The Home Office have recently announced that they will automatically extend the immigration status of EU nationals and their family members who hold pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. What are the changes I should know about? Email communications from the Home Office are now being circulated to status holders to update them regarding two changes: 1. Automatic extension of pre-settled status From September 2023, pre-settled status holders who have not yet obtained settled status and are approaching the expiry date of their pre-settled status will have their status automatically extended by 2 years. 2...
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Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for their ability to focus on what matters.
From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world's most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.
Shoosmiths empowers its people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The firm has won prestigious industry awards, such as 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards 2022, 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estates Gazette Awards 2022 and has been recognised for being the most active law firm advising on corporate transactions across the UK (Experian, 2022).
Shoosmiths' innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal solutions for clients, which complement its technical legal expertise.
The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body 'The Shoosmiths Foundation'. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2022 (shoosmiths.co.uk).
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Laura Board
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Andrew Bowden-Brown
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Heather Chandler
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Caroline Airey
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Siobhan Atkin
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Richard Baker
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Lauren Conroy
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Matt Douglas
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Lisa Faragher
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Adam Fox
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Chris George
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Shruti Goel
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Becky Gray
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Matt Green
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Alistair Hayes
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Claire Hayes
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Kat Hornsby
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Sarah Jenkins
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Khan Kassam
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Mike Lockton
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Matthew MacLachlan
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Alexander Massey
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Karen Mortenson
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Lawrence Renny
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Lucy Sanderson
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John Shirley-Rakhra
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Dan Stamford
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Ryan Steed
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Matthew Stimson
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Michael Winter
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Rubina Zaidi
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Hayley Band
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William Cross
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Molly Cullen
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Kieran Cummins
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Alex Davidson
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Jack Davies
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Paula Kelly
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Olivia King
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Foley Laseinde
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Lucy Lintott
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Marie Mann
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William Moore
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James Benedick
Legal Director
Sarah Buxton
Legal Director
Hayley Çapani
Legal Director
Helen Duff
Legal PA
Matt Nixon
Legal Director
Numan Sultan
Legal Director
Natalia Tombs
Legal Director
Richard Willcox
Legal Director
Katie Yorke
Legal DirectorArticles
Consultation on draft regulations - Procurement Bill – Part Two
The Government is undertaking a consultation on the secondary legislation required to implement the new public procurement regime established by the Procurement Bill. Shoosmiths has recently provided feedback on the second stage of the consultation, relating to a draft of The Procurement (Transparency) Regulations (the “Regulations”) that cover the transparency provisions and notices that will be used by contracting authorities to fulfil their requirements under the Procurement Bill...
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Shoosmiths advises on trio of deals for Wilko’s administrators
Shoosmiths has now advised on a trio of deals for the administrators of budget home and gardens retailer Wilko, (“wilko”).Administrators PwC confirmed today that The Range has acquired Wilko’s web business and intellectual property rights. This follows news that Wilko’s administrators had agreed a deal with Poundland’s owner, Pepco, giving Poundland the potential to take control of up to 71 Wilko store leases, and a deal with B&M to take up to 51 of Wilko’s stores. The Birmingham based corporate restructuring and advisory team advised the administrators on all three deals...
Shoosmiths advises Edge on its sale to nLighten
Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Edge Data Centres Holdings Limited (“Edge”) on the sale of the Edge Group, including its operating business, the Proximity Data Centres Group, to digital infrastructure platform nLighten.In acquiring the Proximity Data Centre Group, nLighten will have obtained all 10 Proximity UK data centres and all employees in a transaction which will allow Proximity to sustain its impressive growth trajectory and be part of a larger network catering to clients across Europe...