Month: May 2021

In 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 businesses. …

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According 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 …

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The 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 …

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