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British demands to carry out criminal records checks on every EU citizen seeking "settled status" in the U.K. after Brexit have proved a major sticking point in talks with Brussels, according to individuals familiar with the negotiations. | Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty ImagesUK criminal check plan for EU citizens is sticking point in Brexit talksBrussels …
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In W v SSHD[2017] EWHC 1733 (Fam) (07 July 2017) a married couple resident in the UK on a Tier 2 visa attempted to bring their 2-year-old adoptive son, V, to join them from Nigeria.The application they made for him to enter as a Points Based System dependent was rejected after the Secretary of State …
13 July 2017 Millicent Grant, Vice-President of CILExThe Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has inaugurated Millicent ‘Millie’ Grant today as its 54th President. A Chartered Legal Executive for almost 40 years, Millie, inspired by her barrister uncle who came to the UK from Jamaica, entered the profession as a legal secretary in the …
An office. There is a knock on the door. Sir Humphrey Come in. Minister I’m told I can find the new permanent secretary of the new Brexit ministry in here. Sir Humphrey Indeed you can. Sir Humphrey Appleby at your service. Minister I’m the new minister. Sir Humphrey Which one? Minister Which one? Sir Humphrey …
On the face of it, the repeal bill addresses many of the concerns of its critics. But once you dig in a little further, the full scale of the executive power grab becomes clear. There has never been a piece of legislation like this in modern British history. We have never handed the government so …
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