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Thames Valley

The Thames Valley is one of the UK’s powerhouses, alongside London, and is known as a home…

Planning, Highways and Environment

We advise on every aspect of planning and highways law. This could be negotiating planning or highways…

Period of Recognised Training Application

Immigration

We already help a number of companies to bring staff to the UK and we continue to…

Case Studies

Standing firm against village green proposal

Opposing an application to create a village green on part of her client’s land, Rosalind Andrews from…

Swift CBILS success with expert advice

Key questions about a CBILS application brought John Price from Chris Mullins Tyres in Gloucester to HCR’s…

Clarification over the powers available to statutory bodies under the Housing and Planning Act

An arable and livestock farmer’s land was the subject of surveying work as part of preparations to…

Financial planning resolved for client with dementia thanks to specialist support

Dementia is an umbrella term for several progressive diseases affecting memory, thinking and the ability to perform…

Urgent advice brought client leave to remain

A change in Home Office rules left one client facing deportation, a split from his partner and…

People

Lynne Adams

Legal Director, Head of Immigration

Gemma Dudley

Partner, Planning, Highways & Environment

Florian Bazant-Hegemark

Consultant

Nicolas Groffman

Partner, Head of International

Robert Rice

Partner

Blog

Certificates of lawfulness – Must the period of immunity be continuous up to the date of application?

The Planning Court has recently clarified some important legal issues concerning how the immunity timescales apply to…

Sending and receiving data out of China - new measures that affect foreign companies

Overview China’s Data Export Security Assessment Measures (“Export Measures”) took effect on 1 September 2022. These measures…

Sponsor licence application guide

Hiring the best talent in the market is crucial to the success of any business; to remain…

What constitutes a valid payment application?

The Construction Act provides guidance on what a payment notice must include, that is to say it…

Renewed permission applications for judicial review – are unsuccessful claimants liable for costs?

The Planning Court has clarified when a claimant may be liable for a defendant’s legal costs on…

Testimonials

Expert immigration advice kept family together

Sandeep Dattani’s expert advice meant that a family was able to stay together, even though the wife…

Expert advice for becoming a British citizen

Sandeep Dattani’s expertise helped an Australian woman to become a British citizen and his extensive experience of…

Immigration team enables client's British citizenship

Brexit left one client extremely concerned about how his rights as an EU national would be affected…

The Insurance Institute of Reading delighted with Building Safety Act webinar

Colin Jones, Head of Construction Legal Services, delivered a comprehensive and well explained presentation giving an overview…

Experience and support for visa application

Wanting the best advice when renewing a spouse visa, Daniel Foulkes from Cheltenham came to Sandeep Dattani…

Other

Private client team welcomes two new senior hires

Partners Tonina Ashby and Emma McCarthy have joined HCR’s strong private client team, enhancing the team’s presence…

HCR represents client in a landmark case involving arbitration

Head of Family Law at HCR, James Grigg, has represented a client in a landmark case involving…

New Reading office for growing firm

Room for more growth led by client demand is leading Thames Valley law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys…

Legal staff help fund vital support for Berkshire children

Money raised by Reading law firm staff is enabling Berkshire children with additional needs to take part…

Corporate experts advise on medical comms firm sale to global network

Rob Rice and the corporate team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys (HCR) in Reading acted for shareholders of…