Employee unfairly dismissed due to lack of proper redundancy consultation
It’s a word no one particularly likes to hear – redundancy. Nevertheless, it actually serves an important purpose. When it comes to a redundancy situation, companies can’t just make dismiss an employee on a whim – there are strict rules that they have to follow as part of the redundancy process. A key aspect […]
Spouses who are domestic violence victims and stranded abroad can apply for ILR to enter the UK in Landmark High Court ruling
By Jessie Yang In the most recent landmark ruling on 14 October 2022, Mrs. Justice Lieven of the High Court held that victims of transnational marriage abandonment are unlawfully discriminated against because they are outside of the United Kingdom. Such discrimination was held to be unlawful and disproportionately interferes with those victims’ rights […]
Commercial Court finds in favour of Greggs in relation to Covid business interruption losses
The financial impact of government enforced lockdowns on companies during the pandemic continues to be of significance in the legal world. Most recently, the well-known high-street bakery, Greggs, brought forward a claim to the Commercial Court against Zurich insurance plc over insurance pay-outs in the form of business interruption losses (BIL). This claim was held […]
European Court of Human Rights approves deportation despite Applicant having a wife and children in the UK
By Jessie Yang On 27 September 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave a judgment on Otite v. The United Kingdom, concerning the deportation of a Nigerian national. The Court held that there was no violation of Mr. Otite’s rights to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the […]
Privy Council’s landmark judgement clarifies rules on insolvent trusts
The Privy Council has handed down a landmark decision which will have a significant impact, not just on insolvent trusts in Jersey, but also more broadly in the common law world. This serves the purpose of clarifying the nature and ranking of a former trustee’s equitable lien in insolvent trusts. Jersey trusts are often […]
Temporary Permission to stay for trafficking victims in new statement of changes
Despite the tumultuousness in British politics at the moment, with three Prime Ministers in three months, there continue to be changes made to UK immigration policy. Recently reappointed Home Secretary Suella Braverman, previously in the job for just 42 days before leaving due to a security breach, has publicly claimed that modern slavery […]
Lisa’s Law table tennis social is a smash hit!
At Lisa’s Law, while we work hard, we also like to enjoy a bit of downtime together every once and a while. Our recent Autumn social event was certainly no exception. After our regular quarterly meeting, we made our way over to the popular area of Shoreditch in East London, a short tube ride […]
Indefinite leave to remain on the 10-year long residence route granted despite nearly 1200 days abroad
This article was written by our legal advisor, Zeyu Huang. We have recently been successful in an application of indefinite leave to remain on the 10-year long residence route. Settlement status was granted despite nearly 1200 days spent outside the UK. Our client made an application based on exceptional circumstances outside the immigration […]
Chancellor reverses mini budget fiscal policies in attempt to shore up flagging UK economy
The arrival of a new government usually precipitates a “honeymoon period”, a time when the government enjoys steady waters, a bounce in the polls, and is given greater leeway over legislation. Needless to say for anyone who has been following the news, this has not been the case for Liz Truss’ government. As the […]
Lisa’s Law employee qualifies as a solicitor!
We are very proud to announce that Lisa’s Law employee, Stephanie Chiu, has recently been admitted to the Roll of Solicitors with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and has therefore qualified as a solicitor. Stephanie joins a select group of Solicitors at the firm. Stephanie first joined the firm as a Paralegal in November […]