” as defined by the...

‘The UK’s future immigration system’ is not a new immigration system. Rather, the government proposes further changes to...

Part One   Introduction The following statement appeared in Construction News (2 June 2020): “a total of 35...

To date, a number of blogs have touched upon the Coronavirus and its effect on contested cover. There is no doubt that the...

The Spencer West immigration team has been fielding a lot of queries about checking right to work documents whilst employees...

The Coronavirus was confirmed as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11 March 2020. As of 16 June 2020, deaths in...

I reported last week on the sensible initiative spearheaded by the FCA and lawyers for insurers aimed at sample trials of...

A stellar panel of experts guided us through the trickiest return to work issues, including discrimination and staff refusals....

I longed for a way to write anything in the current situation without mentioning a certain horrible virus, but….. Business as...

It is 7 a.m. and the radio alarm has spluttered into action. “Coronavirus” is the first word to be heard although much of...

In this article, Immigration and Global Mobility Partner Samar Shams summarises the UK’s quarantine plan. She considers the...

If you think that increased unemployment in the UK means that there is less need for work visas for overseas nationals, think...

So, the PM has announced an ‘easing’ of the lockdown. Suffice to say that the measures have hardly been met with universal...

Immigration status is not a protected characteristic, but employers of overseas nationals must navigate part-time work, right...

Our online panel discussion considered the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction industry in the UK. ...

In the UK Parliament on 17 March 2020, a deferral of the changes to IR35 has been announced (the off-payroll working law) in...

The UK government has announced financial support measures, including tax measures, to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 to the...

Listen to immigration expert Samar Shams and employment law expert Fudia Smartt on their engaging, interactive webinar on the...

1. Who can claim the furlough rebate? Any entity which has created and started PAYE payroll on, or before, 28 February 2020,...

  *We intend to keep this page up to date with the latest developments on Furlough leave, please bookmark it and check...

1. Introduction A land owner who transfers some land, either by disposing of the freehold or by granting a lease, can by...

Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, many countries advise against non-essential travel in and out of their international...

With only months to go before the UK’s future immigration system takes effect on 1 January 2021, you should understand the...

There is relatively little information available to date on the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for visa holders and...

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On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak...

Samar Shams considers the government’s plans for a points-based immigration system once the UK fully withdraws from the EU....

Having had a wet and miserable February, some of the following may brighten your day. Or just more of the same. We hope to be...

This article first appeared as a Thomson Reuters Practical Law Legal Update on 30 January 2020. The Migration Advisory...

We start the new year with some interesting employment law issues arising at the end of 2019, and some new things to get on...

Take a look at Immigration Partner, Samar Shams's summary of the Migration Advisory Committee's recommendations for a points-based visa route and a lo...

With the win of a majority in Parliament on 12 December 2019, the Conservative party has also won the prize...