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Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 May 2008

Decade Altering Decision in Housing Law

Article 8 Landmark Ruling reached in McCann v. the United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 May 2008

Issue 95 – 12th May 2008

The Latest Housing Law News Possession actions: on 9 May 2008 the latest statistics on possession claims made by landlords and mortgage lenders were released. They cover the first 3 months of 2008. The figures for claims started and orders made have all increased. For the full tables of figures, click here. For the press […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 May 2008

Issue 88 – 12th May 2008

News The Home Office published proposals for much tighter skilled and temporary worker tiers of its new Points Based System (PBS). The schemes – known as Tier 2 and Tier 5 – sweep aside around 30 different routes to the UK, including the old work permit system. To qualify, skilled foreign nationals will have to […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 May 2008

Sean Horstead joins Garden Court Crime Team

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the arrival of Sean Horstead to the Crime Team.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 6 May 2008

Latest Edition: Macdonald’s Immigration Law and Practice

Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, "Macdonald's Immigration Law & Practice" has established itself as the standard textbook in the field and is recognised by the legal profession as the most authoritative text on immigration

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 6 May 2008

Issue 94 – 5th May 2008

***** STOP PRESS**** Tuesday 6th May 2008 is the last date for applications for Housing Law tenancies at Garden Court Chambers. See the end of this bulletin for details. ************************** The Latest Housing Law News The Housing Bill: on 28 April 2008 the Housing and Regeneration Bill completed its second reading in the House of […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 May 2008

Issue 87 – 5th May 2008

News The Home Office announced they are deciding work permit applications and review requests more slowly than their publicly stated objectives. More info Special UK visa procedures have been introduced for football fans who wish to travel to Manchester to watch Zenit FC play in UEFA Cup Final in Manchester on Wednesday May 14th. More […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 1 May 2008

Henry Blaxland QC secures retrial for Babysitter Suzanne Holdsworth

Blaxland tells court that the babysitter jailed for murdering her neighbour's toddler is the victim of a "serious miscarriage of justice".

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 April 2008

Issue 93 – 28th April 2008

The Latest Housing Law News Housing and Human Rights: on 21 April 2008 the Equality & Human Rights Commission launched an inquiry chaired by Dame Nuala O’Loan to investigate how human rights are working in England & Wales. For the terms of reference click here. The inquiry has issued a call for evidence. Advisers working […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 April 2008

Issue 86 – 28th April 2008

News From 28 April 2008, people applying for an extension of stay in the United Kingdom using application forms for students FLR(S) and marriages FLR(M) will also need to complete the new section (7) of the application form which covers biometric immigration documents. Biometric immigration document is the legal term for identity cards for foreign […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 April 2008

Issue 92 – 21st April 2008

The Latest Housing Law News Regulating Social Landlords: the Housing Bill presently before Parliament will create a new "regulator" in the social housing sector – "OFTenant". Progress on establishing that organisation is outlined in a letter Kate Barker has sent to all stakeholders. For a copy of her letter click here. Housing Bill: the next […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 April 2008

Issue 49 – 21st April 2008

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE Fixed-term workers Impact v Ireland European Court of Justice, Case C268/06Clause 4 of the framework agreement on fixed-term work (put into effect by Council Directive 1999/70/EC) must be interpreted as meaning that "employment conditions" encompasses conditions relating to pay and to pensions which depend on the employment relationship, but not to […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 April 2008

Issue 85 – 21st April 2008

Legislation The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 No. 1089 (L. 8) Rule 4 introduce new powers for combined hearings for related Appellants, empower the Tribunal to consider an appeal without a hearing where the person giving notice of appeal fails to include with the notice of appeal the notice of […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 14 April 2008

Issue 91 – 14th April 2008

The Latest Housing Law News Tolerated trespassers: are on the way out at last! The latest version of the Housing Bill 2008 includes at clauses 298 and schedule 10 the provisions necessary to abolish them. For a copy of the Bill click here . The changes follow a consultation exercise the results of which have […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 14 April 2008

Issue 84 – 14th April 2008

Caselaw Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 308 The Immigration Rules are not delegated or subordinate legislation and therefore were not subject to the Interpretation Act 1978. Therefore the Home Office was entitled to apply the Immigration Rules in force at the time that it considered an immigration application […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 7 April 2008

Issue 83 – 7th April 2008

News Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that launch of the country’s new UK Border Agency on the 3rd April 2008. The new Agency, established as a shadow agency of the Home Office, is intended to protect our borders, control migration for the benefit of the country, prevent border tax fraud, smuggling and immigration crime and […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 31 March 2008

Issue 90 – 31st March 2008

The Last Week in Housing Law On 28 March 2008 the Government published Statutory Homelessness in England: The Experience of Families and 16-17 Year Olds – Homelessness Research Summary Number 7, 2008. The summary presents the findings of a major survey of homeless families and 16-17 year olds. The survey investigated the characteristics of homeless […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 31 March 2008

Issue 82 – 31st March 2008

LEGISLATION SI 2008 No 977 with effect from 7th April 2008, amends the Criminal Justice Act 1991 to expand the early release scheme so as to enable foreign national prisoners to be removed from prison, and hence the UK, at an earlier point in their sentence Immigration rule change [HC 420] from 7th April 2008 […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 26 March 2008

Issue 89 – 24th March 2008

The Last Week in Housing Law On 17 March 2008 the House of Lords passed an amendment to the Children & Young Persons Bill the effect of which is to create a statutory duty on the Borders & Immigration Agency to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (particularly homeless unaccompanied asylum seekers) who pass […]