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The Home Office has recently issued an important warning to sponsor licence holders about a rise in phishing scams targeting the Sponsorship Management System (SMS). These scams are designed to gain unauthorised access to SMS accounts, posing significant risks to your organisation's sponsor licence and the integrity of the UK’s immigration system. 

To help protect your organisation, we’ve summarised the key details of the Home Office's guidance and outlined steps you can take to safeguard your SMS account. 

Difficulties continue to mount at Jhoots Pharmacy.  We discuss the impact and some things that medical practices and other landlords should think about.

When couples decide to divorce, it is a common misconception that once the divorce is finalised, there are no financial ties left between them. However, this is not automatically the case. Divorce legally ends the marriage, but it does not sever financial ties. To achieve financial separation, a separate legal process must be undertaken. Below, we explain the distinction between divorce and financial matters under the current law in England and Wales.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions can lead to legal challenges, regulatory risk and negative outcomes for pupils. It is therefore essential that those involved in school exclusions are up to date on the relevant law, guidance and best practice, to ensure that suspensions and permanent exclusions are imposed lawfully and that those reviewing the decision of a Headteacher or Principal to exclude do so with a rigorous level of scrutiny.

As temperatures drop, so does the likelihood of a safe footing. Icy pavements, wet floors and muddy entrances are all too common at this time of year.

We are seeing a rapidly increasing number of enquiries relating to the management of pupil SEND and SEND funding, often involving parental complaints and claims of discrimination. These matters are frequently emotive, complex and time consuming, with no ready 'fix'.