Garden Court Chambers has today submitted three responses to the Ministry of Justice in response to its consultation on proposed reforms to Judicial Review. Submissions were made by Garden Court's Civil, Housing and Immigration Teams.
A team of barristers led by Smita Shah submitted an amicus brief to the Criminal Chambers of the Supreme Court today in the case of the infamous 2005 massacre of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community in Colombia.
Employment news Settlement: response to Consultation now published The Government has now published its response to its consultation on settlement and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal. The Government proposes to proceed with the majority of its original proposals although its original suggestion that it should publish guideline settlement tariffs which could be used to evaluate […]
Alex Offer was successful in one of three linked appeals last month on behalf of Travellers and former Dale Farm residents who had rejected offers of bricks and mortar accommodation as unsuitable.
Housing Law News Homelessness in England: on 18 January 2013 the organisation Homeless Link distributed £3.6m in funding to 23 organisations to help them prevent rough sleeping and to assist rough sleepers across England. The money is part of the £20m grant that the UK Government is providing to Homeless Link to administer the Homelessness […]
News For UKBA’s ‘line’ on Capita Business Services contacting "overstayers" in the UK, click here. UNHCR are warning of a refugee crisis in Mali. To read further click here. To read article calling for regulation of gangmasters exploiting Bulgarian and Romanian workers, click here. Cases West London Vocational Training College Limited, R (on the application […]
Marc Willers and Desmond Rutledge appeared for the Claimants in R (Knowles & Anor) v Secretary Of State for Work and Pensions [2013] EWHC 19 (Admin).
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.
