The Latest Housing Law News Rent Officers: Today (5 January 2009) sees a change in the rules for rent officer assessments in housing benefit and local housing allowance cases. Instead of considering rents in a "locality", officers will be looking at "broad rental market areas". For a copy of the regulations introducing this change, click […]
COURT OF APPEAL Part-time workers O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs [2008] EWCA Civ 1448Part-time judges are not protected by the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 and Regulation 17 applies. Note: a case on the same point, Miller v Ministry of Justice, has been referred by a Tribunal to the ECJ, […]
News The UK Border Agency announced this week that it is not intending to remove the existing controls on Bulgarians and Romanians. Workers who do not qualify under the immigration rules continue to be restricted to the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) and the Sector Based Scheme (SBS) for food processing. The Agency has also […]
The Latest Housing Law News Choice Based Letting: The Government has approved funding for another tranche of housing authorities and housing associations to work-up proposals for regional or sub-regional choice based letting schemes applicable to applicants for social housing. The schemes in this fourth round of bidding in some instances cover most of, or the […]
News Surprisingly, a few weeks after lifting the immigration exemption regarding the Child Convention, the Border Agency is withdrawing DP5/96 ("the seven year child concession") as of 9 December 2008. The concession set out the criteria to be applied when considering whether enforcement action should proceed or be initiated against parents of a child who […]
In a judgement handed down today the House of Lords held that the case law on "tolerated trespassers" did not apply to an assured tenant, because the tenancy was not terminated by a possession order until the moment of eviction or delivery up of
News In the Queen’s speech it was announced that the government will be bringing forward a Bill entitled the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Bill, "to strengthen border controls, by bringing together customs and immigration powers. The Bill would also ensure that newcomers to the United Kingdom earn the right to stay." The government said they […]
A couple whose three children were adopted following false abuse claims were in the appeal court last week in a historic bid to reverse their adoption
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The Latest Housing Law News Amendment day: a host of changes to housing-related legislation were brought into force on 1 December 2008 by the second Commencement Order to be made under the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008. For example, in respect of applications for housing or homelessness assistance made on or after 1 December 2008, […]
Under Part V of POCA: A moderated demonstration
News The ‘points based system’ came into effect on 27 November 2008 for tiers 2 (skilled workers with a job offer, e.g. teachers and nurses) and 5 (youth mobility and temporary workers, e.g. musicians coming to play in a concert). There are significant consequential changes to the immigration rules as well as changes to the […]
Garden Court recognised as an outstanding leader in key areas of Crime, Housing, Immigration, Family, Civil Liberties and Police Actions
The 4th Tsunami Charity Reception, a fundraising event in remembrance of the Tsunami organised by the Association of Sri Lankan Lawyers on 28th November 2008 at Garden Court Chambers, Lincoln's Inn Fields, was a great success and a lovely evening.
Legislation (a selection) Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008, SI 2008/2828, commencement 3 November 2008 except for arts 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 (b), 18 (b), 19 (b) which come into force on 4 May 2009: consequential amendments made to four acts and 11 eleven SI’s as a result of the commencement of […]
The Latest Housing Law News New Premises Closure Orders: these new orders become available from today (1 December 2008) with the commencement of the relevant provisions of the Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008. For a copy of the commencement order, click here. The provisions greatly extend the scope for closing premises which are the […]
The Latest Housing Law News Legal aid for Housing Cases: faced with the increased demand created by the present housing crisis, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has announced that it will award additional Housing matter starts to some current providers of legal services who are taking the strain of that increased demand. Applications for additional […]
COURT OF APPEAL Equal Pay Blackburn & Anor v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2008] EWCA Civ 1208The special priority payment scheme which was paid to those who work the 24/7 rotating shift pattern had a disparate impact on women and put them at a particular disadvantage when compared with men. However the scheme […]
News The UK Border Agency has announced that on the 27th November 2008, tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system will open for applications. As these tiers open the schemes which they are set to replace will close down. more info The Legal Services Commission has published its response to the Bar Council’s ‘Legal […]
Brenda Campbell & Winsome Levy will bravely attempt to scale the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Just for Kids Law. Please come and support their efforts at our fundraising evening, complete with drinks, food, & great prizes to be raffled
