The government has issued a new Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to implement its ‘Plan for Growth’ measures. We see the introduction of the new Global Business Mobility, High Pot...
Mandatory Whistleblowing Requirements for EU Companies
EU companies with more than 50 employees may need to implement changes to ensure compliance with the stringent new EU laws on whistleblowing. Non-EU subsidiaries may also be affected. The EU Whistlebl...
Changes to the Immigration Rules from 1 January 2021
The new rules revoked the free movement arrangements that EEA nationals and their family members enjoyed up till 31 December 2020. Now EU nationals wanting to come and live and work in the UK must hav...
EU – UK Personal Data to keep on flowing freely post Brexit
On Friday 19 February 2021, the European Commission published a draft adequacy decision in favour of the UK. If adopted, this will allow the continued free flow of personal data from the EU to the UK....
Introduction to Brexit and UK-EU Trade Deal
On 31 December 2020 at 23.00 GMT, the transition period ended and it means the completion of UK’s departure from EU and termination of its membership of the Single Market and the EU customs unions. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
How has the Greek debt crisis affected the Greeks over the summer?
I have spent a few days in a village on the mainland coast in northern Greece getting some sea air and seeing how the debt crisis has affected the Greek population following the reopening of the banks...
