News The UKBA has announced the launch of a public consultation on the fees it charges for its immigration and visa services. Read more. France’s immigration minister has said he will scrap a scheme which would have allowed DNA testing of all new arrivals because it was damaging his country’s image. Read more. In an […]
The Latest Housing Law News Help for homeowners and tenants in difficulties: on 31 August 2009 the Government issued a new package of information on the DirectGov website for mortgage borrowers and tenants in arrears. The material includes videos, interviews and articles and features DJ Stephen Gold. To access the new material relating to mortgage […]
Employment Appeal Tribunal Time Limits McFadyen & Ors v PB Recovery Ltd and Ors UKEATS/0072/08/BIWhen an online submission of an ET1 is made successfully to the host server, it holds the ET1 for and on behalf of the Tribunal office identified by the Respondent’s address in part 2.2 or the Claimant’s place of work in […]
News The government has accepted the recommendations made last month by the Migration Advisory Committee to tighten up the rules controlling when skilled workers are allowed to take jobs in the United Kingdom under the government’s points-based system. From next year, all jobs must be advertised to British workers in Jobcentre Plus for four weeks […]
A member of the criminal team at Garden Court Chambers is subject to an on-going internet scam and he has been named as being a principal immigration lawyer in the UK for resolving matters concerning domestic work visas.
News The government released statistics regarding immigration and asylum. The figures show that work applications from the eight accession countries have continued to fall in 2009. In the second quarter of this year there were 26,150 applications from workers in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and the Czech Republic – down from 46,070 […]
The Latest Housing Law News Fire risks addressed: the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has sent registered social landlords (RSLs) a further briefing on developments since the Camberwell tower block fire and attached detailed advice on fire risk assessments and tackling fire safety in the common parts of blocks of flats. For a copy of the […]
Court of Appeal Wrongful Dismissal Cook v MSHK Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 624The Claimant could not rely on alleged breaches of the implied term of trust and confidence of which it had knowledge prior to its clear affirmation the contract. Click here. Equal Pay Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley & Ors (Rev 1) […]
News The government’s migration advisory committee (Mac) have published a report on the Tier 2 points based system. The report resoundingly rejected the suggestion that the system should be significantly tightened in the face of the economic downturn. Click here. The UK Border Agency has amended its implementation plan for Tier 4 of the points-based […]
The Latest Housing Law News Help on possession day: there are now hundreds of schemes providing last minute assistance to defendants in possession cases in the county courts. The Government has established a Housing Possession Court Desk Community on the internet to help participants exchange information and expertise. It can be accessed by registering through […]
20th August 2009 the Registry of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the replacement for the House of Lords Judicial Committee- the Highest Court of Appeal in the UK) opened for business in the former Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square.
In CPC/571/2008 [2009] UKUT 55 (AAC), an Upper Tribunal Judge (formerly a Social Security Commissioner) decided that the Department had been wrong to have regard to the claimant’s Irish state pension as income for the purposes of calculating his entitleme
The Latest Housing Law News County Court Possession Claims: official figures published on 14 August 2009 covering the period April to June 2009 show that, over those three months, mortgage lenders issued 26,215 possession claims (14% higher than in the first quarter of 2009) and another 34,421 landlord possession claims were issued. For the full […]
News A report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, Dame Anne Owers, criticises the intimidating behaviour of immigration escort staff. Read more and click here. According to the Refugee Council the government has announced that it is cutting its cash support to destitute asylum seekers waiting for a decision. Currently, single […]
ILPA and HJT Training announced the launch of their "Compilation of Immigration and Asylum Policies of the Home Office" on 7 September 2009. The compilation is in two volumes (Volume 1: Regular Migration Under the Immigration Rules; Volume 2: Asylum and Other Forms of Protection; Enforcement Action). Read more. News The Home Office announced changes […]
Court of Appeal Unfair DismissalStrand Transport Services Ltd v Whitworth [2009] EWCA Civ 858 Although the Tribunal’s decision on the matter was brief, with no findings of fact or clear reasons, save to say it was given "no evidence" in support of the submission, it was obvious why the Respondent had failed on the Polkey […]
The Latest Housing Law News New Homelessness Code of Guidance: the Secretary of State has issued new statutory guidance on Intentional Homelessness to supplement the Homelessness Code of Guidance for local housing authorities in England. For a copy of the new Code, click here. New Social Housing Allocation Code of Guidance: in the wake of […]
NEWS The Home Office has agreed to return fees for certificates of approval applied for between 1st February 2005 and 8th April 2009 if the payment of fees causes real hardship. Read more. Government plans to concentrate foreign national prisoners in a few prisons currently being implemented under a secret agreement are likely to lead […]
On Thursday 24th September 2009, Garden Court Chambers is holding an all day conference entitled "Children's Rights Day Conference"
House of Lords Stringer and ors v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2009] UKHL 31The House of Lords said that workers who are denied holiday pay can pursue a tribunal claim for unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996 as well as the WTR. The House of Lords has now decided that […]
