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Advising definition

What does Advising mean? Advising, in financial services practice, means giving a client (or their agent) a recommendation on the merits of buying, selling, subscribing for, underwriting or exercising rights in a specific investment. In the UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), this is the regulated activity of advising on investments under article 53 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001. It captures advice given to a person as an investor or potential investor, or as agent for one, about a particular investment. Firms must be authorised or exempt, and the activity engages...

Ethical duties for UK immigration solicitors and IAA advisers acting for clients without leave: regulation, criminal risks, confidentiality, candour to courts and Home Office, conflicts and withdrawal

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Practice notes

The statutory regulation of immigration advice and services

Immigration advice in the UK is regulated by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (IAA 1999), which stipulates that—save for narrow exceptions—anyone offering immigration advice or services to individuals must be a ‘qualified person’. Section 84(2)(c) of the IAA 1999 originally treated as qualified those authorised to practise in the UK by an equivalent designated professional body in another EEA state; however, from 31 December 2020, that provision was removed by virtue of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/745. A Ministerial exemption from registering with the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) continues to cover licensed sponsors where they supply immigration advice or services at no cost to employees, prospective employees and students. Comparable Ministerial exemptions extend to specified educational institutions and health sector bodies. See Practice Note: Giving immigration advice in the UK...

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Ed Mynott

After a career in academic research on asylum-related topics, Ed switched to legal practice in 2003, joining the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. From 2006 to 2011 he worked at the Immigration Advisory Service in the north west of England, with responsibility for Upper Tribunal (IAC) matters and the delivery of training. Since 2010 he has been a member of the Law Society's Immigration Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme. After the demise of IAS, there followed a period in private practice at immigration specialists Latitude Law. He is now practising as a freelance advocate in the First tier and Upper Tribunals. About Lexis®PSL ...

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