Stephen Knafler QC and Tim Baldwin appeared for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, which finally won its long-running dispute with Buckinghamshire County Council in the Court of Appeal: R (Buckinghamshire CC) v Kingston upon Thames RBC [2011] EWCA
Stephen Knafler QC and Patrick Lewis represented the appellant in PM (Nicaragua) v SSHD (C5/2010/2672)
The Latest Housing Law News Updating Housing Law: the publishers of Defending Possession Proceedings (see below) have released a free downloadable update to several chapters of the current edition of the book to take account of recent cases such as Pinnock and Powell. To access the update, click here. Housing Benefit: on 19 April 2011 […]
News UK demands end to violence by Syrian authorities against pro democracy demonstrators and UK foreign secretary is considering "other measures" to be taken against Syria. To read further, click here. New student rules came into force on 21st April, 2011 affecting Tier IV students of points based system. The new Immigration rules include tougher […]
The Latest Housing Law News Housing Law Reform: the House of Commons Library has produced a useful summary of changes made to the Localism Bill by the Public Bill Committee in its Research Paper 11/32 Localism Bill: Committee Stage Report . The housing parts of the Bill are reviewed at pages 41-57. For a copy […]
Marc Willers attended the fourth Annual Meeting of the EU's Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) on 13-14 April in Vienna on behalf of Garden Court Chambers.
News David Cameron launched the Conservative’s local election campaign last week with a speech on immigration. To read further, click here. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, called on European countries last week to adopt a more humane approach to migration. To read further, click here. The Poppy Project, which provides […]
A client of Anna Morris has been interviewed on Radio 4's Women's Hour about the problems faced by sex workers who experience violence in the course of their work.
The Latest Housing Law News Homes from offices and commercial premises: on 8 April 2011 the UK Government launched a consultation exercise on proposed changes to planning laws designed to make it easier for empty office blocks and other commercial premises to be converted for use as residential accommodation. For a copy of the consultation […]
News The coalition government’s new annual limit on non-EU worker migrants came into force on 6 April. To read further, click here. New ‘immigration fees’ came into force on 6 April. To read further, click here. To see The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011, click here. The European Parliament has backed and amended the […]
Leslie Thomas has successfully acted for a client who suffered psychiatric injury following his prosecution for charges relating to child pornography in 2004. He received £20,000 in damages for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office after
On 30 March 2011 at the culmination of a two week inquest into the death of 24 year old Mark James Dakin, a patient detained under the Mental Health Act in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Bolton, a jury sitting at Bolton Coroners Court returne
The Latest Housing Law News Housing Cases in the County Court: on 29 March 2011, the UK coalition Government launched a consultation exercise on proposals to reform the handling of cases in the county courts. In relation to Housing cases, the proposals include retaining the £1000 small claims limit for housing disrepair and making the […]
News The Immigration Minister Damien Green made a ministerial statement last week, detailing the Government’s proposed changes to Tier 4 of the Points Based System. To read further, click here. Cases Secretary of State for the Home Department v MK (Tunisia) [2011] EWCA Civ 333The Court of Appeal in found that S.3D(2)(a) of the Immigration […]
Kirsten Heaven has acted for the husband of a vulnerable woman who died shortly after being released from police custody. The case highlights the responsibilities of police officers towards members of the public during and after arrest.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Amendment Walsall MBC & Housing 21 Ltd v Birch & ors UKEAT/0376/10/JOJThe Employment Tribunal had not erred in applying Selkent and granting permission to the Claimants to amend their equal pay claims to join the transferee to an existing claim for Equal Pay against the transferor, even though the claims had not […]
The Latest Housing Law News Squatting: on 21 March 2011, the UK coalition Government announced that it will take steps in the New Year to make squatting a criminal offence. Meanwhile it has published ‘strengthened’ and updated guidance for homeowners, indicating what steps they can take if a squatter invades their home. For the announcement, […]
News Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi, the current holder of the EU presidency, states that Western air strikes on Libya have averted a refugee crisis that could have seen hundreds of thousands of Libyans flood into Egypt. To read further, click here. Meanwhile, International agency Oxfam welcomed the visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, […]
Leslie Thomas has once again secured substantial damages plus costs for a man who was wrongly arrested and assaulted by police officers. The case demonstrates the need for the legal system to hold the police and others in public office to account.
The Latest Housing Law News More Housing Contracts for Legal Advisers: prospective providers of housing law advice have until 23 March 2011 to register expressions of interest with the Legal Services Commission for providing social welfare law services in North Lincolnshire, Warwickshire South, and Oxfordshire. Also, on 17 March 2011 further bid-rounds opened for contracts […]
