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High Court finds colossal interference in Windrush rights by Home Office

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UK joins US in implementing a global anti-corruption sanctions regime

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Immigration Rules on accessing benefits found unlawful following policy challenge (ST & VW v Secretary of State for the Home Department)

Immigration Rules on accessing benefits found unlawful following policy challenge (ST & VW v Secretary of State for the Home Department)

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Immigration monthly highlights—April 2021

Immigration monthly highlights—April 2021

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'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

Important notice on Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal...

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Practice notes

Applying under the Innovator category

The Innovator category was introduced into the Immigration Rules (the Rules) on 29 March 2019. Together with the Start-up category, it replaced the...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers and Zoe Bantleman of Richmond Chambers 7th May
Practice notes

English language requirement in work, study and business categories

Most work, study and business categories of the post-Brexit immigration system have an English language requirement which applies to applications for...
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6th May
Practice notes

Schedule of absences

The schedule of absences spreadsheets below may be used by Lexis®PSL Immigration subscribers to calculate a person’s absences from the UK for the...
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6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): applying for indefinite leave to remain

This Practice Note considers the eligibility criteria for indefinite leave to remain under the Tier 1 (Investor) category.Significant changes were...
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6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): key practical considerations

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Shahjahan Ali of DAC Beachcroft 6th May
Practice notes

Partners of work, investment and study migrants

This Practice Note looks at key considerations in relation to applications by dependent partners of persons in work, investment and study...
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6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): application procedure and grants of leave

This Practice Note looks at the procedure for submitting applications for entry clearance and leave to remain under the Tier 1 (Investor) route. For...
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6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): eligibility requirements for extension applications

This Practice Note considers the eligibility criteria for a person who has, or was last granted leave under the Tier 1 (Investor) category when...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 6th May
Practice notes

Switching into Tier 1 (Investor)

This Practice Note lists the categories from which a person can apply for leave to remain in the category and the additional requirements for persons...
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6th May
Practice notes

Applying under the Representative of an Overseas Business category

The Representative of an Overseas Business category provides a route of entry and stay in the UK for employees of overseas businesses in one of two...
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Produced in partnership with Kelly Whiter of Fladgate 6th May
Practice notes

Children of work, investment and study migrants

This Practice Note looks at key considerations in relation to applications by dependent children of persons in work, investment and study...
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6th May
Practice notes

Applying under the Start-up category

The Start-up category was introduced into the Immigration Rules (the Rules) on 29 March 2019. Together with the Innovator category, it replaced the...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers and Zoe Bantleman of Richmond Chambers 6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): investment requirements for pre-6 November 2014 Rules applicants at indefinite leave to remain

This Practice Note looks at the eligibility requirements in relation to money and investments that will be relevant for a Tier 1 (Investor) migrant...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 6th May
Practice notes

Applying under the UK Ancestry category

The UK Ancestry category provides a route of entry and stay in the UK for Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent who intend to work in the...
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Produced in partnership with Kitty Falls of Kitty Falls Immigration Law 6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)—summary and resources

The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category closed to new entrants on 29 March 2019. The only individuals who can now enter this category are those who have or...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 6th May
Practice notes

Tier 1 (Investor): eligibility requirements for initial applications

IntroductionThe UK government actively encourages investment in the UK and has created a visa category specifically for major investors and their...
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Produced in partnership with Philip Barth (Partner) and Ben Xu (Associate) of Irwin Mitchell LLP 6th May
Practice notes

General requirements for settlement in work, business and investment categories

This Practice Note examines the key common requirements for settlement applications in relevant work, business and investment (hereafter ‘economic’)...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 6th May
Practice notes

Global Talent: applying for permission

The Global Talent category is designed to attract leaders in their field in certain disciplines, or those who have the potential to become leaders....
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Produced in partnership with Helen Smith 6th May
Q&As

Might a single absence from the UK of 14 months during the qualifying period (spent completing study abroad) be problematic in an application for indefinite leave to remain by the partner of a points-based system migrant? This relates to the requirement to have continuously cohabited with their partner in the UK for the requisite period. It does not refer to leave granted under the Immigration Rules in force on or after 11 January 2018.

The requirements for indefinite leave to remain as a partner of a points-based system (PBS) migrant are contained in paragraph 319E, Part 8 of the...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 15th Apr
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Global Talent: endorsement criteria

OverviewThe Global Talent category is designed to attract leaders in their field in certain disciplines, or those who have the potential to become...
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Produced in partnership with Helen Smith 8th Apr

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Contractual damages—pecuniary losses

Contractual damages—pecuniary losses

This Practice Note considers the different categories of contractual damages that may be available for financial loss (pecuniary loss), ie expectation-based damages, reliance-based damages and gains-based damages.For guidance on contractual damages generally, see Practice Note: Contractual

Title guarantee and covenants for title

Title guarantee and covenants for title

On the disposition of a property (whether by way of conveyance, transfer or charge), the party making the disposition will normally provide a title guarantee which implies standard form covenants for title. A landlord may give a title guarantee when granting a lease, but this is rare in practice.

Forum non conveniens—scope and application

Forum non conveniens—scope and application

This Practice Note considers the doctrine of forum non conveniens, also referred to as the appropriate forum or the proper place for a dispute to be determined. This doctrine is of relevance when determining whether the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to hear a dispute and is applied

Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory duty

This Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?Breach of