The Legal 500

Legal Developments in the UK

• Visa options for international students to stay in the UK

  What are the immigration options for Tier 4 visa students to stay in the UK after they graduate?
  - DavidsonMorris

• Three Reasons Why Your Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa May Be Refused

  A Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa provides a gateway to entry and settlement in the UK for non-EEA individuals who wish to launch a start-up or invest in and become a director of a UK company running the business. There are advantages to entering Britain on the entrepreneur visa route; an applicant can bring their dependent family members with them, and there is also an opportunity to fast-track settlement applications if certain criteria are met.
  - A Y & J Solicitors

• Our growth continues with an office move for the team in Leeds

  July 24, 2018
  - Stowe Family Law

• Four Law Society Excellence Award nominations for Moore Blatch

  Moore Blatch has been nominated for four awards in this year’s  Law Society Excellence Awards .
  - Moore Blatch LLP

• OBTAINING A DPA

  With the SFO laying down tough conditions to those seeking adeferred prosecution agreement (DPA), Aziz Rahman examines what companies need todo to have a chance of securing one.
  - Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

• DEALING WITH AGENCIES THAT INVESTIGATE BUSINESS CRIME

  Aziz Rahman outlines the powers and functions of the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority and National Crime Agency and explains how defence teams should respond to them.
  - Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

• CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION

  Nicola Sharp and Syedur Rahman explain the value to companies of internal investigations and the importance of carrying them out correctly.
  - Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

• PREVENTING MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE GAMBLING INDUSTRY

  With a bookmaker being ordered to pay millions for failing to prevent money laundering, Nicola Sharp and Syedur Rahman examine how the gambling industry can tackle the problem.
  - Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

• How to Deal with A Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Suspension

  The UK leaves the European Union in less than six months. With the number of EU nationals coming to the UK for work reducing, having a valid Tier2 Sponsor Licence is more crucial than ever for organisations whorely on foreign talent to meet customer demands.
  - A Y & J Solicitors

• Increase in Tier 1 Investor Visa applications driven by changes to US immigration

  London  business immigration  lawyers have noticed an increase in applications for  Tier 1 Investor Visas  by ultra-high net worth individuals, fuelled in part by political instability in nations such as Russia and China, and also by changes to US  Immigration .  British Citizenship lawyers are often approached about this visa route as it is seen as a ‘fast track’ route to settlement in the UK.
  - OTS Solicitors