19 December 2024
UK Immigration: a year in review and 2025 forecast unveiled
We are familiar with change in immigration but even for us, 2024 has been a monumental year.
30 July 2024
Unravelling UK immigration policy for tech: options and obstacles for start-ups
At a time when there is a global race for top tech talent, the UK needs to not only offer routes to live and work in the UK, but such options need to be attractive in order to stand out in an increasingly competitive international market.
19 June 2024
More changes to the EU Settlement Scheme
A series of changes to the EU Settlement Scheme have resulted from the February 2023 High Court judgement in the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) case. The judgement said that in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement when the UK left the EU, pre-settled status holders do not lose their residency right upon failure to make an application for settled status before their pre-settled status expires.
17 June 2024
What do the main political parties’ manifestos tell us about the future of UK immigration policy?
Opinion polls may be divided as to how high a priority immigration policy is for the electorate but with at least one party labelling this the ‘immigration election’, it is certainly an area which is set to attract significant scrutiny in the manifestos released this week. We set out here a comparison of the main political parties’ immigration policies – as set out in their manifestos – and consider what it could mean for future UK immigration policy.
7 May 2024
Parting ways with LLP partners – top tips on partner exits
There are numerous reasons why a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) may wish to part ways with one or more of its partners (members). It could be due to misconduct on the part of the partner, a breakdown in their relationship with other partners or colleagues, or as part of a restructuring of the business, for example due to declining client demand in a particular service line or specialism (akin to redundancy in an employment context).
