The Latest Housing Law News Under-occupying social housing: on 14 February 2012 the House of Lords insisted on an amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill designed to protect the welfare benefits of some tenants under-occupying social housing. A reduction in benefits would not apply if: (1) they only have one spare bedroom; and (2) there […]
Cases MM Zimbabwe v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 135 Maurice Kay LJ in the Court of Appeal considered a case where errors leading to delays in determination of an appeal on asylum grounds were entirely those of the Tribunal rather than the Secretary of State, finding that this did […]
Sarah Hemingway monitored the case of the Metal Workers in Turkey who brought unfair dismissal claims against their employers, Sinter Metal Company, on grounds that their dismissal was motivated by anti-union discrimination.
David Renton has launched an employment law blog, where he will comment on his experiences of practising in the employment tribunals on behalf of workers. The launch comes ahead of the publication of David's book Struck Out: Why Employment Tribunals Fail
Shiraz Aziz has represented a woman who was convicted yesterday on multiple counts of benefit fraud, worth £200,000.
The Latest Housing Law News Possession claims: on 9 February 2012 the UK Government published the latest statistics on housing possession claims made in the county courts in England & Wales. These show that while the number of possession claims brought by landlords is increasing, the numbers of claims made by mortgage lenders are stable […]
News Immigration minister Damian Green has issued a written ministerial statement proposing an increase in visa fees. To read further, click here. Statement of Changes in Immigration RulesHC 1733 comes into effect on 13 February 2012 inter alia deleting paras 395A-F of the Immigration Rules. Most significant is the deletion of para 395C. However a […]
Employment news Consultations update The BIS consultations on TUPE and collective redundancy have now closed. The MOJ consultation on charging fees in the ET and EAT is open until 6 March 2012. Click here for the consultation paper. Blacklist case: ET verdictIn a case at London Central ET, concerning blacklisting (i.e. the covert provision of […]
Smita Shah has been invited to join the Advisory Board of a UNICEF UK project on Bringing Children's Rights Into Domestic Law: International Best Practice.
Jan Luba QC has been appointed by Southwark Council to lead an independent commission to examine medium and long-term prospects for the future of council housing in the borough.
The Latest Housing Law News National Housing Strategy for England: on 1 February 2012 the Housing Minister made a written statement to Parliament outlining the steps taken towards implementation of the national housing strategy which was published last November. For the strategy itself, click here. For the ministerial statement on progress, click here. Living in […]
News The full text of Damien Green’s speech delivered last Tuesday can be accessed by clicking here. Cases New London College Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 5142nd February 2012The guidance for holders of a Tier 4 sponsor’s licence was not "criteria affecting individuals’ […]
Garden Court barristers have represented three men who had plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and other high profile targets in London. All three admitted to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism.
Cases Harkins and Edwards v United Kingdom 9146/07 [2012] ECHR 45 (17 January 2012)The doctrine set down by the Law Lords in Wellington met its Waterloo in the decision of the ECtHR in Harkins.The Court considers that the question whether there is a real risk of treatment contrary to Article 3 in another State cannot […]
Stephen Knafler QC represented Caerphilly CBC in judicial review proceedings brought by a commercial care home provider, challenging the council’s decision to terminate its framework contract for the provision of residential accommodation at one of its ho
Employment news TUPE & Redundancy consultations – 5 days to go The closing date for both of these consultations reported more fully in the last bulletin is 31 January 2012. Click here and have your say about TUPE and here for redundancy. Employment Case Law Employment Appeal Tribunal When to adjourn O’ Cathail v Transport […]
News Children’s Commissioner’s report on the immigration process undergone by unaccompanied children arriving in Kent. Click here to read more. Fees paid to lawyers according to the Daily Telegraph (online version) Click here to read more. Cases Othman (Abu Qatada) v United Kingdom (Application no 8139/09) Although the European Court of Human Rights did accept […]
Garden Court Chambers is pleased to be supporting an international conference on Defending Human Rights Defenders, being run by the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, Amnesty International and the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Wor
Helen Curtis and Tim Baldwin to speak at the Public Law Project's training day on the 29 February 2012.
The Latest Housing Law News Social housing tenure reform in England: on 15 January 2012 it became possible for local housing authorities in England to begin drawing up, and consulting on, new tenancy strategies in readiness for the reforms to social housing tenure. The UK Government has brought into force sections 151 and 152 of […]
