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The UK Government’s much criticised Immigration targets are once again under fire as the Confederation of British Industry calls for a new approach to migrant workers and Immigration, a step...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/cbi-calls-for-new-approach-to-immigration/
When you are applying for your first Sponsor Licence to sponsor overseas workers the sponsor licence application and management process as well as the allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship can...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/certificates-of-sponsorship-and-the-skilled-worker-visa/
By Oshin Shahiean, managing partner at OTS Solicitors Deportation has been back in the news in recent weeks with the recommencement of “deportation flights” from the UK to Jamaica after...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/challenging-deportation-order/
Campaigners are asking the government to change child custody law so that, in every case where a mother and father separate or divorce, there is a legal presumption that the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/change-to-child-custody-law-equal-parenting/
In what most of the best Immigration solicitors consider will probably be the final amendments to the EEA Regulations, which came into force on 24th July 2018, it’s worth taking...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-exclusion-and-deportation-orders/
It is hard to believe that the second month of 2016 is almost over. This means the raft of changes to the Immigration Rules due to come into force in...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-immigration-rules-and-regulations-coming-into-force-in-april-2016/
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/changes-to-the-immigration-rules-coming-into-effect-11th-january-2018/
By Paul Gulbenkian, of OTS Solicitors The UK government has recently announced significant changes to the Immigration Rules, which will start coming into effect from 11th January 2018. OTS Solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-immigration-rules-coming-into-effect-from-11th-january-2018/
– By Oshin Shahiean of OTS Solicitors A large number of developments derived from the Statement of Changes HC877 are due to come into force on the 6th April 2016....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-immigration-rules-to-come-into-force-6th-april-2016/
It isn’t that long ago that we reported on the introduction of the Start-up visa and Innovator visa. These visas were introduced as part of the government campaign to attract...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-start-and-innovator-visa-eligibility-criteria/
On 29 March 2019, the Home Office released its guidance on applications for UK Tier 1 (investor) Visas. The guidance follows the Home Office statement of changes setting out its...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-tier-1-investor-visa/
Many family law cases involving children, where, and with whom they should live are troubling, but even the most experienced and best family solicitors in London have been taken aback...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/child-abduction-the-need-to-act-swiftly-and-the-advantages-of-using-the-hague-convention/
Most people have read that family and children court cases heard in England are clouded in secrecy, with the courts keeping the names of the parents involved in Children Act...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/child-abduction-mother-named-english-family-court/
A judicial review ruling has delighted immigration solicitors and parents wanting to register their children as British citizens. The landmark high court judgment is an early Christmas present for child...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/child-naturalisation-court-rules-citizenship-fee-unlawful/
Last month, a high court judge ruled that doctors could cease life-support treatment for a severely brain-damaged 11-month-old baby, despite his parent’s wishes that treatment should be continued. These types...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/childs-right-to-die-when-will-the-courts-intervene/
Experienced family law solicitors would say that it is unlikely that a parent was able to prevent the other parent from relocating within the UK with a child. Unless the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/children-proceedings-and-internal-relocation-of-children-in-the-uk/
If you from China and are in the UK on a visit visa or a student visa then you are probably very worried about the news from home. If you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/china-and-the-coronavirus-are-you-in-the-uk-from-china-and-at-risk-of-overstaying-your-visa/
For any UK business, making sure you have the best employment solicitors to work with is a vital part of the role of General Counsel. Employment law is a critical...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/choosing-the-best-employment-solicitors-for-your-panel/
By Teni Shahiean, solicitor and CEO at OTS Solicitors It is Christmas time! It is also the season for people to catch bugs and colds. Many employers think that if...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/christmas-holiday-sickness-can-employee-claim-holiday-leave-back-if-they-are-sick-over/
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” – John F. Kennedy Is British Citizenship a privilege or a right? According to the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/citizens-of-nowhere-should-the-british-government-have-the-power-to-strip-people-of-british/
In a recent judgment, Advocate General for Scotland v Romein [2018] UKSC 6, [2018] All ER (D) 44 (Feb) the Supreme Court has resolved the paradox created by the abolition...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/citizenship-descent-paradox-solved-supreme-court/
Since 2004, same sex couples have been able to obtain recognition and legal protections in respect of their relationship through civil partnership, and there can’t be many good Family Solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/civil-partnership-real-alternative-to-marriage/
London Family Solicitors have recently welcomed the decision that civil partnership is incompatible with UK Human Rights law because it excludes heterosexual couples. The Supreme Court recently delivered its judgment...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/civil-partnership-act-incompatible-uk-human-rights-law/
When you are trying to find information on how to reunite your family there seems to be a lot of information on the internet about how best to apply for...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/civil-partnership-uk-visas/
General Principles Clients often ask us during judicial review proceedings or Immigration appeal if it is worth pursuing a claim for compensation against the Home Office for financial losses which...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/claiming-compensation-from-the-home-office-for-breach-of-immigration-rights/
False imprisonment and Delay Immigration applicants who are the victim of false imprisonment and/or delay may be able to claim damages from the Home Office. Following on from our previous...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/claiming-compensation-from-the-home-office-for-breach-of-immigration-rights-0/
Following the release of more details of the UK Government’s scheme for a streamlined application process to grant EU citizens in the UK settled status to safeguard their position following...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/closer-look-at-settled-status-for-eu-citizens/
From handmade signs to professional notices and protective screens, everyone is trying to get back to the business of work so that the damage to the UK economy isn’t as...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/commercial-property-landlord-and-tenants-and-the-challenges-of-getting-back-to-work-during-the/
The government has extended support to prevent business evictions until the end of 2020. This move is welcomed by those renting commercial premises as it will help them weather the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/commercial-rents-and-business-evictions/
Last week, senior Caribbean diplomats urged the British Home Office to have a “more compassionate” approach towards elderly Commonwealth citizens who are facing removal, despite having living in the UK...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/commonwealth-citizens-not-formally-naturalised-may-need-to-seek-legal-advice/
R (Sri Prathinik Consulting Limited) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 3204 (Admin) Late last year, the high court upheld a decision by the Secretary of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/company-has-sponsor-licence-revoked-how-you-can-avoid-the-same-fate/
During the Commonwealth Summit in April, Theresa May made an “absolute commitment” to Caribbean leaders that “…the UK will do whatever it takes including, where appropriate, payment of compensation, to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/compensation-for-the-windrush-generation/
In 2011 the European Court of Justice (ECJ), decided on a case which would have profound consequences for non-EU nationals who are parents or caregivers of EU citizens. The case...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/complete-guide-to-the-zambrano-principle-and-derivative-right-of-residence-under-eea/
You need to look no further than the Conservative party manifesto to see how tough life could become for HR directors, employers, and migrants if they achieve success on 8th...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/conservative-manifesto-immigration-spouse-visa-and-nhs-surcharge-and-immigration-skills-charge/
Constructive dismissal is a concept that can be confusing to some, and it’s always worth consulting top employment solicitors about any given situation where it is possible that an employee...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/constructive-dismissal-the-latest-cases/
Most UK employment lawyers will agree that while the idea of constructive dismissal is an attractive one – the reality is very difficult. Constructive dismissal is notoriously hard to prove...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/constructive-dismissal-and-the-final-straw-the-latest/
As London employment law solicitors we are in the fortunate position of being able to switch to remote working and client consultations, almost at the press of a button because...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/coronavirus-what-are-your-rights-as-employee-if-you-cant-work-from-home/
Coronavirus message from OTS Solicitors – We have online advanced infrastructure, processes and safeguards to allow our solicitors to function fully remotely so clients continue to be served without disruption....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/coronavirus-and-right-to-rent-checks/
Just when London immigration solicitors thought that the worst of phase one of Brexit was over the world is hit by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now we realise how Brexit was...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/coronavirus-immigration-guidance/
Every year the student visa team at OTS Solicitors work really hard to get Student Visas through for students wanting to come to the UK to study on Tier 4...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/coronavirus-immigration-guidance-for-students/
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