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Start-up and Innovator visas
We examine the new business immigration routes into the UK and what is required for the Start-up visa and Innovator visa.
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Council ordered to pay redaction costs
The High court has ordered Southampton City Council to essentially fund redactions of care proceedings documents that had been requested by Ms Newman, a journalist, in an application which the...
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PSA guidance on hearings
On 1 September the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) issued draft guidance regarding the management of hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic for those regulators whose work they oversee. They are seeking...
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Big data and algorithms: lessons from class of 2020
In this most strange of years, the problems with A-Level and GCSE results may seem like just another short-term political crisis. This article was first published in Business Matters on...
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Suicide bidding – a warning for construction firms
The UK economy has been officially declared to be in recession and suicide bidding in construction projects will not help. This article was first published in Business Matters Magazine on...
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Do members of charitable companies have fiduciary duties?
The question of whether members of a charitable company have fiduciary duties, and whether the court has jurisdiction to direct these members on how to exercise their duty, were central...
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Legal implications from lockdown: Wills, marriage and cohabiting couples
Lockdown vetoed many things – notably, marriage and civil partnership ceremonies. What legal implications could postponement of your big day have?
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“My nephews and nieces” in Wills
The High Court has recently clarified the construction and interpretation of Wills that refer to nephews and nieces in Wales v Dixon [2020] [2020] EWHC 1979 (CH).
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Health and care visa launched
The Government has launched a new fast track Health and Care visa for certain overseas Healthcare Professionals who want to work in the UK. It sits within the normal Tier...
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Dishonest conduct case study
The High Court dismissed an appeal against sanction in respect of a doctor who had been suspended for nine months with a review following two separate findings of dishonest conduct.
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ACCA intends to withdraw from legal services regulation
Recent news from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ('ACCA') that it intends to withdraw from legal services regulation after becoming an active regulator in probate services in January 2018....
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Are sperm donors able to have contact with biological children?
A recent High Court case has determined that in particular circumstances, a girl conceived through informal sperm donation will not have her welfare needs met by spending time with the...
