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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 14 April 2010

Garden Court Mediation Launch

Garden Court Chambers is proud to announce the launch of Garden Court Mediation, a full mediation service covering all areas of law.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 April 2010

Issue 178 – 13 April 2010

News 7 APRIL 2010: Tier 4 rule changes for education providers and migrant students The immigration rules now include rules which govern a highly trusted sponsor licence and only those institutions with such a licence can offer restricted courses. If a student is studying on a restricted course and the institution does not hold a […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 April 2010

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Garden Court Chambers | Friday 9 April 2010

Seeking Definition of the Word “Walking”

Desmond Rutledge, a tenant at Garden Court Chambers, has been granted leave to appeal in the case of Raminder Sandhu v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CI/2009/2281); a case which hinges on the legal definition of the verb "to walk".

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 April 2010

Issue 177 – 7th April 2010

News In a speech on 31 March 2010, the Prime Minister explained that under the points-based system unskilled migrant workers from outside the EU will not be allowed into the UK due to reduced need for their services. The Prime Minister also said better training of British nationals would progressively tackle the skills shortages that […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 29 March 2010

Issue 176 – 29 March 2010

News The Migration Advisory Committee published last week its latest recommendations for changes to the shortage occupation lists for the UKBA. The committee recommends that the pharmacist’s category on the UK shortage occupation list be expanded to include community pharmacists. It also recommends those orchestral musician jobs that are not for leaders or principals of […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 29 March 2010

Female mental health patient dies of postural asphyxia contributed to by hospital’s neglect

An inquest into the death of Ingea Suzanne Brindley culminated on 26 March 2010 with HM Coroner for Derbyshire, Dr. Robert Hunter, returning a narrative verdict recording that Suzanne’s death was caused by postural asphyxia, airway obstruction and acute a

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 29 March 2010

Hospital’s failures cause the death of cancer patient

An inquest into the death of Myron Hall culminated on 21 March 2010 with HM Deputy Coroner for Bridgend, Mr. Huw Medlicott, returning a narrative verdict recording that Myron’s death was caused by numerous individual and system failures in Royal Glamorgan

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 29 March 2010

Issue 172 – 29 March 2010

The Latest Housing Law News More Assured Tenants: at present a tenancy cannot be an assured (or assured shorthold) tenancy if the rent exceeds £25,000pa – about £481pw. This means that many relatively modest rentals (particularly of houses let to a number of students as joint tenants) are outside statutory protection. On 25 March 2010 […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 23 March 2010

Issue 175 – 23rd March 2010

NEWS The Home Office have announced new changes in the immigration rules to come into effect on 6th April 2010. Changes to the immigration rules include changes to Tier I and Tier 2 rules and to rules relating to asylum seekers which will include changes to prevent asylum seekers from humanitarian protection if there are […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 22 March 2010

Issue 171 – 22nd March 2010

The Latest Housing Law News New National Standards for Social Housing published: everyone working in, or advising on, social housing (whether council or housing association stock) will need a copy of the new national standards for social housing published by the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) last week. These standards come into force on 1 April […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 22 March 2010

Issue 78 22nd March 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Unfair dismissal Sarkar v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 289 The Employment Tribunal had not erred into taking into account the fact that the Respondent had at one stage felt that the allegations of misconduct against the Claimant were not serious enough to engage the full disciplinary procedure, […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 15 March 2010

HIGHLY CRITICAL JURY VERDICT CONDEMNS THE ACTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AND THE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE PAUL COKER RECEIVED IN CUSTODY

A jury at the inquest into the death of 32 year old Paul Coker yesterday returned a critical verdict finding that lack of communication coupled with inadequate police training in identifying Paul’s condition as a medical emergency contributed to his death. The inquest opened on 11 January 2010 before HM Deputy Coroner for South London […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 15 March 2010

Legal Bulletin No 174 – 15 March 2010

Cases The European Court of Human Rights in R.C. v. Sweden (Application no. 41827/07;9 March 2010) made strong comments about medical evidence. Faced with a medical certificate giving a rather strong indication to the authorities that the applicant’s scars and injuries may have been caused by ill-treatment or torture, and in that scenario the domestic […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 9 March 2010

UNICEF and Garden Court Chambers – ‘ Levelling the Playing Field.’

Report by Nadine Finch and Laura Brownlees on the ordeal that migrant children face in Britain.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 8 March 2010

Issue 170 – 8th March 2010

The Latest Housing Law News Mortgage Rescue: on 4 March 2010 the Government published a new leaflet describing its mortgage rescue scheme in England: Government mortgage to rent. The leaflet is only available on-line. For copies, click here. Social Housing Allocation: on 3 March 2010 the Housing Minister announced the launch of a new "home-finding" […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 March 2010

Issue 77 – 2nd March 2010

COURT OF APPEAL Employment statusMuschett v HM Prison Service [2010] EWCA Civ 25The relationship between the Claimant, who was placed by an agency to work in a prison laundry, and the Respondent had not developed into that of an employee, nor was he in the Respondent’s employment for the purposes of s78 Race Relations Act […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 March 2010

Issue 173 – 2nd March 2010

News Senior home office officials will be questioned this week by the home affairs select committee over allegations that women inside Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre were assaulted by staff using riot shields. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/28/yarls-wood-assaults The Quarterly statistics covering immigration and asylum were published by the home office last week. Figures show that applications for asylum […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 March 2010

Issue 169 – 1st March 2010

The Latest Housing Law News New national standards for social landlords: the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) will announce later this month the content of the new national statutory standards to be observed by both local councils and housing associations from 1 April 2010. The TSA has been working through a deluge of comments on the […]