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How to Draft a Letter of Claim
Learn how to draft a letter of claim yourself
Kumarlo Menns
4 min read
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Specific Disclosure - It Pays to be Specific
1. Introduction Montpelier Solicitors recently succeeded in an application pursuant to Part 31.12 for specific disclosure against...
Kumarlo Menns
3 min read
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Cryptocurrency Fraud
With the astronomical rise in the value of bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrency, there has been a corresponding increase in the...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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Injunctive Relief and Contempt of Court - James Bulger
1. Introduction The growth in use of social media is no longer a new phenomenon. However, the legal issues which can arise from an...
Kumarlo Menns
4 min read
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Interim Injunctions and the Fraud Exception - Tetronics International Limited v HSBC Plc
1. Introduction In an application for an interim injunction banks and banking instruments enjoy special status. That is so even where the...
Kumarlo Menns
4 min read
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Personal Liability Notices - a personal threat for directors
A Personal Liability Notice (“PLN”) may be issued by HMRC in respect of unpaid National Insurance contributions and PAYE. PLNs were...
Raheel Khan
1 min read
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Plans to double the Immigration Health Surcharge
The Government has announced plans to increase the immigration health surcharge to £400 from its current rate of £200. It is anticipated...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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Update on minimum salary requirement for Tier 2 sponsors
Employers wishing to sponsor non-EEA nationals under the Tier 2 (General) route will be aware of the need to apply for a restricted...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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Attracting entrepreneurs
The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa is aimed at foreign businessmen (including high net worth individuals) wishing to pursue their business...
Mikhail Adam
2 min read
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New guidance for sponsors takes effect
The Home Office has updated the Tier 2 and 5 sponsor guidance document, which provides information on sponsoring migrants under Tiers 2...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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New 'start-up' visas: end of the graduate entrepreneur route
The Home Secretary has announced plans to introduce a new UK Start Up Visa in around Spring 2019. The new visa is designed to cater for...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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EU Settlement Scheme: The way forward?
The UK Government has announced the introduction of the "EU Settlement Scheme” which is expected to fully open to all applicants by 30...
Mikhail Adam
1 min read
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European Small Claims Procedure - A Useful Alternative for Dispute Resolution
European Small Claims Procedure The European Small Claims Procedure (“ESCP”) provides consumers and businesses across the EU with a quick...
Kumarlo Menns
2 min read
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A generation hung out to dry
Following the scandal that has surrounded the Government’s treatment of the Windrush generation, the Home office has finally taken...
Kumarlo Menns
1 min read
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Cracking sponsor compliance visits
The Government’s stated aim of creating a “hostile environment” for illegal migration has resulted in an intense focus upon the...
Kumarlo Menns
2 min read
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Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Emirates Airlines Permission to Appeal in Landmark Flight Delay Case
Passengers are in line to receive compensation of up to €600 from Emirates for flight delays, after the Supreme Court refused to grant...
Kumarlo Menns
2 min read
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Tooting Businesses May Be Entitled to Claim Loss of Profits for Burst Water Mains
Article On 7th March 2018 a water main burst on Tooting High Street. Similar scenes were witnessed on Upper Street in Islington in 2017...
Kumarlo Menns
1 min read
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Clarity for leaseholders following the E & J Ground Rents No.11 Case?
Article Article The tragedy Grenfell Towers last year has sparked a series of property disputes across the UK as freeholders and...
Kumarlo Menns
2 min read
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Grenfell-Styled Cladding Sparks Friction with Leaseholders
Montpelier Solicitors' Dispute Resolution team advises 78 Paddington leasehold residents on the service charge which the freeholder of...
Kumarlo Menns
1 min read
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