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The Home Office have progressed their plans to implement the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme by announcing dates for the worldwide rollout of the scheme.

Head of Immigration Imelda Reddington considers the English language requirements of the Skilled Worker visa and provides some much-needed clarity as to the specific tests that a migrant needs to pass.

The Home Office have clarified which immigration-related costs employers can and cannot recover from Skilled Workers, in an updated version of the sponsor guidance published on 31 December 2024.

The Corporate team at Field Seymour Parkes were delighted to advise the shareholders on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Horseman Coaches Limited to The Coach Travel Group Limited.

In the UK, a trade mark can be considered to be registered in “bad faith” if an individual or company acts with dishonesty which falls below commercial standards.

A call by European Authorities in late 2024 for Apple to align their practices with the EU’s (anti) Geo-Blocking Regulation serves as a reminder that, despite the UK’s departure from the EU, UK businesses trading in the EU still need to comply with the rules.

Keir Starmer has announced plans to link the sponsorship of migrant workers with the training of the UK’s domestic labour force – the path to achieving this might be hiding in plain sight…

The Home Office are set to escalate enforcement action – sponsors should expect a sharp rise in compliance visits and licence revocations.

The recent case of BNP Paribas Depository Services Ltd and another v Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services Ltd [2024] EWHC 2903 (TCC) serves as a timely reminder of the importance of considering the extent of the Contractor’s design responsibility under a JCT Design and Build Contract.

The Law Commission have published a scoping report, concluding that there is a need for reform of the current legal framework for financial remedy on divorce and dissolution.

A spike in the proportion of unsuccessful sponsor licence applications indicates that the Home Office are viewing these applications with more cynicism than ever.