Insights: Sarah Gogan

In a shocking move the Home Office have announced, without prior consultation or notice, that the Tier 1 (Investor) visa route will be suspended from midnight tonight until further notice, providing less than 24 hours’ notice of their plans. There was initial confusion as to whether the suspension took effect from tonight or Friday night, […]

Congratulations to immigration partner Sarah Gogan who has been listed in the newly released Spears 500 2019 as a Distinguished Individual. The guide is an annual publication that recognises the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for high net worth (HNW) individuals. The publication states: “With a background in human rights […]

Congratulations to immigration partner Sarah Gogan who has been listed in the newly released Spears 500 2018. The guide is an annual publication that recognises the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for high net worth (HNW) individuals. Sarah has over 15 years’ experience advising ultra-high net and high net worth individuals […]

Banks are to be expected to police over 70 million accounts under the Home Office’s new crackdown on illegal migrants, opening up a Pandora’s Box of problems, even for HNWs with valid immigration status, writes Sarah Gogan. New government rules will force UK banks to search bank accounts for illegal migrants. Since the introduction of […]

Since the introduction of the Immigration Act 2014, banks and building societies have been prohibited from opening current accounts for individuals who are in the UK illegally. The Immigration Act 2016 goes one step further, with the introduction of multiple measures to prevent illegal migrants from continuing to operate existing current accounts. The Act gives […]

Laws designed to prevent illegal migration could harm people legitimately working in the UK, argues Sarah Gogan Theresa May’s aim of creating in Britain “a really hostile environment for illegal migration” is embodied in two pieces of legislation, both of which could have damaging consequences for many individuals and create a wider risk of discrimination […]

With London Fashion Week having taken place last month and with the next round of shows in autumn, we need to ensure that the brightest and best global talents continue to choose the UK as their destination for growth. London Fashion Week is adored by buyers and press, with an international reputation as the most […]

The withdrawal process, rather than being a straightforward process of exit, raises complicated legal and political issues For now the UK remains a member of the EU. Last Thursday’s referendum is not a formal, legally binding trigger for a UK exit. Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is the only legal route to withdrawal and […]

Britain’s decision to leave the EU will have political and economic effects so large and unfathomable that it may take many years before they are fully understood. Sarah Gogan, immigration partner at Fladgate LLP, is quoted in the Financial Times article linked below. Brexit: the effect on UK-Europe travel   Sarah Gogan, Partner, Fladgate LLP […]

Mass immigration is unpopular in Britain. Surveys show that the majority of UK citizens – first and second generation immigrants included – favour reducing immigration. It is consistently ranked as one of the most important issues facing the nation during the referendum on EU membership with Britons seemingly as worried about immigration from within the EU as […]

Fladgate is delighted to announce the appointment of immigration partner Sarah Gogan, who joins from Mishcon de Reya LLP. Sarah has more than 15 years’ experience of advising businesses and ultra-high net individuals and their families on a range of immigration matters which often require bespoke solutions. Her work covers investors, entrepreneurs, exceptional applications including […]