Immigration
Sponsored Working
The UK has had rules for sponsored working in place since 2008. The main sponsorship...
ILR & British Citizenship
There are several different routes to obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain (“ILR”) or British...
Human Rights & Family
Human rights and family immigration are governed by Article 8 of the European...
Tribunal & Court
The Home Office’s stated policy objective is to reduce migration. Unfortunately, this objective...
EEA Nationals
The UK leaving the European Union (“Brexit”) has understandably made many EEA...
Business
The UK is seen as an ideal place to do business. This is because the UK has...
Employment
Unfair Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal is where an employee is dismissed and the reason for the dismissal is...
Redundancy
The number of Redundancy related disputes appears to have increased significantly in...
Discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 provides, in effect, that it is unlawful for an employer to engage in...
Family
Child Contact
Family disputes where children are involved need to be handled differently from...
Adoption
Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, provides that a Family Court...
Divorce
Navigating through a stressful divorce is difficult and, if the divorce is not handled...
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The value of an unfair dismissal claim: Evans v London Borough of Brent
In Dr Richard Evans v The London Borough of Brent: UKEAT/0290/19/RN, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the Employment Tribunal…
Child contact applications: a quick overview
An application for a Child Arrangements Order is where the Family Court is asked to make an order in respect of the contact and living…
Parents of British & “seven years” children: visas & contact orders
As immigration barristers we frequently help clients who seek leave to remain in the UK based on a parental relationship…
Immigration appeals: a quick overview
Prior to the changes made by the Immigration Act 2014, immigration applicants could appeal any “immigration decision”…
The “New” Points-Based Immigration System – an overview
New UK points-based immigration system: 31 December 2020 marked the end of free movement between the UK and the European Union…
Deportation & hospital orders: meaning of “foreign criminal”
In MZ (Hospital order: whether a ‘foreign criminal’) Pakistan [2020] UKUT 00225(IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and…
EEA national children: qualifying status?
In MM (section 117B(6) – EU citizen child) Iran [2020] UKUT 00224 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration…
How to approach an immigration appeal – part 1
Before commencing work as an Immigration Barrister, I worked for the Home Office as a Presenting…