Media is rife that Nirav Modi, an Indian billionaire jeweller, has fled India and is now seeking political asylum in the UK, following allegations of a gigantic fraud. Below Rahul Batra of Hudson McKenzie explains how this has led to a chain of similar cases and developed a form of ‘Quit India Movement’ with a […]
Establishing a successful growing law firm in a fast-paced environment such as South Africa is quite a feat for any savvy businessperson. No less for Mr Thulani Matiki Norman Kgomo, attorney at TMN Kgomo & Associates, who since he was young was inspired by the best. Below he discusses his perspective on the South African […]
With Brexit less than a year away, Alan Kennedy, Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson provides a summary of the latest position on EU workers' rights and what employers should do now to prepare for the UK's departure from Europe. Latest position on future status of EU nationals EU citizens who arrive in the UK before […]
The US justice department is currently in the process of setting quotas for immigration judges in an attempt to speed up the processing of immigration cases. Below Lawyer Monthly benefits from expert insight from Jamie Kerr Specialist, Immigration Partner at Thorntons. Judges will need to clear at least 700 cases a year in order to […]
The cap on skilled non-EU workers reached its annual limit for the fourth month in a row in March, latest evidence from immigration law firms showed, meaning that companies applying to bring non-EU workers in most jobs had to offer annual salaries of more than £60,000. It means that more than 80% of professional employee […]
It’s unlikely that the UK and European Parliaments, as well as those of the 27 remaining EU member states, will continue to accept May’s continued deferment. Negotiations have progressed thus far by batting key issues down the field, but the field is only so big. So, realistically, how close is the Brexit deadline? This week […]
The latest immigration statistics released showing a record drop in EU net migration highlight a continuing trend of EU nationals choosing to leave or not relocate to the UK for a more certain future elsewhere, says Sophie Barrett-Brown, Head of the UK Practice at specialist immigration lawyers Laura Devine Solicitors. Barrett-Brown notes today’s figures, which reveal that the number […]
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