Hudson McKenzie Solicitors

12/01/2022

We'd like to congratulate Ian Macmillan for being promoted to Senior Vice-President at Hudson McKenzie. Ian has been an part of our team for over 2 years now.

At Hudson McKenzie, one of our most important responsibilities is making our employees feel truly valued, and always letting them know that.

#2022

10/01/2022

07/01/2022

We are delighted to announce that one of our Paralegals, Arayba Iqbal, has now earned a training contract with us to become a Solicitor – huge to Arayba!

Arayba has been working toward this monumental moment for several years. She kick-started her career by earning her Law degree from the University of Manchester, as well as a Masters degree in Law & Business from the University of Law, one of the UK's leading professional law schools, with an unrivalled reputation for and in learning.

After only a few months of joining Hudson McKenzie, Arayba's outstanding performance in the team has proven how ready and well-equipped she is to advise and represent clients in meetings.

Hudson McKenzie has always been keen to contribute towards the development of the next generation of legal professionals. Our training contracts attract applications from graduates across the country. We offer trainee Solicitors the opportunity to gain hands-on experience as well as providing expert guidance and mentoring in practising law.

05/01/2022

The Home Office is changing the right to work check guidance. From 6th April 2022 it will no longer be sufficient for to check a physical BRP, BRC or FWP as valid proof of a right to work in the regardless of whether the card shows a later expiry date.

Since Brexit, EEA nationals can no longer rely on an EEA passport or national identity card to prove their right to work in the UK.

Moreover, the way in which landlords are required to conduct right to rent checks on tenants who are foreign nationals is changing as of April #2022. From 6th April 2022 it will no longer be sufficient for landlords to check a physical BRP, BRC or FWP as valid proof of a right to rent a property in the UK regardless of whether the card shows a later expiry date.

Read the full articles here:

http://ow.ly/jBNP50HnRuS
http://ow.ly/t9XS50HnRuT

03/01/2022

For many years now at Hudson McKenzie, we are proudly recognized as trusted advisors. For our , it meant always leading with the values that allowed us to maintain that trust, even when it was hard.

Today, as we work our way through a global pandemic, it means making the right choices for our clients to ensure we can maintain the service levels they have come to expect of us.

At Hudson McKenzie:

We put clients first.
We nurture relationships.
We bring value to our clients.
We build .

And most importantly, we build trust.

31/12/2021

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book, let's write a good one! Wishing our people, clients, partners, and a Happy New Year.

#2022

29/12/2021

The Home Office and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) are working with DCMS as it develops proposals for new legislation to establish a Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. This framework will set out the rules and standards for organisations to follow in order to carry out secure, trustworthy, and consistent digital identity checks.

Following the positive feedback received about the ability to conduct right to work and right to rent checks remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Home Office initiated a review of the availability of specialist technology to support a system of digital checks in the future. The Home Office recognises the benefits the adjusted checking process has brought and are mindful of the shift towards increased hybrid and remote working models. As a result, the Home Office will enable employers and landlords to use certified Identification Document Validation Technology (IDVT) service providers to carry out digital identity checks on their behalf for many who are not in scope to use the Home Office online services, including and citizens. The relevant changes to legislation will take effect from 6 April 2022.

Enabling the use of IDVT for right to work, right to rent and DBS checks will help to support long-term post working practices, accelerate the and onboarding process, improve and enhance the and
integrity of the checks.

Further details on how organisations become certified will be available in early #2022.

For more information, visit www.hudsonmckenzie.com.

21/12/2021

We are excited to announce that Elisabetta Pellegrini has joined Hudson McKenzie as a Chief People Officer. Elisabetta has a wealth of experience having previously worked in a number of different industries as a multilingual HR professional. She earned her Law degree from the University of Manchester, as well as an LPC in Law from the London Metropolitan University.

Elisabetta has recently worked at The Priory Hospital, Roehampton, a private mental health hospital in South West London, where she was in charge of handling each and every aspect of the employee life-cycle, as well as partnering with the business to help it thrive.

Elisabetta believes that "HR is at its best when it can help keep a harmonic balance between all parties and I believe the keys to this are clear communication and fairness."

She has also been an accredited Associate Member of the CIPD since 2017, when she got her Level 5 Diploma in Human Resources Management.

Please celebrate with us in inviting Elisabetta and congratulating on her appointment in the team.

20/12/2021

The Hudson McKenzie team wishes you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for another wonderful year of support.

#2022

16/12/2021

The UK has announced that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK's travel red list from 4am on Wednesday.

The countries on the list are: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution after the emergence of the variant. But Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it had spread so widely the rules no longer had much purpose.

"Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world, the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad," Sajid Javid told Parliament.

Temporary testing measures for international travel will remain, and removing all 11 countries from the travel red list will be effective from 4am tomorrow morning. Moreover, all UK arrivals from red list countries are required to pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked, government-approved hotel for 10 days.

But with all 11 countries being removed from that list, it was confirmed that those currently in managed quarantine would be allowed to leave early and "follow the rules as if they had arrived from a non-red list country".

10/12/2021

Follow the links below for a recap on for this week:

• Mexico removes visa exemption for Brazil citizens:
http://ow.ly/J4GY50H8hRN

• Australia delays reopening of borders:
http://ow.ly/N3AK50H8hRM

• The current rules since the Omicron variant:
http://ow.ly/Z7LA50H8hRH

• Updates on the UAE Golden Visas:
http://ow.ly/4qNP50H8hRF

08/12/2021

Due to COVID-19, is preparing to launch a dedicated exclusively to foreigners who work remotely. The digital nomads visa will allow teleworkers from all over the world to move and live in Spain while maintaining their lifestyle. The purpose of the authorization is to boost the incoming from the country and attract more .

The new Spanish visa for remote workers has been created for foreign employees from Non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries. People with EU passports or arriving from Schengen countries can already work remotely in the country for under 6 months of the year without needing to register officially. For those arriving from non-EU countries the new digital nomad visa will allow applicants to apply who are either:

- Employed by non-Spanish companies
- Have an income with less than 20% earned from Spanish companies

The new visa will also ease the process of applying for residency on arrival. As it stands, it is necessary to register for a permit with local municipalities within 30 days of settling in Spain.

The digital nomad visa will be a perfect option for people working remotely as or with multiple . It will also benefit people employed full time with foreign companies, with the ability to work from home or abroad.