Stone King - Quick Reads

3/27/2026 10:26:23 AM

Home Office fees set to increase on 8 April 2026

By Emily Ball

The Government has announced an increase to a number of immigration and nationality fees. Some of the headline changes include: Sponsor...

3/26/2026 3:21:04 PM

By Emily Ball

Student visa applications submitted from today by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will be refused (as will Skilled...

3/13/2026 1:12:31 PM

By Xander May

As we approach the final term, many schools and trusts are already asking the same question: “How do we stay ahead of our workforce and...

3/11/2026 9:27:12 AM

By Ciara Campfield

For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...

3/4/2026 9:51:53 AM

By Amy Berry

The Government has launched a consultation to determine the new organisation-wide thresholds that will trigger collective redundancy. The...

2/27/2026 10:26:36 AM

By Ciara Campfield

The publication of the 2026 schools white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, marks a turning point in how England...

2/23/2026 4:56:12 PM

By Zara Jordan

Stone King's Family Law team are so pleased to read the latest Department of Education white paper: ‘Every child achieving and thriving’....

2/5/2026 11:17:47 AM

By Oliver Daly

In June 2024, bus driver Mark Hehir chased down a thief who had snatched a passenger’s necklace, retrieved the item, and later struck the...

1/28/2026 12:25:33 PM

By Julie Moktadir

If, like me, you hold dual nationality, you may want to look at the expiry dates of your current passports. As many people know,...

1/21/2026 9:29:10 AM

By Eleanor Reilly

Stone King welcomes the recent update (19 January 2026) of the Department for Education's product safety guidance for generative AI...

1/6/2026 12:30:49 PM

By Ciara Campfield

My son turns 14 this week (yikes!). Like every parent, I want to keep him safe – especially online. I read the Children’s Commissioner’s...

12/9/2025 1:25:19 PM

By Ciara Campfield

As a commercial contracts and procurement lawyer, I’ve seen the same issue play out again and again: contracts have become dense,...