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In continuation of our Immigration Terminology series, this entry will explain the term of ‘dependant’.

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Further Leave to Remain (FLR) is an extension to your current permission to stay in the UK for a limited time.

You must apply for this extension to your visa before your current visa expires. If you are successful in your application for FLR, your passport will be stamped accordingly to confirm the extension to your visa to remain in the UK for a further limited time.

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As always, we’re back for the Friday Fringe. This is our weekly legal round-up: we’ve got the headlines, the best of our blog and our favourite stories from the fringes.

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In Roberts v North West Ambulance Service, the Employment Appeals Tribunal held that a provision, criterion, or practice (PCP) applied by the employer may affect a disabled person even if it is not directly applied to that person, as the disabled person may still suffer a substantial disadvantage even though they do not have to comply with the practice.

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Yes, we have no announcement! Just like those grocers’ signs from the war announcing the lack of imported fruits, Damian Green was the government placard announcing the lack of new policy today. Apparently they still want to reduce net immigration to the tens of thousands, and before May policies about that will be announced.

What we did learn is that, in Matt Cavenagh‘s words, “ the current Conservative mindset simply misunderstands the nature of immigration, and its potential, human as well as financial.” With much of the old background music being repeated in different keys the performance was familiar; but it did give an indication of the sort of changes we can expect to hear more about over the next few months.

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At 2.20 am 10th January 2006, Immigration Officers arrived at the house of a Sri Lankan family in Edgware. One hour later the five of them left their home with some of their belongings. They were deported to Germany on the 7.50 am flight, where they have lived ever since. Although Magistrates had granted Immigration Officers a warrant to enter the house, no letter warning them of their deportation was delivered, and no pastoral visit was made. 

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The Court of Appeal has given a decision about signing a will by direction, which held that some positive communication is required to make the direction valid. It also held that it is a plainly undesirable aspect of the current law that beneficiaries are able to execute wills they benefit from, in any capacity. However, if that is to be changed, Parliament must change it.

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Because the government is proposing to impose a fee for making a claim to the employment tribunal, the number of claims made is likely to reduce and parties will seek to resolve their disputes without recourse to the tribunal. Many employment disputes are settled between the parties before they reach tribunal, where the employer recognises that the employee has a claim against them. A compromise agreement can be used to settle an employment dispute. This is where the employee and employer enter into a contract to settle claims in which the employee agrees not to bring a claim against the employer in exchange for a compensation payment. Compromise agreements have several advantages, in particular because they avoid the expense and time taken in dealing with tribunal proceedings and facilitate a clean break for both parties.

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