Skilled Worker visa

5 min readThe ‘Skilled Worker’ Visa allows you to come and work in the UK with an employer approved by the Home Office. It has replaced the Tier 2 (General) Visa with significant changes made in order to make the process smoother. The Salary Threshold is lowered, the Cap is suspended, and the Resident Labour Market Test … Read more

My sister will not allow me to visit my elderly father. Recently, the Will was changed leaving me out of it. What can I do?

2 min readIn England & Wales, people have testamentary freedom. So, your father can leave his money and assets to whoever he wishes. In your situation, however, you may have two concerns about the will. First, did your father have ‘testamentary capacity’ while making the new will? Second, was he unduly influenced by your sister? Let us … Read more

Land Registry encourages the use of its Fast-track Service!

2 min readIn a recent news release, HM Land Registry said that if an application to register is urgent, you can use the fast-track service and your request will be processed within 10 working days. The fast-track service comes as a relief to many buyers and sellers. Some of them need the transaction to be completed in … Read more

Spring Budget 2021 – How will it affect the Immigration System?

2 min readIn the Spring Budget presented on 3rd March 2021, Rishi Sunak announced many reforms in the UK’s Immigration System. The reforms aim to rebuild the country’s economy which was adversely affected first by Brexit and then by COVID. It will attract highly skilled international talent, improve staff mobility as well as boost Start-ups and fast-growing … Read more

Invalid Wills Involving Mental Capacity

2 min readMany among the elderly suffer with dementia. There are others who lose their mental capacity due to a head injury or other reasons. A will could become invalid if it gets proved that, when making the will, the person did not have the mental capacity to make his own decisions. For a will to be … Read more

How to protect yourself from a forced marriage?

2 min readAccording to the Forced Marriage Act 2007, a forced marriage is one in which a person is forced into marriage by threats or other psychological means. It is very different from an arranged marriage. In an arranged marriage, two individuals are introduced to each other by family members or friends or through a marriage bureau … Read more

How can Cohabitants settle property disputes?

2 min readThe concept of ‘common law’ marriage does not exist in the law of the UK. Therefore, cohabitants do not have the same rights of property claim as married couples and civil partners do. If disputes arise between cohabitants about interests in the property, it is handled in accordance with the law of trusts. Basically, there … Read more