Brexit - Magrath : Magrath

Brexit

The decision of the British people to leave the European Union will result in the most significant change to the UK's legal framework for generations. We help individuals and businesses work through the complexities of Brexit.

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As the situation develops, we provide our clients and international colleagues with practical advice, guidance and risk management solutions.

“We will design our immigration system to ensure that we are able to control the numbers of people who come here from the EU. In future, therefore, the Free Movement Directive will no longer apply and the migration of EU nationals will be subject to UK law”
Government Brexit White Paper

Brexit uncertainty affects everyone – from private individuals to large multi-national corporations. The final outcome will impact all aspects of the way Britain is governed.

EU nationals and their family members are particularly concerned about long-term UK immigration arrangements, as freedom of movement rights begin to fall away. We advise on EU citizen’s rights and we help businesses develop an immigration strategy for the UK’s new place in the world.

Over the course of the coming months the Government will have to develop and implement a policy for post-Brexit immigration control. This policy arc will affect EU and non-EU citizens, individuals and businesses. Magrath Sheldrick will be at the forefront of Brexit thinking – providing innovative and practical guidance and solutions.

See the latest on the Brexit transition here: Brexit 2020

Listen to Ben Sheldrick‘s explanation and analysis of the UK government’s plans for a post-Brexit immigration system in this webinar.

We recently contributed to Brexit 2019 – An Expert Guide in association with CorporateLiveWire.

You can access the publication at the weblink below with code 19Brexit2006

Brexit 2019 – An Expert Guide

Please also see the Resources Section of this website for up to the minute news and guidance on Brexit developments.

News

January 2021

International Arrivals: Negative COVID Test Required

The UK Government has announced that all international arrivals to England and Scotland from the week commencing 11 January 2021, including UK nationals, will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure. This will be on top of the mandatory 10 day self-isolation for arrivals not from…

December 2020

“Costs-Plus” and Indirect Age Discrimination

A claim for indirect discrimination can be successfully defended if an employer is able to show that it was acting in a way which was “a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim”. Whilst cost alone cannot amount to a justification for otherwise discriminatory practices, cost plus other factors (known as the “costs-plus” justification) may….

December 2020

Protection From Detriment on Health and Safety Grounds Should Extend to “Workers”

Under section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“Section 44”) employees have the right not to be subjected to any detriment by their employer where, for example, they do not come to work believing that doing so would place them in serious and imminent danger. Prior to the pandemic Section 44 was infrequently used…