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Condition definition

What does Condition mean? A condition is a contractual term that is fundamental to the bargain. Breach of a condition entitles the innocent party to terminate the contract (treat it as repudiated) and claim damages; breach of a warranty gives damages only. Whether a term is a condition is a matter of construction and context. Parties’ labels help but are not conclusive. Many conditions are implied by statute in sale of goods: the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (England & Wales and Scotland) and corresponding Northern Ireland legislation treat the implied terms as to title, description, satisfactory quality and fitness as conditions, with a...

Conditions on limited permission to enter or stay in the UK: scope, imposition, breach, and updates (work, study, public funds, ATAS, eGates, reporting, police registration repeal)

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Practice notes

Individuals allowed to come to, or remain in, the UK for a fixed time often find conditions imposed on their permission.

Such terms may limit employment, occupation, study, or access to public funds.

This Practice Note sets out the categories of conditions, the circumstances and process for attaching them to a person’s permission, and the consequences of any breach.

From 1 December 2020, the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 813 amended a number of provisions in the Immigration Rules, replacing ‘leave to remain’ and ‘leave to enter’ with ‘permission to stay’ and ‘permission to enter’, respectively.

This Practice Note adopts the updated Immigration Rules wording where appropriate, while noting the terms are interchangeable.

What are conditions of permission?

A condition on permission may curb or bar activities or the use of services in the UK.

It can also require a particular action to be carried out...

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Alex Piletska

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law

Alex is a Senior Associate solicitor at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law, a specialist UK immigration firm where she has worked since 2025 She undertakes a wide range of immigration work, including all aspects of personal and family immigration and nationality, business immigration applications, appeals and Judicial Review. Alex studied English at the University of Cambridge and Cognitive Psychology at the Open University, before completing an MSc in Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex in 2014. She completed her GDL at the University of Sussex in 2016, and her LPC at the University of Law in 2020, achieving a Distinction. Alex previously worked at Turpin Miller LLP from 2017 to 2025, where she qualified as a solicitor in August 2020. She simultaneously completed her LLM (LPC) with the University of Law, achieving a Distinction (80%). Alex was promoted to Joint Head of the Private...

Catherine Maclay

Catherine is an award-winning, dual-qualified English Solicitor and South African Attorney with over 10 years' experience practising UK immigration and British nationality law at a senior level in the UK....

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