Fadi Farhat Wins Corporate LiveWire 2019 Award
Our Legal Director, Head of Appeals and Public Law, Fadi Farhat has recently been awarded Immigration Lawyer of the Year by Corporate Live Wire. Read the full editorial here.
Dr Bernard Andonian comments on the case of Shamina Begum
The recent news of the teenager, Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS and who wants to return to the UK after giving birth to a baby boy has taken the UK and international news by storm over the last week. Read the comments in this morning’s Metro Newspaper from our Head of Development, Dr Bernard Andonian….
The EU Settlement Scheme: What can you do if Your Application is Refused?
The EU Settlement Scheme which was put in place as of the 21st January 2019 is now live and is in a public test phase for those who are eligible to stay in the UK post-March 29th (Brexit date). When applying through the Scheme, there are two options that you can apply for, a Pre-Settled…
Do Employers have a Defence if an Employee is found to be Working Illegally in their Organisation?
Gulbenkian Andonian solicitors discuss the UK employment law and if a UK employer had an obligation to check the immigration status of their employees or prospective employees. The ability to work legally in the UK and the need to curb illegal employment has been more particularly set out in the law on preventing illegal working…
Another Legal 1st for Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors
Recent achievements from our Legal Director, Head of Appeals and Public Law, Fadi Farhat on the case of MN (Pakistan) v Upper Tribunal and other. This case was a “Cart-type Judicial Review” in the High court to quash the decision of the Upper Tribunal. For the High Court to quash the decision of the Upper…
The EU Settlement Scheme – Gulbenkian Andonian explain it!
IN THIS ARTICLE WE DISCUSS THE NEW EU SETTLEMENT SCHEME AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS SURROUNDING IT FOR EUROPEAN NATIONALS APPLYING FOR SETTLED AND PRE- SETTLED STATUS IN THE UK AND THE FEE WAIVER! As of yesterday 21 January 2019, EU nationals and their dependents (EU or not) will be able to apply under the second…
Brexit and the way forward after recent events in the UK Parliament
On Wednesday 16th January 2019, Government survived a confidence vote tabled the previous evening by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, with a majority of 19 votes. I always believed it was a foregone conclusion that Tory rebels who 24 hours earlier had voted against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal deal, by 432 votes, would nevertheless vote,…
Dr Bernard Andonian responds to recent UK Immigration News (Deportation of 50,000 migrants and the use of lie detectors)
The Article in the Times on 11th January 2019 by Richard Ford, home correspondent entitled “the Home Office has failed to send back over 50,000 rejected asylum seekers”, fails to give a balanced view and recommend measures to deal with the problems raised. The figures may have been far less if legal aid had not…
Paternity Fraud and the Tort of Deceit in the context of Matrimonial Proceedings
What are the fathers’ rights regarding paternity fraud? The fraud takes place when a mother tells someone he is the father of the child in order to elicit some form of benefit. This could be due to financial, emotional or physical insecurity, or a combination of all three, in the absence of the biological father…
Dr Bernard Andonian responds to Home Secretary Sajid Javid in the METRO newspaper 08/01/2019
Immigration Judge, lawyer and human rights expert Dr Bernard Andonian responds to the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s doubts concerning the genuineness of asylum seekers crossing the English channel from France. Featured in the Metro newspaper in London 08/01/2019 Click the image below to enlarge