International Sportsperson Visa – Something new or a simple rebranding?
You may have recently seen that the UK’s Immigration Rules had a fairly significant update, with many visa routes and procedures being tweaked, added and removed. We summarised some key points within the new rules in our article UK Immigration Rules: Let’s keep up with the changes! One visa route in particular that got a […]
Paragraph 39E of the Immigration rules and whether application for leave to remain is considered to be made ‘in-time’.
Written by Mahfuz Ahmed. An application for a leave to remain must be made prior to the expiry of your existing leave to ensure that you are not an overstayer. Overstaying in the UK will subject you to the hostile environment, which means there will be restrictions in renting, employment, accessing medical treatment […]
Childlessness and Short-lived Marriages are not Decisive Factors in Family Asset Division
Written by Xinlei Zhang. When considering financial resolution in divorce, usually couples are able to agree on financial arrangements between themselves or with the help of solicitors. If this is not possible, you may seek help from family mediation or, as a last resort, seek a Court order. Let us delve into the […]
What happens in a Fraudulent Property Transfer?
Written by Evveline Loh. The case Victus Estates (2) Ltd and others v Munroe; Benjamin v Victus Estates (1) Ltd and another [2021] EWHC 2411 (Ch) is concerned with two appeals involving two separate property transfers where fraud was involved. The two- property transferred raised same issues: Where property is owned […]
Eviction notice periods to return to pre-pandemic timescale – what do landlords and tenants need to know?
The COVID-19 pandemic threw everyone into a world of uncertainty and anxiety, with people unable to work, many confined to their homes and entire industries grinding to a halt. It was a time for compassion, and one element of compassion that the government took, and one that was entirely necessary, was the ban on residential […]
Changes to family permits, relevant documents and more may work in favour of family members applying under the EU Settlement Scheme
Some readers may have seen our recent article titled UK Immigration Rules: Let’s keep up with the changes – which was a comprehensive look at the many updates and tweaks that the Home Office has made, or is going to make, to the immigration rules in the near future. Amongst the vast amounts of information […]
When is Section 3C leave revived when an appeal is lodged out of time?
Written by Mahfuz Ahmed. Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 explained The Home Office can take a number of months to decide an application, which would usually result in an applicant’s leave expiring after they have made an application. Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 is a very important provision, […]
Absence Of Parent Does Not Itself Make An Adoption Process Procedurally Irregular: Courts Refuse Mothers Application of Adoption Order.
It is never nice to see a family be split apart, however in certain unfortunate circumstances it is necessary, especially when the safety of children is concerned. When there is a serious issue, and parents are deemed unfit to look after their children, those children can be put up for adoption via an adoption order, […]
UK Immigration Rules: Let’s keep up with the changes!
The Home Office has recently published newly updated immigration rules which will dictate how people are able to enter and remain in the UK. Some of the changes you will read about here are directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, or the situation in Afghanistan, while others will be connected to the EU Settlement Scheme […]
Making a Will in England and Wales: A Practical Guide
Written by Xinlei Zhang, Senior Associate Solicitor A Will is a document containing statements by the person making it with regards to the disposition of his/her property after death. The person making the will is called the testator. You may often come across a term ‘estate’, which means all of the testator’s assets (the […]