News The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak published a report on Indonesia on 23 November 2007 (http://www.ohchr.org/). The Special Rapporteur noted an improvement in certain regards although he criticised the Indonesian authorities for the impunity shown to alleged perpetrators of torture and lack of legal […]
This seminar will cover an update on recent developments in case law and practice in sentencing 'dangerous' offenders to Imprisonment for Public Protection.
The Last Week On Monday 19 November 2007 the Housing Corporation published Tenure: Good Practice Note 14 to enable housing associations to comply with the law relating to occupancy agreements and the Housing Corporation’s requirements contained in the Regulatory Code and related Circulars. The Note covers the circumstances in which associations are permitted to grant […]
The Last Week On Friday 16 November the new Housing & Regeneration Bill was published. It will amend the right to buy, offer councils more powers to deal with anti-social families, give priority to armed-service personnel in housing allocation, extend security of tenure to gypsies and other travellers on local authority sites and establish a […]
COURT OF APPEAL Illegality and unfair dismissal Klusova v London Borough of Hounslow [2007] EWCA Civ 1127Under s92(d) Employment Rights Act 1996 ("ERA") a potentially fair reason for dismissal is that the employee could not continue to work in the position which he held without contravention (either on his part or that of his employer) […]
LEGISLATION UK Borders Act 2007 Royal Assent 30 October 2007 Sections 17 (Support for failed asylum-seekers) and 59-61 in force 30 October 2007 The British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/3137 in force 3 December 2007 The Regulations amend regulations 2 and 7 of, and Schedules 2, 4 and 5 to, […]
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The Last Week The opening of the Parliamentary Year 2007/2008 on Tuesday 6 November 2007 saw the announcement of a new Housing & Regeneration Bill. This legislation will extend security of tenure to gypsies and other travellers on local authority sites and will establish a new Office for Tenants and Social Landlords. It may also […]
News Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur Dick Marty presented a report on whether individuals and groups "blacklisted" by the UN Security Council and the European Union for their links to terrorism are treated in line with Council of Europe human rights standards. These "blacklists" refer to the possibility whereby a committee working under the […]
The Latest Housing Law News The close of the Parliamentary Year 2006/2007 saw Royal Assent given to a number of new Acts affecting Housing. They include: (1) The Greater London Authority Act 2007. Section 28 casts new responsibilities and powers on the Mayor of London in Housing matters. They will come into force on 23 […]
NEWS On 23rd October 2007 the European Court of Human Rights wrote to UK government inviting them not to remove ethnic Tamils to Sri Lanka who are at risk of harm prohibited by Articles 2 and 3 ECHR. The Court expressed their concerns about the volume of rule 39 applications they are receiving. The Home […]
Housing News: The Last Week On Monday 15 October 2007, the Housing Minister announced the establishment of "The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords" which will become the new regulator in the social housing sector. From 2009 its jurisdiction will extend to housing associations and from 2011 it will also cover local authority landlords. It […]
Housing News: The Last Week On 11 October 2007 the Government published details of its new measures to evaluate performance of local authority housing services. From April 2008 the current measures (such as Best Value Performance indicators) will be scrapped and replaced by new National Indicators (NIs). The NIs for Housing are NI156 (Households in […]
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE Age discrimination Palacios v Cortefiel C 411/05A compulsory retirement age of 65 allowed in Spain under collective agreement was not in breach of the Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation 2000 with respect to age discrimination. The provision was objectively and reasonably justified under Article 6(1) in the context […]
Housing News: The Last Week On Monday 1st October 2007 the new arrangements to enable postponed possession orders (N28A) to be made against assured tenants took effect. The Practice Direction to CPR Part 55 has been modified to extend the provisions enabling landlords of assured tenants to apply for the fixing of a date for […]
EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL Statutory grievance procedure Dick Lovett Ltd v Evans UKEAT/0211/07/JOJThe Tribunal had erred in holding that explanations given in a meeting which took place subsequent to the purported grievance letter was part of the relevant context to be taken into account when deciding whether the original letter met the statutory requirements. Redundancy pay […]
Housing News: The Last Week On Monday 24 September 2007 the Government published a new guide for tenants of student accommodation in the private sector about fire safety and their rights. For a copy click here On Thursday 27 September the Mayor of London published two reports that aim to help increase the supply and […]
We are pleased to announce that Garden Court has been highly ranked in the Legal 500. We are especially pleased for the family team who for the first time are appearing as a leading set.
COURT OF APPEAL Equal Pay Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge [2007] EWCA Civ 910The Court of Appeal holds that section 1(5) Equal Pay Act 1975 applies to work that is rated of higher value than a man’s as well as work that is rated the same. More info EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL Statutory grievance […]
