News & Views

Keep up-to-date with the latest news and insights from Garden Court Chambers.

Filter by:

News & Views

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 16 October 2009

Edward Grieves Wins Terrorism Case in the Charity Tribunal

Edward Grieves represented the Appellant in the very first case to be lodged in the newly formed Charity Tribunal.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 October 2009

Issue 153 – 12th October 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Help for homeowners: on 8 October 2009 the Government launched another drive to encourage homeowners with mortgage arrears to get advice and representation. Some 22 hotspot areas are being targeted as having a higher risk of repossessions, due to high levels of unemployment and numbers of court orders for repossessions. […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 October 2009

Issue 157 – 12th October 2009

News The UKBA has published revised guidance for employers and education providers who sponsor migrants under the points-based system, and has enabled education providers to use the sponsorship management system for the first time. Read more. The Home Secretary has personally assured the Pakistan Government that the UKBA is committed to providing an efficient visa […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 October 2009

Issue 152 – 5th October 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Mortgage possession claims in the county court: in relation to all claims issued on or after 1st October 2009, mortgage lenders are obliged to inform local housing authorities when they start repossession action against a homeowner. The Housing Minister has written to all local authority Chief Executives to inform them […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 October 2009

Issue 156 – 5th October 2009

News Alongside the launch of the sponsorship management system for Tier 4 of the points-based system on 5 October 2009, the UK Border Agency has announced new policy for Tier 4 sponsors and would-be students. The new policy centres on two main areas: (a) Extending the maintenance concession for Tier 4 applicants who are already […]

Garden Court Chambers | Sunday 4 October 2009

The Human Rights of Children

Garden Court sponsors seminal UCL Lecture - The Human Rights of Children - given by
Professor Michael Freeman FBA, UCL.
Chaired by The Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 September 2009

Issue 151 – 28th September 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Mortgage Protocol bites this week: from Thursday 1 October 2009 the judges hearing mortgage possession claims will expect to be presented by the lender’s representative with two copies of the completed Mortgage Pre-Action Protocol Checklist (Form N123). The new forms are required by a new paragraph 5.5 in the Practice […]

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 25 September 2009

Children’s Rights – Moving Forward, Keynote Address by Professor Geraldine Van Bueren

Keynote address by Professor Geraldine Van Bueren given at the Garden Court Chambers Children's Rights Day Conference on 24th September 2009.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 September 2009

Issue 150 – 21st September 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Legal advice on Housing: on 17 September 2009 the Legal Aid Minister announced that the contract to provide housing and other advice through the Community Legal Advice helpline had been awarded to a Swansea business, Ty Arian. The line operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm, on 0845 345 4345. […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 September 2009

Issue 72 – 21st September 2009

ECJ Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK ry and ors v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy C-44/08 ECJThe ECJ held that the duty to consult employees about collective redundancies under the Collective Redundancies Directive (No.98/59) is triggered when the employer contemplates strategic decisions or changes in activity which compels the employer to contemplate or plan for redundancies. See […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 14 September 2009

Open House London Annual Event 19 & 20 September

Chambers will be open to the public as part of London's biggest architectural festival giving everyone the opportunity to visit over 600 buildings new and old across London - many of them normally closed to the public -completely free of charge.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 14 September 2009

Issue 149 – 14th September 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Building new social housing: on 10 September 2009 the Housing minister announced that £245 million had been allocated to 43 housing associations across 97 local authority areas to support delivery of a further 3,400 affordable homes. For the detailed announcement, click here. The previous day, he had revealed details […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 14 September 2009

Issue 155 – 14th September 2009

News The UKBA has announced the launch of a public consultation on the fees it charges for its immigration and visa services. Read more. France’s immigration minister has said he will scrap a scheme which would have allowed DNA testing of all new arrivals because it was damaging his country’s image. Read more. In an […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 7 September 2009

Issue 148 – 7th September 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Help for homeowners and tenants in difficulties: on 31 August 2009 the Government issued a new package of information on the DirectGov website for mortgage borrowers and tenants in arrears. The material includes videos, interviews and articles and features DJ Stephen Gold. To access the new material relating to mortgage […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 7 September 2009

Issue 71 – 7th September 2009

Employment Appeal Tribunal Time Limits McFadyen & Ors v PB Recovery Ltd and Ors UKEATS/0072/08/BIWhen an online submission of an ET1 is made successfully to the host server, it holds the ET1 for and on behalf of the Tribunal office identified by the Respondent’s address in part 2.2 or the Claimant’s place of work in […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 7 September 2009

Issue 154 – 7th September 2009

News The government has accepted the recommendations made last month by the Migration Advisory Committee to tighten up the rules controlling when skilled workers are allowed to take jobs in the United Kingdom under the government’s points-based system. From next year, all jobs must be advertised to British workers in Jobcentre Plus for four weeks […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 3 September 2009

Fraud Alert

A member of the criminal team at Garden Court Chambers is subject to an on-going internet scam and he has been named as being a principal immigration lawyer in the UK for resolving matters concerning domestic work visas.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 3 September 2009

Issue 153 – 31 August 2009

News The government released statistics regarding immigration and asylum. The figures show that work applications from the eight accession countries have continued to fall in 2009. In the second quarter of this year there were 26,150 applications from workers in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and the Czech Republic – down from 46,070 […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 1 September 2009

Issue 147 – 1st September 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Fire risks addressed: the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has sent registered social landlords (RSLs) a further briefing on developments since the Camberwell tower block fire and attached detailed advice on fire risk assessments and tackling fire safety in the common parts of blocks of flats. For a copy of the […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 25 August 2009

Issue 70 – 25th August 2009

Court of Appeal Wrongful Dismissal Cook v MSHK Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 624The Claimant could not rely on alleged breaches of the implied term of trust and confidence of which it had knowledge prior to its clear affirmation the contract. Click here. Equal Pay Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley & Ors (Rev 1) […]