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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
**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 […]
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
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 […]
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.
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.
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
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.
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: […]
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 […]
The Latest Housing Law News Homelessness: the latest quarterly statistics on homelessness in England were released on 10 December 2009. They show further reductions in the number of applicants in respect of whom councils accepted the main housing duty and in the number of households in temporary accommodation. Despite the fact that the use of […]
European Commission The European Commission sent two reasoned opinions to the United Kingdom for incorrectly implementing EU rules prohibiting discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of gender (2002/73/EC) and rules prohibiting discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78/EC). This is the second stage […]
News The Royal Colleges of Paediatrics and Child Health, GPs, Psychiatrists and the UK Faculty of Public Health, have said detention of children and their families in removal centres for failed asylum seekers causes "significant harm" and should be ended without delay. Read more. From January 2010, skilled migrant workers and their dependants will receive […]
