Connaught Law Blog

A family business faces four legal pressures its founders rarely plan for together: divorce inside the family, incapacity of a key owner, death and…

“Buying a freehold” means two different purchases, and the right guide depends on which one you are making. Buying a freehold property is ordinary…

Standish v Standish is the Supreme Court’s decision, handed down on 2 July 2025, that redrew the boundary between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property: the…

If you have experienced domestic abuse, legal aid can pay for the advice and representation you need — for a protective injunction, in child…

Non-molestation orders and occupation orders are the two main protective injunctions under the Family Law Act 1996. They do different jobs: a non-molestation order…

Applying for a UK visa from overseas means two bills: the entry clearance fee — £135 for a visitor, £819 for most Skilled Workers,…

The Home Office price list runs from free to five figures: £3,226 for indefinite leave, £1,839 for citizenship with the ceremony, £1,035 a year…

A family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen with status under the EU Settlement Scheme can still join them in the UK…

The EU Settlement Scheme deadline passed on 30 June 2021, but a late application can still be made where there are reasonable grounds for…

The EU Settlement Scheme is still very much alive in 2026: pre-settled status holders are being converted to settled status automatically where records allow,…

UK driving offences carry consequences that reach well beyond a fine — penalty points, disqualification, unlimited fines, and for the most serious offences, prison.…

The Ankara Agreement route closed to new applicants when the Brexit transition ended on 31 December 2020 — but for Turkish nationals already holding…