A desire to help others was the main reason Nicola Tiffen decided she wanted to be a lawyer, and she has been able to do just that as a partner on Anthony Harper’s immigration team. Tiffen’s accomplishments include being able to help families affected by the mosque shootings in Christchurch. This year, she continues to press forward to […]
Join Green and Spiegel’s Managing Partner Stephen Green for a complementary Canadian immigration webinar focusing on investment, entrepreneurship and growing your business in Canada. We are specialists in providing access to the Canadian market to international founders. We partner with government-designated organizations in Canada to help Start-ups establish themselves in Canada while helping them receive […]
Looking back over the last 10 weeks is, in all honesty, a bit of a blur. Days seem to have drifted into weeks and weeks into months. It is almost unbelievable that we have now entered June. It is hard to believe that we were wearing winter coats when all this started as it seems […]
Please find in our second edition: An overview of the most important visa regulations in Germany – including the Blue Card EU and Schengen visas. Immigration to Germany Part 2 Germany offers a variety of visas, work permits and residence permits to foreigners, who want to live and work locally. The following survey shall […]
In our 3rd edition we inform you about: Opening a bank account in Germany Companies wishing to open a business bank account in Germany have to decide first of all for a suitable provider. Many direct banks but also some branch banks offer business accounts for alien corporations. In general, the following details and documents […]
We are delighted to present you our new English publication. Regularly from now on we will provide you with carefully compiled information on Immigration to and employment in Germany Immigration to Germany Global Mobility is understood as the free movement of people from one country to another – be the person acting as an […]
Private entrepreneurs and institutional investors have consistently been choosing Cyprus as part of their investment portfolio. Interested in investing in Real Estate in Cyprus? Then, don’t miss our contribution in the latest International Comparative Legal Guides to: Real Estate 2020, released by Global Legal Group. READ MORE HERE
Managing Associate of the Immigration Department of VCA, Patrícia Valadas Coriel, wrote about the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Portuguese immigration. “(…) it is my belief those choosingto ask for a second passport or a residency permit will in future focus more heavily onthe quality of life, decent and efficient healthcare, stable economies and […]
On 20 March 2020, we published our article in relation to the effect COVID-19 is having on companies in fulfilling their contractual obligations and the operation of any Force Majeure clauses; which can be found here. The challenges created by COVID-19 will also likely affect the construction industry in this country; either by affecting the availability […]
In this article we have summarised one of the current measures designed to combat the disruption caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19): the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Whilst in principle this seems like a positive initiative, we have concerns that there are a number of points which could potentially prevent the fast and unfussy lending […]
See our article on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme here, the Government have set out the following additional measure in respect of Support for Businesses paying sick pay to employees. This is not yet in place, the government is bringing forward legislation to provide a rebate scheme for small and medium sized UK based businesses […]
Useful links 1. Since our first report on the CJRS, or “Furlough” Scheme, there have been no fewer than four further updates to the HMRC. The most recent Guidance can be found here: Guidance for employers: Check if you can claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (updated 20 April 2020) 2. The HMRC Claims Portal […]