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Voters in towns and cities with large Muslim communities where there are concerns about election fraud will have to show their passports or driving licences before casting their ballot. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/plans-to-force-voters-to-show-passports-in-areas-with-large-muslim-populations/
This article was first published on Lexis®Library on 12 December 2014. Click here to read the article: The politics of EU migration Public Law analysis: As the political parties continue...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/politics-eu-migration-from-immigration-solicitors-perspective/
The best employment lawyers will often find that identifying an act of direct discrimination is straightforward – but occasionally caution is necessary. Not only is it important to consider what...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/poor-management-does-not-automatically-mean-disability-discrimination/
Landlord and tenant solicitors have been inundated with enquiries from worried tenants about property repossessions for failure to pay rent after the government lifted the moratorium on possession proceedings on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/possession-proceedings-restart-as-ban-evictions-lifted/
Whether you’re a leaver or remainer, one thing is very clear – post-Brexit, the Immigration regime is going to look very different, and London immigration solicitors – and particularly EEA...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/post-brexit-immigration-what-can-we-expect/
At the beginning of April 2018, HMRC announced changes to the taxation of termination payments which may, in some circumstances, have a significant impact on the value of those payments....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/post-employment-notice-pay-are-you-taxing-termination-payments-correctly/
The case of Ipekçi v McConnell [2019] EWFC 19 has hit the news recently but most people will have heard of it as “the Avon case”. That is not because...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/prenuptial-agreements-trusts-and-the-avon-case/
Although the Home Office is committed to treating Asylum seekers with respect, dignity and fairness the interview process can make you feel as if you are on “trial” and that...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/preparing-for-asylum-screening-interview/
Oshin Shahiean, Managing Partner of OTS Solicitors is interviewed by The American magazine regarding the newly inaugurated President Trump and the challenges US Citizens living in the UK and US...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/president-donald-trump-sworn-in-as-45th-us-president-opportunity-for-the-uk/
Oshin Shahiean, managing partner and Immigration law specialist at OTS Solicitors, was quoted in an article featured on the BBC’s news website on the 16th June 2016. The article discussed...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/press-release-managing-partner-oshin-shahiean-quoted-in-bbc-news-article-5th-july-2016/
Oshin Shahiean, managing partner and Immigration law specialist at OTS Solicitors, was quoted in an article featured in the Wall Street Journal on 23rd June 2016. The article, entitled Londoners...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/press-release-managing-partner-oshin-shahiean-quoted-in-wall-street-journal-news-article-1st/
OTS Senior Partner, Teni Shahiean, joined a panel of experts on Share Radio’s Ask Sarah programme on Saturday, 6th August 2016, to talk about the financial steps people moving to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/press-release-senior-partner-teni-shahiean-joins-panel-share-radios-ask-sarah-programme/
It can be beyond frustrating waiting for the Home Office UK Visa and citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) to process your Indefinite Leave to Remain application. That is because most people...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/priority-service-for-indefinite-leave-to-remain-applications/
During the former Prime Minister’s government, Theresa May, it was announced that a legislation would be introduced to enable same sex couples to enter into civil partnerships. This meant that...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/proposed-civil-partnership-visas-are-you-eligible/
The whistleblowing legislation, which protects employees from unfair dismissal and victimisation by their employers for making protected disclosures, is regularly the subject of litigation, as top London employment lawyers will...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/protected-disclosures-must-be-factual-and-specific/
As many of the best employment lawyers in London will confirm, providing a reference for an employee has become something of an onerous task. As many UK employment lawyers will...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/providing-employee-references-the-latest-guidance-for-employers/
While none of the best employment lawyers in London would ever suggest or sanction the provision of false references by a prospective job applicant, one has to have a certain...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/providing-false-references-cautionary-tale/
Unpicking disability discrimination is a job that even many of the best employment lawyers in London will agree is difficult. Facts can be complex and applying the law to any...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/provision-criterion-or-practice-did-not-put-asthmatic-employee-at-substantial-disadvantage/
Anyone involved in or considering unfair dismissal claims, and, of course, UK employment lawyers, will be aware of the length of service requirement for bringing an unfair dismissal claim. While...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/qualifying-service-and-notice-periods-in-unfair-dismissal-claims/
– By Teni Shahiean of OTS Solicitors Many employers are completely unaware of the responsibility they take on when they recruit workers from outside the EEA. If you require skilled...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/ots-academy/quick-guide-to-complying-with-uk-tier-2-and-5-visa-sponsor-obligations/
A Summary of the Decision The high court delivered a blow to Theresa May’s Government this morning, when it ruled that the Article 50 divorce process for leaving the EU...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/r-millar-v-secretary-of-state-for-exiting-the-european-union/
By Maryem Ahmed, of OTS Solicitors Maryem Ahmed is a solicitor at OTS Solicitors and has extensive experience in Immigration matters including; family visas, bail and detention, Human Rights and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/case-study/rare-granting-of-adult-dependent-relative-visa-thanks-to-ots-solicitors/
OTS Solicitors is highly recommended in the Legal 500 for Immigration and Human Rights law. We have also been selected by the 2017 Global Excellence Awards as the Most Trusted...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/record-number-of-tier-1-investor-visas-granted-in-the-third-quarter-of-2017/
Now that Article 50 has been triggered, HR directors and employers need to navigate the choppy waters of Brexit, or risk facing discrimination claims and reputational damage. The difficulty is...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/recruiting-eu-nationals-avoiding-discrimination-claims/
The cost of applying for a visa to live or work in the UK can be almost prohibitively expensive for many – as any UK Immigration lawyer will tell you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/refund-policy-appendix-eusettled-status-applications-published/
Obtaining a sole representative visa can be a big step for a company looking to establish a branch or subsidiary in the UK – as many of the best Immigration...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/refusal-of-your-sole-representative-visa-and-administrative-review/
UK immigration solicitors love a good news story and that is what the recent court of appeal decision on registration fees for child British citizenship applications amounts to. In this...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/registering-your-child-for-british-citizenship/
It’s been reported that the Tier 2 visa rules are to be relaxed imminently to allow more doctors to come to the UK to fill posts in hospitals and GP...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/relaxation-of-tier-2-visa-rules-will-allow-more-doctors-to-come-to-the-uk/
With government advice to work from home, followed by exhortations to return to our workplaces, with a quick U-turn and a repeat of the recommendation to work from home it...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/remote-working-from-home-and-sponsored-workers/
The latest report, in a long series of tribunal and court cases, has held that if an applicant decides to appeal against the refusal of an EEA residence card, the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/removal-and-appealing-against-the-refusal-of-eea-residence-card/
A valid UK Sponsor Licence which allows you to recruit non-EEA migrants on Tier 2 or 5 visas lasts for four years. After this period, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI),...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/renewing-uk-sponsor-licence/
– By Oshin Shahiean of OTS Solicitors A report by David Bolt, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, on the Home Office’s Asylum casework operations and the quality...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/report-demonstrates-how-the-home-office-still-failing-asylum-seekers/
David Loewi, co-owner of the group behind high-end London restaurants Le Pont de la Tour, Coq D’Argent and Quaglino’s, who is also chairman of the Restaurant Association trade body has...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/restaurant-owners-calls-governments-immigration-stance-bonkers/
On the last day of the summer, Prime Minister, Theresa May and her new Cabinet met at her Buckinghamshire country home to brainstorm Brexit. Following the meeting, two points were...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/restricting-immigration-will-be-at-the-heart-of-brexit-deal/
Earlier this week, David Cameron formally set out his demands for renegotiating the UK’s membership of the EU in a letter to the president of the European Council Donald Tusk....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/ots-academy/restricting-in-work-benefits-should-eu-migrants-be-concerned/
If a non-EEA citizen has a right of residence in the UK through marriage to an EEA citizen, what happens to that right to reside if the couple divorces? Although...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/retaining-residence-rights-non-eea-citizens-and-divorce/
We are always happy to receive feedback from our clients about our legal services. This is another wonderful testimonial we just received from our client Mr Choudhry: ‘I am very...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/reviews-and-testimonials-from-our-clients/
We are always happy to receive feedback from our clients about our legal services. This is another wonderful testimonial we just received from our client Mr Pietro Recchia: ‘I would...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/reviews-and-testimonials-from-our-clients-1/
We are always happy to receive feedback from our clients about our legal services. These are some wonderful testimonial we just received from our Senior Immigration Caseworker, Hans Sok Appadu‘s...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/reviews-and-testimonials-from-our-clients-2/
We are always happy to receive feedback from our clients about our legal services. This is another wonderful testimonial we just received for our Supervisor Solicitor and Immigration specialist, Ms...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/reviews-and-testimonials-from-our-clients-3/
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