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INTRODUCTION TO THE HIGH POTENTIAL VISA ROUTE AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS The High Potential Individual route is a relatively new immigration route introduced by the UK government as part of its post-Brexit strategy to attract highly skilled individuals to live and work in the UK. Launched in May [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 41 The last hundred years have witnessed extensive developments in women’s rights from suffrage, the sexual revolution of the 1960s and ultimately the legalisation of contraception and abortion. As attitudes have changed, so too has the law recognised the need for modernisation – criminalising [...] -
FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams & Claire Howard
CHAPTER FIVE – COMPETING CLAIMS This is a topic that can often need to be considered alongside that of remarriage. It is raised briefly here in case of use. The principle from Roberts v Roberts [1970] P. 1, although old, remains good law. It was set out and approved by the [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION 1.1: About this book This book is about compliance with the Consumer Duty as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in their Policy Statement 22/9, Final Guidance 22/5 and subsequent interventions up to and including the first quarter of 2024. It aims to highlight the [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – THE RULES AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS The procedural rules that govern the operation of proceedings in the Court of Protection are set out in the Court of Protection Rules 2017[1] (the Rules). The Rules have the overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with a case justly and [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS AND COURT ORDERS Parental responsibilities and parental rights The parental responsibilities owed to children and the parental rights enjoyed over children are set out in Sections 1 and 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1985 which are as follows:- 1-(1) Subject to section 3(1)(b) [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – INVESTIGATING BARRISTERS –TRAPS AND TIPS 2.1 Some barristers tend to come out fighting. But this is precisely the wrong way to go about responding to a BSB complaint. Moreover, when the Exocet strikes, many barristers will already be up to capacity, or beyond it, with professional commitments. So [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATION Introduction to chapter This Chapter will provide an overview of the topics that this book will consider. In particular, it will set out why it is important for practitioners to think at the outset and during the whole course of the proceedings as [...] -
Direct Agreements (from Chapter Three) Who is your tenant? Whenever preparing to sign a commercial lease for a development plot, the developer will typically offer to enter into an agreement for lease in the name of the main company. How many times have we seen this, only for a subsidiary [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – WHAT IS A STATUTORY NUISANCE? “Statutory Nuisance” is defined in s79 EPA. This is a definition which applies equally to Local Authority Abatement Notices (under s80 EPA) and private prosecutions for Abatement Orders under s82 EPA. It is therefore a more far-reaching definition than is likely to be [...]