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Finally, we have a date for Brexit. British Prime Minister, Theresa May revealed today that she will trigger Article 50 by March 2017. It was also revealed that the Government...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/article-50-to-be-triggered-march-2017/
By Teni Shahiean As the law now stands, Theresa May cannot trigger Brexit without putting it to an MPs’ vote in the House of Commons. The high court made the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/article-50-verdict-the-claimants-have-won/
Article 8 of the ECHR is a key provision in UK immigration law and one that the best solicitors are familiar with. Because appeals are no longer available for most...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/article-8-right-to-private-and-family-life-successful-immigration-cases/
In the case of London Borough of Tower Hamlets v D, E and F [2014] EWHC 3901 (Fam), the court observed that: “even the prescient architects of the Children Act...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/assessing-international-parents-in-contentious-child-arrangement-matters/
As London immigration solicitors working remotely and online in a global coronavirus pandemic it has been hard to find positive news about Immigration law but the Home Office announcement about...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/asylum-news-home-office-announces-three-month-delay-evictions-from-asylum-accommodation/
An end to family reunification means child Asylum seekers could be Brexit casualties and be unable to be reunited with family in the UK unless applications are made now. top...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/asylum-seeking-children-and-shattered-families-post-brexit/
The best Family Solicitors understand that for many, the road to parenthood can be difficult and traumatic. While inter-country surrogacy is a route followed by a relatively small group of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-inter-country-surrogacy/
By Vishal Makol of OTS Solicitors The Supreme Court recently heard appeals in a number of cases all focusing on the balance between the public interest and the impact on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/balancing-the-public-interest-with-article-8-in-post-deportation-cases-it-and-secretary-of/
From January 2018, banks and building societies will be required to carry out checks on account holders to check they are legally allowed to be in the UK. Over 70...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/banks-to-carry-out-immigration-checks-from-january/
OTS Solicitors is highly ranked in the Legal 500 and one of the most respected, successful niche law firms in London, specialising in Immigration, commercial, civil litigation, Employment, and family...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/basic-guide-to-judicial-review-in-immigration-cases/
Top employment solicitors have welcomed the news that the Parental Leave and Pay Bill has now achieved Royal Assent. Anticipated by employment law solicitors in London to come into force...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/bereavement-leave-becomes-reality-for-working-parents/
With almost daily Home Office updates on Brexit and Immigration law, even the most experienced London immigration solicitors can feel as if Brexit will never end. That’s perhaps not surprising...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/case-study/best-brexit-options-for-eu-nationals/
At OTS Solicitors we know that these are worrying times. Legal problems and questions don’t go away even if you don’t want to travel into London to see one of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/best-legal-advice-online-services/
Most people would agree that we are living in very difficult times but for EU nationals living and working in the UK it is getting that much harder with the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/best-pathways-for-eu-nationals-to-obtain-british-citizenship/
As spouse visa solicitors, we meet many spouse visa applicants who have tried to make their own spouse visa application or used one or even two or more non-specialist Immigration...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/best-ways-to-appeal-spouse-visa-refusal/
Sometimes it is the technical things that worry visa and UK settlement applicants. Often an Immigration concern is all about missing a vital date. Fears can go into overdrive and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/biometric-residence-permit-expiry/
After a three and a half year battle with the Home Office, a bisexual Asylum seeker from Jamaica has won the right to stay in the UK. Mr Edwards claimed...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/bisexual-jamaican-asylum-seeker-wins-right-to-stay-in-the-uk/
There has never been a better time in history to launch or invest in a tech start-up. The culture of work has undergone a dramatic shift in the last ten...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/bootacademy-expert-support-for-start-ups-and-tier-1-entrepreneur-investors/
It is said that the ‘honeymoon’ stage of the new prime minister’s tenure in 10 Downing Street is over with the recent by-election results. To top London immigration solicitors it...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-what-lies-ahead-for-eu-immigration/
Sometimes a news story catches your eye. Many top London immigration solicitors read with interest that Seema Kennedy had been appointed as Immigration minister in place of Caroline Nokes. For...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-appoints-british-iranian-solicitor-seema-kennedy-as-new-minister-for-immigration/
In breaking news, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Sir Alan Duncan has claimed that Boris Johnson never wanted Brexit. In a BBC documentary, Sir Alan states that...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-never-wanted-brexit/
While British Citizenship lawyers are often approached to discuss applications for naturalisation as a British citizen by adults, the British Citizenship of under 18s is also a key issue. While...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/born-british-or-registration-as-british-citizen-paternity-issues/
In a move to avoid defeat in the House of Commons, David Cameron has agreed that Britain will take in unaccompanied child migrants from Greece, Italy and France. The exact...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-cameron-gives-in-uk-will-give-refuge-to-unaccompanied-child-migrants/
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has thrown out the European Commission’s challenge to the UK Government’s right to restrict EEA nationals access to child tax credits and the child...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-ecj-thrown-out-challenge-to-benefit-restrictions-for-eu-migrants/
By Oshin Shahiean of OTS Solicitors Brexit just got more complicated. Economically, socially, politically and legally. Today, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney slashed its capital requirements...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-hard-to-do-the-legal-complications-for-the-uk-leaving-the-eu/
In news just in – the Government has announced that Article 50 will be triggered on Wednesday, 29th March 2017, just over one week away. At OTS Solicitors, our dedicated...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-article-50-to-be-triggered-next-wednesday/
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 comes into force on 10th October 2016. It amends the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-immigration-court-fee-increase-to-come-into-effect-10th-october-2016/
Officials in Saudi Arabia have arrested dozens of high-ranking officials, including a billionaire prince who owns the Savoy Hotel in London in an anti-corruption clampdown that fortifies Crown Prince Mohammed...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-saudi-detains-senior-figures-in-anti-corruption-crackdown/
OTS Solicitors have officially “arrived” on the London legal scene for Immigration law by inclusion in not one but the two leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers Guide to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-ots-solicitors-recognised-in-the-legal-directory-chambers-guide-to-the-legal/
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that anyone wishing to join their spouse in the UK must learn English and pass the required English language test. The five Judges unanimously rejected...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/ots-academy/breaking-news-supreme-court-rules-migrants-must-speak-english-to-join-spouses-uk/
By Oshin Shahiean, managing partner at OTS Solicitors On the 7 March 2019, the Home Office published its 294-page statement of changes to Immigration Rules. Perhaps with all the Brexit...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-tier-1-entrepreneur-visa-closure-visa-deadline-for-entrepreneur-visa/
Whilst most immigration lawyers were contemplating what the third reading and the passing of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill on the 30 June 2020 would mean...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-boris-johnson-makes-citizenship-offer-to-hong-kong-residents/
Immigration solicitors have been eagerly awaiting the details for the new UK points based Immigration system. The Home Office today released a 130 page policy paper with additional information about...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-home-office-policy-paper-released-the-uk-points-based-immigration-system-coming/
It is hot off the press and long awaited by the top London immigration solicitors. The Home Office has this week announced the identities of the Endorsing Bodies who are...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-home-office-releases-details-of-endorsing-bodies-for-the-new-tier-1-innovator/
By Teni Shahiean, CEO at OTS Solicitors and Oshin Shahiean, Managing Partner at OTS Solicitors You might have thought that the reference to a 294-page document detailing the post Brexit...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-home-office-releases-new-294-page-document-detailing-the-post-brexit-statement/
Almost every day there is news about the end of free movement on the 31 December 2020 and the implications for EU citizens. The Home Office has released its latest...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-immigration-changes-announced/
top London immigration solicitors are delighted to highlight the Home Office announcement that under new proposals international students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-international-students-visa-rule-changes/
The Home Secretary, Savid Javid has tweeted that “nearly 7yrs after entering the Ecuadorean Embassy, I can confirm Julian Assange is now in police custody and rightly facing justice in...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-julian-assange-arrested-at-the-ecuadorian-embassy-in-london/
It is always sad to hear that a law firm has closed and today we heard that national law firm, Kingly solicitors, who had sixteen offices across the UK, has...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-national-law-firm-kingly-solicitors-limited-closes/
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced the launch a new UK points-based Immigration system. The government has promised that their new Immigration scheme will open up the UK to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-news-new-uk-points-based-immigration-system-announced/
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