Government and legislation The Law Commission has today published a consultation paper on reform of the law and practice concerning resolution of housing disputes Housing: proportionate dispute resolution. Copies available by Clicking Here The Housing Corporation (Delegation etc) Bill 2006 was introduced to Parliament on 30 March 2006. If passed, it will give the Housing […]
Government and Parliament The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 were made on 30 March 2006 and will come into force on 30 April 2006. For more info Click Here Gary Titley Member of the European Parliament stated during a debate that European labour markets should be open as here in the UK. "We were […]
The first public meeting of Bads is on September 11 at Garden Court Chambers at 6.15pm. Inquiries to jh10270@jh10270.fsnet.co.uk
Government and Parliament The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill received royal assent. The Government will begin introducing provisions within the Act in June, with full implementation not expected until 2008. EIN members can see a recent version by Clicking Here The World More than 100 young asylum seekers who fled to Scotland with no family […]
Government and legislation Housing Act 2004: the most important provisions of the Act – dealing with the new hazards standard, houses in multiple occupation, empty property management and selective licensing all come into force this Thursday. For more information Click Here Cases Warfield Park Homes Ltd v Warfield Park Residents Association [2006] 27 March, […]
Court Cases Working time Robinson-Steele v R. D. Retail Services Ltd (C-131/04) /Clarke v Frank Staddon Ltd(C-257/04) /Caulfield & Ors v Hanson Clay Products Ltd (formerly Marshalls Clay Products Ltd) The European Court of Justice has ruled that ‘rolled up’ holiday pay paid as part of a worker’s hourly remuneration breaches the provision of the […]
Government and Parliament The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (SI. 2006/733) which can be found by Clicking Here amend regulation 10 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (SI. 2000/704) so as to amend the amounts that are to be paid by the National Asylum Support Service, as a general rule, to supported persons and their […]
Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, today presented the findings of his review into the events leading up to and following the death in police custody of Christopher Alder in Hull on 1 April 1998.
He said his 'grim conc
You are invited to a Gypsy Law seminar we are holding on the 29th March 2006 and to view the 'On Sites' Gypsy and Traveller exhibition that we are hosting in Chambers at present.
The seminar will begin at 6.30 p.m. and run to 8 p.m. after which there wi
The LSC has withdrawn its Notice to Terminate the Contract of Specialist Support Services.
Please see the attached letter:
LSC letter
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Comment to follow.
Cases RP (EEA Regs – worker – cessation) Italy [2006] UKAIT 00025 1. A person who has been a worker within the meaning of Community law does not cease to be a worker simply by virtue of falling unemployed, but he must be able to show that he has been genuinely seeking work and has […]
Government and legislation Housing Benefit: the DWP were justifiably proud that their exercise to consolidate all housing benefit rules was achieved on 6 March 2006 with the making of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 SI 213: see Circular HB/CTB U3/ 2006. Click here for further information. Disappointingly the first changes were made only two days […]
In a report released today, Tuesday 14 March 2006, the Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee strongly criticises the decision by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to cut funding for the Specialist Support Services which are used by legal aid solicito
Government and legislation Homelessness: the statistics for England for the last quarter of 2005 were published today. They record the first drop below 100,000 in the number of households in temporary accommodation since September 2004. Click here for the full details. Overcrowding: on 8 March 2006 the Minister for Housing announced the government’s intention to […]
Court Cases Employment status Cable & Wireless Plc v Muscat [2006] EWCA 220 Mr Muscat worked for Cable & Wireless under an agreement with an agency to which he provided his services via a limited company. On the facts of the case he was an employee of Cable & Wireless. The Court of Appeal endorsed […]
Government and Parliament The Government published its proposals for a points based system for migration. The proposals suggests a five tier system with Tier 1 covering highly-skilled migrants and Tier 5 covering youth mobility and temporary workers ( click here for further information) By Agreement Denmark will participate in the Dublin II Regulation relating to […]
***IMPORTANT NEWS*** The House of Lords will give its judgment this coming Wednesday 8 March 2006 in the cases Leeds CC v Price and Lambeth LBC v Kay which will decide the extent to which Art 8 ECHR (‘right to respect for a home’) impacts upon claims for possession in housing and gypsy cases. The […]
Government and Parliament The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill is currently passing through Parliament. It will enable ministers to ‘reform’ virtually any piece of legislation by statutory instrument. Click here for more information. The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2006, SI 2006/493, in force from 2.3.6 adds Malawi to the list of countries whose […]
In a landmark judgment given this morning, the Law Lords have again been divided in their opinions as to whether the Human Rights Act 1998 can provide a defence for the occupier of a home to which a public authority would otherwise have an absolute right
