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In this issue: Public procurement Judicial review Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post-Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Information law Other public law news New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Procurement Act 2023—key developments since the ‘go live’ From 24 February 2025, the principal provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) took effect. Procurements started on or after that date are subject to PA 2023. Procurements initiated beforehand remain under the prior regime, namely the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/274), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/273), and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1848). Our analysis sets out key points and developments a little over six months after the PA 2023 ‘go‑live’, together with market insight and reflections from several of...

This Practice Note examines the key issues around applications made by dependent partners of individuals on work, investment and study pathways. Most of these routes include provision for dependent partners and children. The principal exceptions are the Youth Mobility Scheme, which permits no dependants at all, and the Student, Graduate and Skilled Worker routes, which impose certain restrictions. For the position in those routes, see Practice Notes: Applying under the Skilled Worker route — Dependants, Applying under the Graduate route and Student: eligibility — Dependants. Partners in this context means: spouses civil partners, and unmarried partners who have lived in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years — this type of relationship is now termed a ‘durable relationship’ Before their simplification, the rules governing dependent partners and children in these routes were found in Part 8 of the Immigration Rules (for dependants of relevant Points-Based System migrants and Appendix W workers), or in Part 5...

This analysis considers the main changes to the Immigration Rules (the Rules) set out in HC 1118. The Statement of Changes was laid on 15 March 2022, accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum (EM). Subscribers can swiftly move to particular sections of this Practice Note using the Table of Contents on the left-hand side of the screen. The key substantive developments include: Launch of the previously signposted ‘Plan for Growth’ routes Overhaul and rebranding of four existing sub-categories, plus a new secondment strand within the Global Business Mobility visa routes Introduction of the Scale-up and High Potential Individual routes For some of these new pathways, crucial practical details will only be confirmed when the Sponsor Guidance is released, typically on the date the changes take effect. There is also a new Appendix Settlement Family Life, presenting in simplified form the Rules for partners, parents and dependent children on the ten-year route to settlement, and a new Appendix Private Life, likewise simplified...

This analysis considers the main changes to the Immigration Rules (the Rules) set out in HC 1779 HC 1779, together with an Explanatory Memorandum (EM), was issued on 11 December 2018. It sets out: removal of the requirement to provide specified documents for absences over 180 days arising from compelling and compassionate reasons in settlement applications under the Ancestry route updates to the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route, including: an extra four months granted to entry clearance applicants expanding eligibility to include architects revisions to the endorsement qualifying criteria changes to Tier 2 of the Points-Based System (PBS), including: introducing a requirement for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate for Tier 2 (ICT) migrants when studying certain ‘sensitive’ courses updating the Rules to refer to Find a Job rather than Universal Jobmatch for the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) setting a salary threshold...