The Latest Housing Law News Housing fraud: on 23 October 2012, the House of Commons expressed all-party support for the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Bill during a debate on authorising the public expenditure that may be incurred when it is enacted. For the debate (at column 891) click here. The Bill completed its Committee […]
Tom Wainwright secured a rare acquittal today in a criminal trial arising out of the "London Riots" in 2011. A jury at Wood Green Crown Court found the defendant not guilty of burglary and handling stolen goods.
Ali Bajwa QC and Deirdre Malone have today secured an important verdict at the inquest into the death of six members of the Kua family; a tragedy which has been described by the London Fire Brigade as the worst house fire they had seen in the last decade.
The Court of Appeal held today (in a majority 2:1 judgment), in Fitzroy George v Secretary of State for the Home Department that whilst the making of a deportation order invalidates a person's leave to remain, any subsequent revocation of the deportation
Adrian Berry has won an important Court of Appeal case on the procedural protection afforded by Article 8 ECHR where there are parallel family proceedings and immigration proceedings.
The Latest Housing Law News Last gasp on Legal Aid and Housing: at 12 noon today (22 October 2012) the deadline expires for the submission by housing lawyers and other housing advisers of bids for the new contracts to give LSC-funded legal aid, advice and assistance in Housing matters from April 2013. The same deadline […]
Cases EM (Eritrea) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 133617th October 2012Following NS v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EUECJ C-411/10, the test for opposing return under the Dublin II Regulations is that in the country of first arrival there are "systemic deficiencies in the […]
The High Court today, in an unprecedented development, upheld the dismissal of a claim for possession against an Introductory Tenant on the basis that eviction would infringe his human rights.
This week, an independent commission chaired by Jan Luba QC has presented a report to the Southwark London Borough Council on the future for council housing in that Borough.
Employment news Carillion workers accused of race discriminationWhite managers at a hospital in Swindon working for outsourcing firm Carillion, have been accused of race discrimination. The allegations are made in a claim filed at the Employment Tribunal. It is alleged that white managers demanded gifts and cash from workers of Goan origin before agreeing to […]
The Latest Housing Law News Housing and anti-social behaviour: on 8 October 2012 the UK Government announced that local councils have committed to start work with 41,835 problem families across England by the end of this financial year under the Troubled Families Framework. The Department for Communities and Local Government has paid out £111m in […]
News Sad to report that John Dean, who for many years was the inspiration in transforming the Electronic Immigration Network from a theoretical idea to an essential part of the immigration lawyers’ armoury, passed away after a long illness. Click here for tribute. The latest SIAC hearing in Abu Qatada’s long running deportation case has […]
David Emanuel has successfully argued that an IPP sentence imposed on an appellant for offences of rape and unlawful sexual activity with a child was wrongly imposed.
News HJT Training’s Immigration Manual, now in its Eleventh Edition and covering the latest changes to family migration in Appendix FM, is now available on the Kindle. For more information click here. Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a document providing guidelines to address the emergency situation in North Africa and the resulting influx of forced […]
The Latest Housing Law News Fire hazards in private lets: on 2 October 2012 the London Fire Brigade (LFB) released figures on the numbers of fires in occupied properties which should not be being used for human habitation. The statistics show that over the last three years there were 235 fires in buildings that appeared […]
The official website for The Protest Handbook provides free updates and resources for campaigners and their advisers on protest law.
Employment news Consultations remain open The Government’s consultations on settlement agreements and Tribunal procedure remain open. Blacklisting: companies in the firing line The Mirror reports that former construction workers have now begun a £600 million blacklisting claim against companies including Sir Robert McAlpine, Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Amec, Skanska and Taylor Woodrow. The issue is also […]
The Latest Housing Law News New Judicial Officers: this morning (1 October 2012) Lord Neuberger was sworn-in as a Justice of the UK Supreme Court and as its new President. For the details, click here. Lord Dyson was sworn-in as the new Master of the Rolls. Chris Grayling MP took his oath of office as […]
News The UKBA have published a response to the legal challenge to their revocation of London Metropolitan University’s Tier 4 sponsorship licence. For more information click here. The UKBA have introduced changes, due to start today, to their online application process. For more information click here. It is being reported that the UKBA maintains a […]
Garden Court Chambers has today submitted a formal response to the Second Consultation by the Commission on a Bill of Rights. In it we stress the importance of retaining the existing rights and provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998, and question the mer
