Big changes coming to the skilled worker visa route – what employers need to know On 1 July 2025, the Government released a long-awaited Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, confirming several major updates that will reshape the Skilled Worker visa route. These changes will take effect from 22 July 2025 and will apply to any applications relying on [...]
Shared Appreciation, Unshared Burden: The Ethical Failure of Bank of Scotland and Barclays Bank For nearly three decades, a large group of mostly elderly and vulnerable mortgage holders have endured the consequences of a financial product that promised security but delivered profound hardship. The Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM), sold in the late 1990s primarily by Bank of Scotland (now part [...]
Garfield.law & the ‘Robot Solicitor’ Sensation In May 2025, legal headlines across the UK proclaimed the arrival of the country’s “first robot solicitor” - a legal AI tool named Garfield.law. Described in the media as a revolutionary step toward automated justice, the reality was more modest: Garfield is a procedural software system with AI capability designed to help individuals pursue [...]
Trump halts international student visas – why you should look to the UK instead This week in the US, President Donald Trump's administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas. This follows on from Trump’s ongoing battle with Harvard to prevent international students enrolling or remaining at the university. This article explores the [...]
Have faith! A High Court ruling on Directors' Authority In Jusan Technologies Ltd v Uconinvest [2025] EWHC 704 (Ch) (24 March 2025), the High Court found that, although the directors acted beyond the scope of their authority and in breach of the company’s articles of association, the claimant could not rely on this as the transaction fell within s.40 of [...]
Update on the Renters Right Bill – It’s nearly time! The Renters’ Rights Bill has progressed quickly and is expected to be passed as law after April 2025. The Bill aims to reform the private rental sector, including abolishing Section 21 evictions, ending fixed term tenancies and introducing a single system of periodic tenancies. Here is a recap of some [...]
AI in Corporate Law: Efficiency or Overhead? The Emerging Role of Technology in Negotiations and Document Drafting The corporate legal landscape in the UK is undergoing a transformation, driven by the rise of AI platforms designed to streamline everything from document drafting to corporate approvals. With more in-house teams and law firms embracing this new technology, AI is fast becoming [...]
Moths and Replies to Enquiries – A Salutary Lesson Iya Patarkatsishvili (1) Yevhen Hunyak v William Woodward – Fisher [2025] EWHC 265 (Ch) The judgment of Mr Justice Fancourt sitting in the High Court of Justice on 10 February 2025 is an interesting one and provides a reminder to take care when answering enquiries as a seller. In this case [...]
Declaratory Judgments. YOU SHALL, NOT, MERGE! The common law doctrine of merger in judgment does not apply to declaratory judgments. So confirmed the UK Supreme Court when today it handed down its judgment in Nasir v Zavarco Plc [2025] UKSC 5. Lee Donoghue, Jessica Verrall, and Rabia Azam at Teacher Stern LLP acted for the Appellant Tan Sri Nasir, with [...]
Are all warranties created the same? In Eurocopy plc v Teesdale [1992] BCLC 1067, the Court of Appeal suggested that actual knowledge, derived from sources outside of a disclosure letter, could undermine a claim for breach of warranty in a share purchase agreement despite any express provision to the contrary. Consequently, it is considered best practice for a share purchase [...]
