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Entry Clearance, Article 8 & Meeting the Rules
New Video Update: Entry Clearance, Article 8 & Meeting the Rules In this immigration law update video I look at the decision in Begum (employment income, Rules/Article 8) Bangladesh [2021] UKUT 115 (IAC) (14 April 2021). Head Note: (1) In an application for entry clearance as the partner of a more...
When deportation is not unduly harsh
Video Update: When deportation is not unduly harsh In this Immigration Law update video I consider the Court of Appeal decision in TD (Albania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 619 (29 April 2021), which is the latest decision grappling with the unduly harsh test in more...
14 May 2021 14:20
Planning for the future: is remote working here to stay?Working from home has become the norm across many sectors over the course of the last 15 months, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimating that 35.9% of the employed population undertook some work at home in 2020. This was a rise of 9.4 percentage points since 2019. For many more...
Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications
Video Update: Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications In this video I look at the deadlines for applications under Appendix EU and the provisions for late applications. I summarise the Home Office guidance on how they will deal with late applications. Resources referred more...
11 May 2021 12:31
Home Office Set to Restart Asylum Seeker EvictionsHuman rights campaigners and charities have come together to condemn the apparent decision by the Home Office to restart evicting some asylum seekers from their accommodation, after this was put on hold for nearly 12 months as a result of the coronavirus crisis. This is according to internal more...
11 May 2021 12:04
Using someone else’s intellectual property - webinar hosted by Sparqa LegalOverview: Sparqa Legal will be hosting this webinar, in partnership with Wenta. Sparqa Legal is an online platform providing legal guidance and customisable documents for businesses. In this webinar, they’ll provide an overview of how to avoid infringing someone’s intellectual property when starting more...
11 May 2021 12:00
Correlation does not imply causationR (Wandsworth) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner West London [2021] EWHC 801 (Admin) (here) Most coroners won’t see any need to take extra care round a swimming pool when a Nicholas Cage film is about to be released, even given the clear relationship between one of Hollywood’s most prolific star’s film more...
11 May 2021 11:57
JAMES EGAN SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS KAZAKHSTAN KAGAZY JSCJames Egan, led by Rupert D’Cruz QC, successfully defends Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC in the latest saga of the Kagazy v Zhunus litigation James Egan, led by Rupert D’Cruz QC of Littleton Chambers, has successfully defended Kazakhstan Kagazy JSC (“KK JSC”) against numerous claims by Harbour Litigation more...
11 May 2021 11:52
Barristers urged to unite behind new initiative tackling abusive behaviour at the BarBarristers are being urged to unite behind a new initiative aimed at tackling abusive behaviour at the Bar. All Rise is a project inviting the Bar to step up and actively create a better culture for all barristers. It aims to encourage barristers across all practice areas and levels of call to be more...
11 May 2021 11:47
Lydia Pemberton discusses contentious probate disputes for Women in Wills3PB’s specialist contentious probate barrister, Lydia Pemberton (TEP) (pictured here) spoke at the fourth Women in Wills event of 2021 by Practical Vision alongside Tara McIness, a partner in the contentious probate team at Burnside Partnership. Lydia spoke about the recent contentious dispute case more...
11 May 2021 11:42
Prosecuting mental health – accountability or criminalisation?The government is set to increase the maximum sentence for people who assault emergency workers – such as police and NHS staff – to two years. That’s four times the maximum sentence for assaulting anyone else. Many campaigners and professional bodies see the move as a success. But is harsher more...
11 May 2021 11:38
Northern Ireland: dealing with the pastLawyers working on cases dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past know that this field of legal work develops slowly. Sometimes, however, developments occur at an unexpected and unwelcome speed. Such has been the case this week. From the collapse of a controversial trial to the reporting of a more...
Rule 276B, Disregarded Overstaying & Lawful Residence
New Video: Rule 276B, Disregarded Overstaying & Lawful Residence In this immigration law update video I summarise the reported case of Muneeb Asif (Paragraph 276B - disregard - previous overstaying) [2021] UKUT 96 (IAC) the head note of which states, ‘On the proper construction of paragraph 276B more...
4 May 2021 14:50
Priti Patel – a new champion of criminal records reform?For four long years the Home Office fought tooth and nail through the courts to thwart a challenge to the legality of DBS criminal records checks. Backed by campaign groups (including Unlock), some brave individuals took their cases all the way to the Supreme Court to try to stop mandatory more...
4 May 2021 14:35
“Injunctions against calls on bank guarantees and the relevance of emergency arbitration (Shapoorji Pallonji (India) v Yumn Limited (Rwanda))”This case analysis, produced by Shourav Lahiri in partnership with LexisNexis, discusses the recent matter of Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Ltd v Yumn Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 862 (Comm) providing an overview of the background to the case, the court decision and practical implications of the more...
4 May 2021 14:22
Sham or artifice – or what does a “real sham” look like?By Bill Hanbury That was the question Fordham J recently asked in Isle Investments v Leeds City Council [2021] EWHC 345 (Admin), in which I appeared for the successful local authority. As I explained in my recent webinar on this topic (delivered on 15 April 2021), the law on shams crosses borders more...
4 May 2021 14:19
Youth Defendants in the Crown CourtLast month the Judicial College published a specific bench book for dealing with youth defendants in the Crown Court. It is billed as “everything relating to young defendants that a Crown Court Judge needs to know” and will plainly become an essential judicial reference tool. The introduction more...
29 Apr 2021 13:10
Webinar – Growing your business in uncertain timesMissed our live webinar and Q&A? Watch it on demand below! In this webinar hosted by Osome on 27 April 2021, we teamed up with Outfund and Osome to discuss ways for businesses to thrive and survive in these uncertain times. From the key lessons learnt from Brexit and COVID-19, to preparing your more...
28 Apr 2021 12:58
The Self-Employment Income Support SchemeOn 26 March 2020, the Chancellor provided details about a temporary scheme to provide grants to individuals who are self-employed or who are members of a partnership and who have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak; the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the last year more...
27 Apr 2021 12:18
No5 barristers appear on radio show Breaking StereotypesThree No5 barristers Saleema Mahmood, Nabila Mallick and Sultana Tafadar have appeared as guests on Ramadan Radio in a live discussion on Breaking Stereotypes episode ‘Your career, your faith’. The show is aimed at overcoming barriers within religion which can be caused by individual opinions more...
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