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Garden Court Chambers | Monday 8 February 2010

Issue 170 – 8th February 2010

News A case owner at the Border Agency office in Cardiff has claimed that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the Agency. The whistle blower has said that officials at the Cardiff office have expressed fiercely anti-immigration views and take pride in refusing applications.http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/02/border-staff-asylum-seekers-whistleblower From 22 February 2010, any applicant […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 4 February 2010

New Tenants

Garden Court Chambers Welcomes New Family Tenants.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 February 2010

Future of Services for Children Seeking Asylum – Best practice and support – April Conference

Garden Court Barrister Nadine Finch to present report on recent research into Unaccompanied Foreign Children.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 February 2010

Issue 169 – 1st February 2010

News In a letter dated 25 January 2010 from Lin Homer, UKBA Chief Executive, to Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council and co-chair of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum, the government has announced its current intention to opt out of the latest European Commission proposals recasting the EU Procedures and Qualification Directives. The […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 February 2010

Issue 166 – 1st February 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Goodbye "secure" and "assured" in social housing? In the light of the Law Commission’s Renting Homes report (2006) there should now be the opportunity for a "review of the legislative framework for tenure law for social housing". For more on that and for other views expressed by the Welsh Assembly […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 February 2010

Issue 76 – 1st February 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Representation in disciplinary proceedings R (G) v Governors of X School [2010] EWCA Civ 1A teacher was accused of sexual misconduct towards a 15 year old boy and dismissed at a disciplinary hearing. The Court of Appeal held that as it was likely that the outcome of the hearing would have a […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 25 January 2010

Issue 168 – 25th January 2010

Cases In AZ (rule 57(iv): external student, overseas degree) Pakistan [2010] UKAIT 00001 (22 January 2010) the Tribunal found that for the purposes of the Immigration Rules, ‘external student’ is a term of art, embracing a smaller class of students than all those studying externally for something: thus they reversed YS India. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIAT/2010/00001.html In IK […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 19 January 2010

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of “Advising Mentally Disordered Offenders”

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of "Advising Mentally Disordered Offenders, A Practical Guide" (2nd edition). Most criminal practitioners will encounter clients with mental health difficulties and it is important that duty solicitors and criminal lawyers are able to recognise the signs and understand the correct processes and procedures in dealing with […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 165 – 18th January 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Costs in Housing Cases: on 14 January 2010 the Final Report of the Civil Litigation Costs Review was published. A whole Chapter (26) is dedicated to recommendations relating to the costs regimes for Housing cases and disputes. For a copy of the report, click here. Temporary homes for the priority […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 75 – 18th January 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Constructive dismissal Stuart Peters Ltd v Bell [2009] EWCA Civ 938The principle in Norton Tool does not apply where the dismissal relied upon is a constructive dismissal under section 95(1)(c) Employment Rights Act 1996 ("ERA") so that credit has to be given for earnings during what would have been the notice period.http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2009/938.html […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 January 2010

Issue 167 – 18th January 2010

News Independent research published by the Refugee Council last week has revealed refugees have little, if any, choice over which country they claim asylum in, and that few know what to expect before they arrive in the UKhttp://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/press/2010/January/14012010_a The UK Border Agency announced last week that identity cards will now be required by migrant skilled […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 13 January 2010

Issue 164 – 13th January 2010

**STOP PRESS: there are still some places available for next week’s conference on homelessness, lettings and possession proceedings – Meeting Housing Needs conference in Bristol on 19 January 2010. Speakers include: the Housing Ombudsman; barrister Jan Luba QC; solicitors Derek McConnell and Steve Povey; and DJ Exton. For more details, click here. ** The Latest […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 7 January 2010

Oxford University Press publishes Blackstone’s Guide to the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

Authors: Ian Macdonald QC, Laurie Fransman QC, Adrian Berry and Ronan Toal, barristers at Garden Court Chambers; Alison Harvey, General Secretary, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA); Hina Majid, Legal Policy Director, Joint Council for the

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 4 January 2010

Issue 163 – 4th January 2010

The Latest Housing Law News County Court Possession Day duty schemes: the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme is funded by the Legal Services Commission, covering 112 courts in England & Wales and the vast majority of all possession claims issued. The Department of Communities and Local Government funds a further 80 court desks to complement […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 23 December 2009

LAG publishes Repairs: tenants’ rights

Repairs: tenants' rights has long been recognised as an essential text for all housing advisers and lawyers dealing with disrepair and other adverse conditions affecting residents in rented housing accommodation.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 23 December 2009

An Inquest Jury Delivers a Damming Verdict into Stabbing of Colette Lynch

A jury has reached a damning verdict in relation to the state’s role in the killing of Colette Lynch, stabbed to death by her partner Percy Wright in February 2005 with their two year old daughter in his arms.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 22 December 2009

Jury Find Police Restraint Killed Mikey Powell

The jury at the inquest into the controversial death in police custody in 2003 of Michael Lloyd Powell (known as Mikey) returned a damning narrative verdict and found that the way that he was restrained resulted in his death from positional asphyxia.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 22 December 2009

Garden Court Chambers Christmas Opening Times

Please note that as usual over the Christmas holiday period there will be some occasions when the building will be locked and alarmed and there will be no access for anyone. At other times there will be staff or a security guard on the premises and member

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 December 2009

Issue 162 – 21st December 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Who gets social housing? on 18 December 2009 the Government released the latest revised statistics on lettings of social housing in England. They show what types of household were allocated social housing accommodation and they identify trends in lettings. For the full tables of figures, click here. Recording homelessness prevention: […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 December 2009

Issue 166 – 21st December 2009

News The Chief Inspector of Prisons has reported this week that detention conditions for women and children at Tinsley House Detention Centre are unacceptable. Read more. The UKBA have revised again their Judicial Review guidance. They will now seek to continue with removal in cases where a previous removal has failed within the last ten […]