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Morgan Lewis

COVID-19 Concession on UK Right-to-Work Checks Now Extended to 5 April 2022

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The UK Home Office has announced that the temporary COVID-19 adjusted right-to-work checks have been extended to 5 April 2022 following the positive feedback on remote checks. ...more

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COVID-19 Concession on UK Right-to-Work Checks Ends 17 May 2021

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The UK Home Office announced that on 17 May 2021 the COVID-19 right-to-work concession allowing employers to conduct right-to-work checks by video call will end. ...more

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Remote Witnessing of Wills: A Step in the Right Direction

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the benefits of post-death planning, whilst also giving individuals the much-needed down-time to reflect on their wishes. This has brought about a flurry of requests for new wills to be...more

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UK Government Set to Allow Video-Witnessing of Wills – But Will the Change Offer Real Assistance?

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In March, we wrote about the challenges self-isolation and social-distancing presented to the legalities of signing a will, in particular the requirement that a will is signed in the presence of at least two witnesses. We...more

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