Skilled Worker Visa & Sponsorship Guide for Employers
The Skilled Worker visa continues to be the UK’s main immigration route for hiring overseas employees, but the regulatory framework is dense and ever-changing. For employers, understanding how the route operates, from salary thresholds and sponsorship duties to switching rules and extensions, is vital for lawful, compliant recruitment that supports commercial objectives and competitive advantage.
Unsponsored UK Work Visas: Employers’ Guide
The Skilled Worker visa remains the backbone of UK immigration for sponsored employment, but it isn’t the only UK work visa route. A range of unsponsored work routes and legacy categories continue to provide pathways for individuals to live and work in the UK without direct employer sponsorship.
An evolving investment landscape: the incoming Foreign Direct Investments screening framework of the EU applied in Cyprus
Background It is an undeniable fact that Foreign Direct Investments (the ‘FDI’) are a key contributor to the Union’s growth as they enhance its competitiveness, create jobs and economies of scale, bring in capital, technologies, innovation, expertise, and open up new markets for the Union’s exports. While maintaining an open investment environment, the EU has …
Amending a contract in court due to a material change in circumstances: what international businesses need to know in the Ukrainian context
If you are a foreign investor or an international company doing business in Ukraine, you probably know that this market is dynamic and promising, but at the same time unpredictable.
Investment Regulation Updates: An Opportunity For Foreign Investors to Cash Out Their Investment in Indonesia?
The Indonesian government has recently introduced a new investment policy following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2025 concerning the Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing.
Indonesian Restructuring & Insolvency Regime: Effectiveness for Debtors and Creditors
Indonesia’s insolvency landscape is mainly governed by Law No. 37 of 2004 on Bankruptcy and Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations and supplemented by Supreme Court procedural guidelines that provide a structured framework for courts and practitioners.
Workplace Romance: What if the Coldplay Affair Would Have Taken in Peru?
Imagine this scene: two top executives from a Peruvian company appear on Kiss Cam at a concert, revealing not only a secret romance but also a marital affair. The organization faces a perfect storm of media sensationalism, moral dilemmas, and a collapsing workplace as the video goes viral and the headlines blow up.
Entry of Major Corporations into Kuwait
A Brief Legal Report for the Entry of Major Corporations into Kuwait In Accordance with the Public-Private Partnership Law and the Direct Investment Promotion Law
Know Your Client as a compliance pillar: the growing role of KYC in Brazil’s regulatory framework
Introduction The Brazilian Law No. 9,613/1998(“Brazilian AML Law”) is a landmark for the regulatory anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) landscape, indicating an active role for obligated persons – whether legal entities or natural persons.
Uncovering Virtual Digital Assets: Tracing Cryptoassets under Insolvency Proceedings
Abstract Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are now embedded within the corporate balance sheets, investment portfolios, and individual wealth. Their pseudonymous decentralized, and borderless characteristics pose unique difficulties for insolvency practitioners tasked with asset tracing and recovery.