“I find that the appellant meets all the suitability and eligibility requirements and therefore meets the requirements for ILR under the long residence rules”. Our client (“A”) came to us as a victim of misfortune, the Home Office’s administrative failure, and the ‘hostile environment’ policy introduced in 2012 by then […]
On 4th March 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs in India came out with a notification that brings about substantial changes to the rights and liberties of Overseas Citizens of India (“OCI”). The amendments had come into effect from the date of publication, which was the 4th of March 2021. […]
Service out of jurisdiction after Brexit Where a defendant is outside the United Kingdom, the claim form and other documents in the proceedings will have to be served on the defendant overseas. Due to the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, particular rules had applied if the defendant was […]
The Coronavirus Act (2020) (‘Act’) passed in March 2020 has affected the rights and remedies of landlords and tenants, including for instance changes to possession proceedings and the forfeiture of leases. This article describes updates in connection with the Act. Forfeiture of commercial leases To protect commercial tenants from the […]
In today’s modern world of technology and world wide web, copyrighted works (“content”) are often shared across multiple jurisdictions through various modern digital technologies and most of the times without the consent and/or knowledge of the content owners. What are the international protections of copyright in India and United Kingdom? […]
COVID -19 – Business Interruption New Legislation The Coronavirus Act, 2020 (the “Act”) was passed by the British Parliament on 24 March 2020. The Act was legislated to enforce emergency procedures for all persons and business being affected due to the recent outbreak of Covid – 19 (the “virus”). Amongst […]
Trading Standards & Product Safety Regulations. Sale Of Goods & Vehicles Online classified advertisement of sale of used vehicles Introduction The internet amongst other things have helped people connect with each other at individual levels for buying and selling various used products / services, ranging from real estate to vehicles. […]
APRIL 2020 The end of the Umbrella Company? The IR35 rules that were introduced in the year 2000, were intended to ensure that individuals working through an “umbrella company” (either an own company or a third party company), who as a result of the way they work, would have been […]
Recent Court Decision Bilateral Investment Treaty – Claim as an investor under the treaty In The Republic of Korea v Dayyani & Ors [2019] EWHC 3850 (Comm), the Commercial Court has dismissed a jurisdictional challenge to an arbitral award. In this case the court had to analyse various submissions including whether the […]
