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Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) short guide

Here at Augustine Clement we believe that all clients should be fully informed with the procedure relating to their immigration application every step of the way. We strive to provide information to our clients that is clear, concise and instructive. With this in mind we have produced the following short guide to allow clients to […]

Regulatory Right of Access to Service for Disabled User

Disabled customers have a right to enter your building and you have a duty to help them, even if they can get all the services you provide on-line or elsewhere. Royal Bank of Scotland -v- Allen. A wheelchair user, was unable to access the bank’s main Sheffield branch, which did not have wheelchair access.  He […]

Olympic Games Visas

Immigration General Update

Olympic Games visas

Many of us are looking forward to the Biggest Games Event in the United Kingdom. The process for applying for visitor visas to join in the celebration of the Olympics and Paralympics Games started on 1 January 2012.

We are here to help you with your Olympic Games Visa applications and queries. Our expert team of lawyers will first assess your personal circumstances to check if you meet the relevant visitor visa requirements in line with the immigration rules. We will then assist you with the preparation of your application and liaise with you throughout the period of your application.

Enforceability of Arbitration clauses in an unenforceable contract

Parties to a contract containing an arbitration clause are sometimes confronted with the dilemma of seeking to enforce or resist the enforcement of an arbitration clause where the main contract is unenforceable for one reason of the other. This article addresses this issue and seeks to give readers a brief insight into how the national courts have sought to resolve this issue.

Effect of the Bribery Act 2010 on UK citizens and business worldwide

The Bribery Act 2010 was given Royal Assent in April 2010 and will come into force on 1 July 2011.


The act makes it an offence for a United Kingdom (UK) citizen or resident to pay or receive a bribe, either directly or indirectly. The act provides for transactions that take place in the UK and abroad, and both in the public and private sectors. Companies and partnerships can also commit an offence where a bribe has been paid on their behalf by an associate. Associates include employees, agents and other persons providing services on behalf of the corporate entity. However, it is a defence to have adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery.


 

Developing Nigeria into an international centre for commercial arbitration.

Being the most populous black country in the world, with a growing economic strength, Nigeria is in a pivotal position to becoming the lead country in Africa in terms of inward investment.

As the world is fast turning into a global village where international commerce and international trade relations is being carried out across state boundaries, it is inevitable that there would be disputes and disagreements arising out of contractual relations between private and corporate investors, as well as between States. Litigation has always been the traditional means of dispute resolution for private, domestic or international conflict. Unfortunately, the underlying nature of litigation is adversarial and this has led to a breakdown of relations between litigants. Innovative means of resolving disputes have been recommended and developed, in a bid to maintain international trade relations and encourage investors across state boundaries and as a result international commercial arbitration has since rapidly become the favoured option for such parties.