Welcome to Atkins Law Solicitors
Welcome to Atkins Law, specialists in Employment, Immigration and Prison Law based in Exeter. We operate throughout the South West of England and represent a wide range of clients in our region both privately, and for prison law only, through the legal aid system.
As a firm, we offer both business and individual clients the very best opportunity of resolving their immigration and employment problems. Our advice is delivered in a clear, informed and practical way, and we actively encourage clients to contact us early before they run into expensive or personally devastating problems.
We represent small and medium sized businesses (like us!) ranging from Exeter City Football Club, to the city’s famous Harry’s Restaurant & Grill Bar. We advise business clients before they fall foul of the laws of employment and immigration, and are noted for its effectiveness and economy on sometimes tight budgets because the advice we give tackles both areas. Remember, massive fines, penalties and even criminal convictions are easily avoided with early and informed advice.
We offer other services such as trusteeship work, personal injury and draft artist’s commissioning contracts – please ask.
Atkins Law also represents life sentenced Prison Law clients through a dedicated team of legal aid specialists who are the largest prison law practice in the South West. Our team is actively involved in the newly formed Association of Prison Lawyers spearheading its formation, and the drive to improve standards of representation throughout the country. Our practice is regarded as one of the foremost is the country today setting high standards on a daily basis.
Please stay a while and browse through this site to see how we can help you.
Remember, a simple enquiry from here will cost you nothing and could save a business thousands of pounds for those facing potential or actual problems, or unwanted and distressing consequences of failed applications.
Latest News
The Government has announced the setting up of a consultation process on giving agency workers the same rights as permanent staff. More »
[Date added: 18/05/2009]
Tougher new rules to tackle rogue immigration advisers are to be launched by the Government, the Home Office announced today.
The proposals would give greater powers to the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to tackle unscrupulous as well as untrained and unqualified advisers. More »
[Date added: 15/05/2009]
Solicitor or FILEX required immediately for an initially one year fixed term contract with Atkins Law in Exeter. More »
[Date added: 12/04/2008]
A number of key government departments issue their changes in regulation on the 6th of April and the 1st of October, these are called Common Commencement Dates (CCDs). Today's announcement will be the first of 2009. More »
[Date added: 07/04/2009]
As job vacancies in the HR sector plummet, human resources specialists will be pleased to know the law has changed to allow them to become salaried or full equity partners in legal firms. More »
[Date added: 06/04/2009]
The Immigration Rules covering highly skilled migrant workers will change on 31 March 2009, raising the academic and financial requirements of two categories in Tier 1 of the points-based system. More »
[Date added: 20/03/2009]
The new points-based immigration system could have a detrimental effect on employers attracting talent to the construction and performing arts sectors. More »
[Date added: 20/03/2009]
The UK Border Agency is extending the range of applications that can be made in person at our public enquiry offices. More »
[Date added: 05/03/2009]
Following the Dispute Resolution Review (DRR), the government is changing the way we deal with problems at work. More »
[Date added: 26/02/2009]
Staff who are off work due to long-term sickness will be entitled to paid holiday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. More »
[Date added: 20/01/2009]
A new policy on handling legal challenges to the UK Border Agency removing people from the United Kingdom (judicial review challenges) will come into effect on 30 January...
[Date added: 09/01/2009]
More foreign criminals than ever before have been kicked out of the country by the UK Border Agency in the past 12 months... More »
[Date added: 05/01/2009]
Bulgarians and Romanians will not get free access to the British labour market, the Government announced today. More »
[Date added: 18/12/2008]
