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If there is one part of the Localism Act 2011 about which local
government lawyers have considerable concerns, it is the new standards
regime.
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Clive Sheldon QC
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It has been announced by the UKBA that the list of approved English language tests for those individuals applying under tiers 1,2 and 4 of the points based system has been amended. One of the main changes is the lowering of the TOEFL points score against the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). TOEFL now includes scores for spouse and partner applications.
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Important information about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been published online by the UKBA. With the UKBA expecting to carry out security checks on more than 380,000 workers and participants, it has set out detailed information for those individuals who will be travelling to the UK for the event. The information is divided into the following categories:
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As reported in our November 2011 Update the UKBA is planning to introduce a 'premium sponsor' category and we expect that this will be in April 2012.
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From 3 January 2012, individuals applying under tier 1 (exceptional
talent) of the points based system will need to follow new guidelines if
they wish to have their application endorsed by Arts Council England
(ACE).
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The UKBA has been contacting authorised officers at tier 2 sponsors in
relation to the new certificate of sponsorship allowance which will
become effective from 6 April 2012. Any COS issued from that date will
come from the new allocation.
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The UKBA has reminded all current tier 4 sponsors that if they are not
already subject to inspection or review by the relevant educational
oversight bodies, they must apply before the deadline stated in the
current sponsor guidance.
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From 1 January 2012 the UKBA will begin to process visas for non-UK spectators wishing to travel to the UK to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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On 6 December 2011, the UK Government published further details of a lower Corporation Tax rate for IP earnings which will come into force in April 2013.
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RBS Chief Stephen Hester was offered a bonus of £963,000 on top of his annual £1.2million salary. We own an 82% share in this bank. Compare this to a family whose son was injured at birth, and finally 20 years later receives a £3.35m settlement payment to cover an injury that will last his life time.
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Bindmans partner, Mike Schwarz , gives interview to Big Issue in advance of Institute of Employment Rights talks in Liverpool and London.
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The case of a severely-disabled 57-year-old man who wants a judge to allow a doctor to “lawfully” end his life reached the High Court on Monday.
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Bindmans client Francis Firebrace is one of Australia’s most original indigenous storytellers and an Aboriginal Elder.
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London and South East law firm Penningtons Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce that it has recruited John Hargreaves to head its healthcare team. John joins Penningtons as a partner from Stephenson Harwood, where he had led the health and care group for the past five years. He will be based at Penningtons' City office.
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Nichola Carter, partner and head of immigration at Penningtons Solicitors LLP, was one of the speakers at the Westminster Higher Education Forum on 2 February. The seminar was an opportunity to assess the role of UK universities in a rapidly changing global market for higher education. Nichola discussed the student immigration system including current Government policy and ways in which the UK's reputation as an international centre of education can be improved.
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Geoffrey Bindman comments on the limits of universal jurisdiction
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In JBW Ltd v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 8 (16 January 2011),
the Court of Appeal has analysed and applied recent Court of Justice
case-law on the definition of “services concession” contract and made an
important ruling on the availability in procurement litigation of
claims based on an implied contract created by an invitation to tender.
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Tamsin Allen ,
who heads the firm’s media practice, has secured settlements against
News Group Newspapers Ltd for the former Deputy Prime Minister John
Prescott, Chris Bryant MP, Denis MacShane MP, journalists Joan Smith and
Tom Rowland and Christopher Shipman.
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In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2011] EWHC 3463 (Admin), the Administrative Court (Cranston J) has dismissed a challenge by a leading law centre to the decision by Greenwich Council to withdraw its funding of around £200,000 per year.