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Immigration News Leave to remain – but no home to remain in after fees treble The Guardian – 31 July The cost of renewing an application for a resident with limited leave to remain has increased... Read more

Bloomsbury Professional catch up with barrister and author, Paul Fisher.  Read more

There were just two significant judgments from the Patents Court in July, one dealing with monoclonal antibodies and one in a telecoms FRAND case. Read more

Sharing personal data with other data protection ‘controllers’ is a regular activity for most organisations and their Data Protection Officers (DPOs); whether it is between local authorities and... Read more

Employment News Redeployment rights for pregnant employees and maternity returners announced Lewis Silkin – 25 July During the final days of Theresa May’s government, redeployment rights for... Read more

IP & IT News Hong Kong protestors “in breach of data privacy law” Lewis Silkin – 24 July It has been found that protesters in the recent Hong Kong protests breached the Personal Data (Privacy)... Read more

Arbitration News South Korea rejects Japan call for arbitration over wartime labour dispute Reuters – 19 July Following a court ruling in 2018 that ordered Japanese companies to pay compensation... Read more

Welcome to the latest Bloomsbury Immigration Law Briefing which covers the period up to 22 July 2019. Read more

Family News “Landmark moment” as Domestic Abuse Bill introduced to Parliament Gov.UK – 16 July The eagerly anticipated Domestic Abuse Bill has received its first reading in the House of Commons,... Read more

Immigration News UKVI visa application fees – not always what you would expect Kingsley Napley – 18 July How much do sponsors have to pay for a Tier 2 visa? Kingsley Napley discuss the visa... Read more