Garden Court Chambers was delighted to learn that a record number of members of Chambers have been identified in the latest edition of Black Letter Law Directory. In total, 12 barristers have been highlighted for being in the news or as notable practition
Bethan Harris appeared in a serious medical treatment case in the Court of Protection on 10 January 2013, representing the family of a young woman with learning difficulties.
Housing Law News Homelessness and Housing Allocation: today (14 January 2013) new eligibility rules for certain EU nationals come into effect in Northern Ireland. They only apply to new applications for housing or homelessness assistance. For the amending regulations, click here. Possession Cases: on 7 January 2013 the UK Government issued updated and detailed statistical […]
News UNHCR noted that there had been improvements in the situation for asylum seekers in Hungary, which no longer returned asylum seekers to Serbia automatically, and regarding their detention, at least for those who claimed asylum on arrival. Click here for more information. Cases R (Bushara) v Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentThe Court […]
Leslie Thomas has been recognised by the campaigning group Black Mental Health UK as one of the leading lights for 2012. In their inter-disciplinary Top 30 list, he is ranked at number 4.
Employment news Response to Consultation now published The Government has now published its response to its consultation on employee owner contracts. Less than 2% of respondents to the consultation indicated an intention to use the scheme, with the remainder expressing greater or lesser degrees of concern. The Government responds by proposing to change the name […]
Housing Law News Council housing: on 20 December 2012 the UK Government published the latest statistical data on council housing in England. The figures reveal a continuing decline in the size of the council housing stock and in the number of lettings. However, the number of applicants on waiting lists has continued to grow. For […]
News The European Court of Human Rights have launched a new series of studies on its case-law relating to particular Articles of the Convention. The first covers Article 5. Click here for more information. Cases Essa, R (On the Application Of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1718, 21 […]
Ian Peddie QC has been representing Neon's mother, Sally Roberts, in her fight, in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, to avoid radiotherapy and provide alternative less harmful treatment for him.
*** SPECIAL NOTICE. This will be the last Housing Law Bulletin of 2012. Its publication was deferred for four days to enable maximum possible coverage of housing events and cases before the seasonal break. The editor (Jan Luba QC) and the Housing Team at Garden Court extend seasonal good wishes to all readers. *** Housing […]
News New immigration rules were announced on 12 December and came into force the next day. The changes include amendments to clarify the absences from the UK that are allowed during the continuous residence period for settlement for Tier 1 (General), Tier 2 and pre-points based system work routes (for example work permits, self-employment and […]
Employment news Muslim women face an uphill battle against prejudice to find work Sadly it seems that prejudice still hinders sections of our society in their quest to find employment. Myriam Francios-Cerrah writing on the Guardian online notes that South Asian Muslim women have the highest rate of unemployment in terms of both religion and […]
UNICEF UK commissioned a team from Queen's University, Belfast to examine and identify lessons from the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in other countries. Smita Shah was invited by UNICEF UK to sit on the Advisory Board.
The Latest Housing Law News Homelessness: the latest statistics on homelessness applications in England were released on 6 December 2012. They show that 13,890 applicants were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty between 1 July and 30 September 2012, 11% higher than during the same quarter of 2011. In consequence, the numbers in temporary […]
Cases Omar, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev 1) [2012] EWHC 3448 (Admin)30th November 2012The Secretary of State was wrong to have invalidated an application for discretionary leave to remain, due to the non payment of a fee, made by an applicant who was in receipt of […]
Displaying a disconcertingly extensive knowledge of James Bond movies, political trivia and GCSE Latin, Garden Court's A Team successfully defended its title to win the INQUEST quiz trophy for the third year running.
Jan Luba QC and Liz Davies have published their third edition of Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice (Jordans). The book provides a uniquely balanced coverage of both allocation of social housing and homelessness.
The Latest Housing Law News Additional Priority in Social Housing Allocation: on Friday 30 November 2012 the new regulations, requiring "additional preference" to be given to certain members of the armed forces in the allocation of social housing in England, came into effect. For a copy of the regulations, click here. For the memorandum explaining […]
Immigration Law News Leveson LJ’s report finds sensational or unbalanced reporting in relation to immigrants and asylum seekers is concerning. To read further, click here. The ONS records that net migration into the UK is falling. To read further, click here. For the Garden Court Immigration Blog inter alia on the case of Said (see […]
Seven and a half years after their original arraignment, three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders were acquitted of six charges yesterday in The Hague. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia found ex-Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ram
