****DEADLINE EXTENDED: the closing date for applications from barristers wishing to join the Housing Team at Garden Court Chambers has been extended to this Friday 29 June 2012. For further details of this unique opportunity for specialist housing barristers to join Garden Court, click here.****** The Latest Housing Law News New offence for sub-letting of […]
News The separated children in Europe programme have published a position paper on the age assessment of unaccompanied minors. Click here for the paper. Immigration Law Cases SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 80719th June 2012The Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the Upper Tribunal that the […]
A young woman who faced eviction from her home will now stay-on as a secure tenant following a landmark judgment from the appeal court.
The Latest Housing Law News Social housing allocation: the new housing allocation provisions of the Localism Act 2011 come into force today (Monday 18 June 2012). They are set out in sections 145-147 of the Localism Act, amending the Housing Act 1996 Part 6. The changes are explained in the article The Localism Act 2011: […]
News The government announced its Statement of Intent regarding the future operation of family migration into the United Kingdom, foreshadowing the changes which new immigration rules will make on 9 July 2012. Highlights are: A minimum income threshold of £18,600 to sponsor the settlement in the UK of a non-EEA partner. The minimum probationary period […]
Stephen Knafler QC has been retained to represent the applicants in a Supreme Court of Gibraltar test case on the independence of the judiciary, and the legality of constitutional monitoring arrangements of such independence.
Garden Court Mediation is pleased to announce that Making mediation work for you: a practical handbook, written by Kate Aubrey-Johnson with Helen Curtis has been published.
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that two members of Chambers won Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards at last night’s awards ceremony. Leslie Thomas won the Legal Aid Barrister of the Year award, and Shu Shin Luh was confirmed as Young Legal
Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce that the Spring 2012 issue of TAT News has been published. The publication has been partly funded by the Garden Court Special Fund.
Employment News Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has second readingThe government’s Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has now had its second reading in Parliament. The House of Commons Library has published a detailed guide to its contents here. Equality law: consultations still underwayHome Office consultations on the likely abolition of the rules on third-party harassment, […]
The Latest Housing Law News Social housing fraud: on 25 May 2012 the Welsh Government launched a consultation exercise on whether the law in Wales should be strengthened with greater powers and remedies to tackle social housing fraud. Responses must be submitted by 17 August 2012. For a copy of the consultation paper, click here. […]
***STOP PRESS. The closing date for applications from barristers wishing to join the Housing Team at Garden Court is Thursday 7 June 2012 at 4.00pm. The Team seeks to recruit barristers with significant experience in housing law to meet the existing demands of our work and contribute to the expansion of our team. Applications are […]
News UKBA announce that students who worked as interns in the UK in summer 2011 and want to return to a graduate job with the same company are now temporarily exempt from ‘cooling off rules’ as introduced to Tier 2 (General) in February 2012. To read further and for exemption criteria click here. The argument […]
Employment news Draft bill publishedThe government’s Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has now had its first reading in Parliament. Part 2 of the Bill would make a number of changes to Tribunal practice and procedure, including a mandatory period of Acas conciliation before instituting tribunal proceedings, a power for the Secretary of State to limit […]
The Latest Housing Law News Housing and anti-social behaviour: on 22 May 2012 the Minister for Housing announced that the UK Government is to press ahead with changes to the grounds for possession for anti-social behaviour (ASB). The discretionary ground will be enlarged to include any riot-related criminal behaviour and a new power to obtain […]
Cases AK (Article 15(c)) Afghanistan CG [2012] UKUT 163 (IAC)18 May 2012The Tribunal continues to regard as correct the summary of legal principles governing Article 15(c) of the Refugee Qualification Directive as set out in HM and others (Article 15(c)) Iraq CG; AMM and Others (conflict; humanitarian crisis; returnees; FGM) Somalia CG [2011] UKUT 00445 […]
Henry Blaxland QC represented Sam Hallam whose conviction for murder was quashed by the Court of Appeal in what has been described as a serious miscarriage of justice.
Garden Court Chambers is proud to announce that Stephanie Harrison, Shu Shin Luh and Leslie Thomas have been announced as finalists in the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards.
The Latest Housing Law News Social Housing Fraud: on 16 May 2012 the Audit Commission published the latest annual report on the National Fraud Initiative which allows social landlords which are members to swop personal data to enable them to detect social housing fraud. It records that 235 unlawfully occupied social housing properties have been […]
Cases Ahmadi (s.47 decision: validity; Sapkota) Afghanistan [2012] UKUT 147 (IAC) (14 May 2012) The Upper Tribunal found that a removal decision under section 47 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 cannot be made in respect of a person until written notice of the decision to refuse to vary that person’s leave to […]
