Garden Court has responded to the Legal Services Commission’s consultation on denying access to criminal work for solicitors who refuse to carry out the work for next to nothing. A copy of the response has been sent to the Constitutional Affairs Committee
Women fleeing domestic violence entitled to Homelessness Assistance
Women's Refuges Protected From Bed-Blocking
The Latest Housing Law News More Law on Social Housing: today (29 June 2009) the Prime Minister announced further changes in the law relating to social housing as part of the Building Britain’s Future programme The four specific proposals are: (1) a change in the rules for allocating social housing, enabling local authorities to give […]
Employment Appeal Tribunal Strike out Ironopolis Film Company Ltd & ors v Fox UKEAT/0314/08/DAAs the Respondents’ responses were struck out in accordance with Rule 18(7)(b), (c) and (e) the Tribunal had erred in saying that they were not entitled to take any further part in the proceedings other than to seek a review. see Amendment/reasons […]
News This week the Children’s Society and Bail for Immigration Detainees published a report on the UK Border Agency’s A2D (Alternative to Detention) project, which took place in Millbank, Kent from 2007-2008. The project received £1 million in funding from the Home Office, but it resulted in the removal of only one family. View You […]
News The UKBA has rejected calls for an amnesty for illegal immigrants. see In responding to a report on suspected war criminals in the UK, published by the Aegis Trust, the UKBA has given the clearest indication so far of the intention to bring into force Part 10 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act […]
Anna Morris and Tom Wainwright, instructed by Kellys Solicitors, represented 3 protesters who were arrested at Climate Camp at Kingsnorth power station last year who have lodged a complaint with the IPCC regarding their treatment at the hands of police officers. The 3, Emily Apple, Valerie Swain and Jeffrey Cornock, were present at the demonstrating […]
The Latest Housing Law News Help for mortgage defaulters: on 17 June 2009 the Treasury Select Committee announced the launch of an inquiry into mortgage arrears and repossessions. It has called for written submissions by 12 noon on 1st July 2009. Advisers with experience of assisting defaulters facing repossession may wish to respond. For more […]
EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN 65 HOUSE OF LORDS Holidays Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Stringer [2009] UKHL 31Holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998, including termination payments, are included in the definition of wages under s27 Employment Rights Act 1996 ("ERA") and therefore can be claimed as an unauthorised deduction from wages. more info EMPLOYMENT APPEAL […]
In a landmark decision, issued today (18 June 2009), the Court of Appeal has confirmed that tenants of housing associations can assert their human rights
Dexter Dias QC was presented with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Law and Advocacy.
The first ASLLUK fundraising event for Internally Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka, will be at Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LS, on Friday 26th June 2009, 6.30pm. It will be a Sri Lankan traditional musical recital, with food and drink. Ticket £20. If we sell 100 tickets, we can raise £1,000. […]
The Latest Housing Law News Homelessness in England: figures published on 11 June 2009 show that the number of homeless households accepted for statutory assistance under the main housing duty has continued to fall. Compared with the first three months of last year, figures for the first quarter of 2009 are down by 26%. The […]
News Under a concession agreed by the UK Border Agency for this year only, students applying to study for A-Levels in the United Kingdom are allowed to make a visa application based on a conditional offer from their education provider. This concession, which only applies to applications made overseas, is in recognition of the fact […]
NEWS Voters in European polls deliver a damning verdict on Labour as it is beaten by UKIP and sees BNP gain 2 MEPs. See An agreement was reached on 4th June 2009 in which all 27 members of EU will share information provided by US about Guantanamo detainees before resettling the men. The information sharing […]
Regret this event is now full and no further bookings can be accepted.
Albert Banks's family were represented by Kirsten Heaven of Garden Court Chambers.
The Cambridge student, Martin Jahnke, maintained that by throwing the shoe he was exercising his right to protest at the human rights
The Latest Housing Law News New Ministers: the new Housing Minister is Rt Hon John Healey MP. Like his predecessor, he will attend Cabinet. The new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is Rt Hon John Denham MP. For a full list of the new Cabinet, click here. Private rented sector: as part […]
Ombudsman report into death of Myron Hall and Glamorgan NHS Trust. Kirsten Heaven represents Mr Hall's parents
