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• Capital Gains Tax for divorcing couples

  Are the rules for capital gains tax for divorcing couples changing? The short answer to that question is yes, they are and rather amazingly (considering all taxes seem to only head in one direction which is upwards) they are changing for the better.  The government are bringing in new rules…

• UK Expansion Worker Visa

  UK Business Expansion: A Route to Settlement and British Citizenship For You and Your Family Branch Austin McCormick are specialists in UK Expansion Worker visa applications. We have acted for high profile foreign entities under the predecessor visa, the Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa. This route is viable…

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  Why is my BRP card expiry date 31/12/2024?

  Why does my Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card expiry date on 31/12/2024? After you have been granted a UK visa and receive or collect your BRP card, you may notice that the BRP card expiry date is 31/12/2024. This is despite your UK leave/permission having been granted for a longer…

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  Why do companies require a sponsor licence?

  Companies who wish to employ foreign nationals in the UK, including from EEA countries, are required to hold a valid sponsor licence. This allows employers to issue certificates of sponsorship. This is a document used for migrants to obtain a visa in order to work in the UK under the…

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  Can a Skilled Worker (Tier 2) conduct self-employed work in addition to their sponsored job?

  Sponsored workers in the UK holding a visa under the Skilled Worker route (previously known as Tier 2) frequently seek supplementary employment while retaining their role with their sponsor, by providing freelancing or consultancy services outside their main employment to others. The Immigration Rules allow limited forms of supplementary employment…

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  Sponsorship Licence for Care Homes

  Sponsorship Licence for Care Homes – the legal practicalities of securing a Licence. EU nationals arriving in the UK after 1 January 2021 are now subject to the UK Immigration Rules. EU nationals no longer have the benefits of right of free movement. The need to maintain staffing levels would…

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  Scale-up Worker Visa

  A Scale-up worker visa allows a migrant to come to the UK as a sponsored worker for a fast-growing UK business/company. The job role must be listed as once of the Eligible Occupations under the Immigration Rules. A list of such occupations may be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-occupations There…

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  Guidance on Interpretation of Single Director Model Articles of Association

  In In Re Active Wear Ltd [2022], the High Court in London has sought to clarify model articles for companies with a single director, following a case earlier this year which had surprised corporate lawyers as to the interpretation of model articles relating to directors’ decision making and the minimum…