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Immigration Solicitors Firm

Tier 1 – Points Based System

Introduction to Tier 1 of the Points Based System of Immigration The United Kingdom’s Tier 1 visa immigration scheme is part of the new points based system for employment-based immigration. Tier 1 visas are for highly skilled migrants, entrepreneurs, investors, and foreign graduates of UK educational institutions. Tier 1 came into force in early 2008 […]

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Children Solicitors Firm Unmarried Couples

Grandparents Grandchildren and Residence Applications

Cyrus Mansouri, Solicitor, reviews recent developments affecting the legal status of grandparents in Children Act 1989 proceedings for Residence and Contact. Grandparents have an vital role to play in the upbringing of children. However; often when parents separate, the custody of the children can become an issue and an area where grandparents feel increasingly isolated and ignored. […]

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Solicitors Firm

Arnold Chrysler, The High Court and 40,000 missing coat hangers

The following is a reproduced extract from the Independent Newspaper.  Although this is an old story, it makes for some light reading which is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face: A most extraordinary trial is going on in the High Court at the moment in which a man named Chrysler is accused of […]

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Solicitors Firm

Law Society Judicial Review of Legal Services Commission eTendering

The High Court has today handed down judgment in the Judicial Review proceedings initiated by the Law Society questioning the legality of the 2010 eTendering process in relation to the Family Law contract by the Legal Services Commission. Judgement was a resounding victory for the Law Society, solicitors and consumers of legal services. The High […]

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Divorce Divorce Grounds Solicitors Firm

Expat Divorces in England

Although most divorces are reasonably straightforward matters, we regularly deal with the complexities that can arise. One issue which can complicate a divorce in England & Wales is where one or both of the parties to the marriage live abroad. These are often called Expat Divorce cases. A divorce in England & Wales would qualify […]