Case Studies

Media and social entrepreneur

Our client was a high profile social entrepreneur who we have been advising since his first arrival in the UK, all the way to his British citizenship. As a result of his entrepreneurship, he has even been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours. What happened? We then successfully advised his wife on her way to …
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Coronavirus and recruitment in the UK

Our client was looking to hire a candidate already in the UK on a Tier 2 visa, initially on a part-time basis for a few months and then full-time. As all application centres in the UK are currently closed, leave to remain applications are being put on hold for the moment. We therefore advised our …
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International recruitment queries

During the coronavirus pandemic our team have been assisting clients with issues such as if they have made offers of employment to candidates based outside of the UK. In such cases, the candidates were in the process of submitting their visa applications when the pandemic began to affect in the UK and many countries abroad. …
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City Bridge Trust’s coronavirus fund receives £7 million injection to support London’s civil society

The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust* has received a £7 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund for its London Community Response Fund, which Bates Wells helped to set up in March. This additional tranche of funding, which we were delighted to advise City Bridge Trust on, takes the London …
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Establishing right to work practices and compliance with sponsor duties

A well known research organisation with a sponsor licence has a large number of people at its premises undertaking a range of activities, including work, study, research and visit. As a result, the status of their people is varied and can include employed, self-employed, students, seconded workers, visitors and researchers. Due to their complex arrangements, …
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Transfer of Tier 2 sponsored workers by TUPE

A media company with a Tier 2 sponsor licence underwent a company restructure which resulted in a change in direct ownership of the business. The new owner was then required to apply for a sponsor licence in order to continue employing any Tier 2 sponsored workers. How did we help? There were various moving parts …
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Right to work and getting the job

A business wanted to hire an individual who was currently sponsored by another organisation.  The individual’s contract included non-compete clauses and the organisation did not have a licence to sponsor migrant workers. How did we help? We provided holistic advice on the immigration and employment factors affecting the individual’s right to work for the business …
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Sponsorship errors: an issue solved

We were contacted by an arts organisation with a “quick” question about whether one of their employees could do work for another organisation.  In the process, we discovered that there were a host of problems with the way that the individual had been sponsored and the organisation had made a number of sponsorship errors. How …
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Helping young people in care

We have provided young people in the social care system with the advice and assistance necessary to resolve their immigration status for good, enabling them to live in the UK with the same opportunities as their peers. What happened? We were contacted by a local authority concerned about a child in their care, Maria. Maria …
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