The Latest Housing Law News Social housing law reform: later on today (7 November 2011) the House of Commons will consider Lords Amendments to the Localism Bill, almost completing the parliamentary passage of the Bill. Only one housing issue (the minimum duration of new fixed-term secure tenancies) is scheduled for discussion. The Bill will receive […]
News The head of the UK Border Agency Brodie Clark, has been suspended over allegations that passport checks were relaxed over the summer. Click here to read more. The Legal Services Commission has commenced with a new tender for immigration and asylum contracts in the South West and East Anglia. Click here to read more. […]
Garden Court counsel appear in Pakistani cricket spot fixing case - Ali Naseem Bajwa Q.C. represented Salman Butt, the captain of the team, and Henry Blaxland Q.C. represented the gifted young fast bowler Mohammed Amir
The Latest Housing Law News Squatting: on 26 October 2011 the UK Government published its conclusions on reform of the law relating to squatting, following the recent consultation exercise. For a copy of the Response to Consultation report, click here. The Government has decided to proceed with its proposal to make living in residential premises […]
Cases Ahorugeze v Sweden (Application no. 37075/09; 27 October 2011)The European Court of Human Rights reiterated the circumstances in which it would find that fair trial rights abroad were so flawed as to breach of the principles guaranteed by Article 6 ECHR: this must be so fundamental as to amount to a nullification, or destruction […]
Garden Court Chambers has once again been placed in Band 1 in the prestigious Chambers UK 2012 rankings. The set is now recommended in nine areas of practice, together with 49 barristers being individually recommended.
The Latest Housing Law News Housing Law Reform: the last significant chance for amendments to the housing law provisions of the Localism Bill will be in the House of Lords’ Third Reading stage scheduled to take place on 31 October 2011. The Bill is likely to receive Royal Assent in November. For the latest version […]
Employment news Loop hole in Agency Worker Regulations In issue 110 we reported that the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 October 2011; heralding in an era of greater protection for agency workers who work with an employer for at least 12 weeks. However it appears that some employment agencies are asking […]
Deirdre Malone represents families in two inquests. One returns a critical Narrative recommendations for change in national policy after the death in custody of Junior Jermaine McNeil Cartwright. Another records a pure ‘neglect’ verdict after a ‘catalogu
Anna Morris represented the family of Alan Guite, who was found hanging from a window in his cell. Anna also represents the family of Eilidh Cairns who died on the 5 February 2009 in a collision with an HGV.
Employment news The overwork epidemic Research from insurers Aviva suggests that 6 out of 10 employees work unpaid overtime each week. The average amount worked is 90 minutes in excess of a worker’s ordinary hours. One in four workers reports feeling permanently tired, one in five admits to stress, and one in seven says that […]
**** Special note: tomorrow evening (Tuesday 18 October) in Leicester, Jan Luba QC of Garden Court Chambers will be making a free presentation on Current Issues in Housing Law. The meeting is open to all housing practitioners. For the venue and other details, Email the organiser, Brian Hitchcock***** The Latest Housing Law News National Housing […]
News For UKBA’s announcement of changes to immigration rules to take effect on 31 October 2011 (HC 1511) such that persons subject to immigration control who fail to settle an outstanding bill of £1,000 or more for NHS treatment will not be allowed to enter or remain in the UK until the debt is paid […]
**** Special note: next Tuesday evening (18 October) in Leicester Jan Luba QC of Garden Court Chambers will be making a free presentation on Current Issues in Housing Law. The meeting is open to all housing practitioners. For the venue and other details, Email the organiser, Brian Hitchcock***** The Latest Housing Law News Evictions at […]
Cases Raki, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2011] EWHC 24216th October 2011Birtles J., found that the detention of a Moroccan man, pending his removal, for 4 years and 7 months was "self-evidently unreasonable". Click here to read the full judgement. RK (entitlement to represent: s.84) […]
Stephen Knafler QC in the European Court of Human Rights in Bah v United Kingdom (Application No. 56328/07, 27th September 2011).
Employment Law News Chancellor announces plans to transform Tribunal system The Chancellor George Osborne has pre-empted the government’s response to its consultation "Resolving workplace disputes" (which remains unpublished) by announcing to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester that the government intends to introduce a two year qualifying period for unfair dismissal, and issuing and hearing […]
The Latest Housing Law News A new National Housing Strategy: the Prime Minister has announced that the UK Government will shortly publish a new Housing Strategy for England. A key feature will be reform of the right to buy in social housing to encourage more purchases – in particular through an increase in discounts. On […]
Cases Bah v United Kingdom 56328/07 [2011] ECHR 1448 (27 September 2011) The European Court of Human Rights found that immigration status can amount to a ground of distinction for the purposes of Article 14, since it is legal rather than personal. Given the element of choice involved in immigration status, absent inability to return […]
Shereener Browne and Tim Baldwin have been nominated for this year's Bar Pro Bono Award.
