What If Meghan Markle Cannot Get ILR or British Citizenship?
Like everyone across the country, the London-based immigration lawyers OTS Solicitors are delighted at the news that Price Harry is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle, best known for her role in Suits and her humanitarian work. Ms Markle has announced she will become a British Citizen, and just to assure us that the same …
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Changes To The Immigration Rules Coming Into Effect From 11th January 2018
The UK government has recently announced significant changes to the immigration rules, which will start coming into effect from 11th January 2018. 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 in Immigration Law: …
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Brexit Negotiations Update – EU Citizen’s Rights Almost Finalised
“Roy Moore’s stunning defeat reveals red line for Trump-style politics.” This headline and others like it in today’s papers show that thankfully common decency often prevails over hate. What a contrast to 2016 when Brexit and Donald Trump rode to power on the back of xenophobia. This year, we have seen far-right politicians soundly defeated …
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Applying for a Certificate of Sponsorship
As the New Year looms, many business owners will be thinking about their staffing levels and how to ensure they have the talent needed to meet their 2018 business objectives. If you already have a Tier 2 or 5 Sponsor Licence, this article will tell you all you need to know about applying for and …
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VdA has been appointed to preside over the Steering Committee of GRACE
On December 15, Vieira de Almeida entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Cabinet BASSOUNDA & Partners – BP Partners, a Chadian law firm lead by Sylvanus Bassounda and Beti Kolossoum Nodjitan. BP Partners is one of the most prestigious law firms in Chad, with a widely acknowledged expertise in OHADA Law, Tax, Employment, Finance …
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VdA Legal Partners: exclusive partnership in Chad
On December 15, Vieira de Almeida entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Cabinet BASSOUNDA & Partners – BP Partners, a Chadian law firm lead by Sylvanus Bassounda and Beti Kolossoum Nodjitan. BP Partners is one of the most prestigious law firms in Chad, with a widely acknowledged expertise in OHADA Law, Tax, Employment, Finance …
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VdA announces new partners Ana Luís de Sousa and Catarina Pinto Correia
As of January 2018, Ana Luís de Sousa and Catarina Pinto Correia join VdA partnership. Lawyers in, respectively, Projects – Infrastructures, Energy & Natural Resources and Public Law, these appointments stand for from the ongoing strategic commitment to reinforce the firm’s capabilities in core areas and develop new skills in key sectors of the economy, …
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CSSF sets out more restrictive policy on UCITS investment in non-UCITS funds
Luxembourg’s Financial Sector Supervisory Authority (CSSF) has announced changes to its policy regarding investment by UCITS funds in non-UCITS undertakings for collective investment, amending the guidance contained in its Frequently Asked Questions document addressing the law of December 17, 2010 on undertakings for collective investment. In the interests of convergence at EU level regarding the …
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Qualifying Employment in Aviation (Personal Tax) Rules
Legal Notice 378 of 2017 has amended the Qualifying Employment in Aviation (Personal Tax) Rules which were originally promulgated in 2016, and amended by means of Legal Notice 1 of 2017. Under the Qualifying Employment in Aviation (Personal Tax) Rules, which have come into force specifically under the auspices of the Maltese Income Tax Act, …
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Award to Employee Following Transfer of Undertaking
The transfer of undertakings takes place when a business or undertaking is taken over by another Company (new employer) from the current Company (old employer). Any employee in employment, with the old employer, shall be deemed to be in employment by the new employer who shall also take on all the rights and obligations which …
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