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      <title>UKBA releases proposed changes to the Immigration Rules</title>
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      <title>immigration update for education providers</title>
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      <title>2011: a sea change in international relocation cases</title>
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      <title>UK Government announces change to process for requesting restricted certificates of sponsorship and acceptance of payments</title>
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      <description>In this edition: university intellectual property, Protection of freedoms Bill, Office of the Independent Adjudicator Annual Report, does the UKBA understand the value of UK education? and Construction Act update.</description>
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      <title>UK Government announces rules and policy for Exceptional Talent migrant category</title>
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      <description>Our Immigration team highlights a Freedom of Information Act request that has revealed that, since February 2008, the UK Government has issued fines to UK employers totalling £53,097,500.</description>
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      <title>UK Government announces consultation into revision of rules for settlement and domestic workers</title>
      <description>Our Immigration team looks at government proposals to change the Immigration Rules to limit the ability of overseas workers to settle in the UK and restricting other forms of workers.</description>
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      <title>employment law update, London - 22 June</title>
      <description>Our Employment team held an essential employment law update focusing on The Bribery Act 2010, removal of the default retirement age, Immigration update and a case law update.</description>
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