UK Adequacy Decision The UK is eagerly waiting to see whether the EU Commission (EC) will make an adequacy decision in favour of the UK. Without this, alternative safeguards will have to be implemente...
How to employ low skills workers in post Brexit UK
Until 31 December 2020 it was possible for an EU national to arrive in the UK to intend to live and work visa free and to do any kind of work. People from the rest of the world need a visa to be able ...
Applying for Internship in the UK from 1 January 2021 from Abroad
An internship is where you want to come to the UK for a short time for work experience or to do training. Up until 31 December 2020 it is not necessary for an EU national to have a work visa to carry ...
What Brexit means for UK Data Protection
When the UK transition period for leaving the EU finishes on 31 December 2020, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will not apply in the same way that it has done so. At 11pm on 31 Dec 20...
How are you and your business affected by the new COVID tier system?
The second lockdown came to an end on 2 December but tough restrictions continue in most areas. The government has implemented a new three tier system in England which must be adhered to from 2 Decemb...
Protecting the Best of British Food and Drink
New legislation is being considered by the UK Government to protect authentically British food and drink products post-Brexit. The new Geographical Indications (“GI”) rules, will guarantee the aut...
New Immigration Rules for Employers
The Government has announced that the new sponsor licence system will open for applications on 1 December 2020. The key points for employers are: • There is no time to lose. Apart from UK and Irish ...
EU Immigration Update
If you are a UK national living in the UK, you have probably taken your last visa free trip to mainland Europe. If you are an EU national living in mainland Europe, you have probably taken your last v...
EU-US Privacy Shield no longer valid for GDPR purposes
Following the recent European Court of Justice case of Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18) EU:C:2020:559, the EU-US Privacy Shield can no longer be ...
British Overseas Nationals: Hong Kong Visa Arriving January 2021
China implemented new security laws which came into effect at 23:00(HKT) on 30th June 2020. In response to the change in laws, the UK government has introduced a bespoke route allowing Hong Kong Briti...
