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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 30 May 2007
Issue 60 - 28th May 2007
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 May 2007
Issue 54 - 28th May 2007
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 23 May 2007
Inquest: Shahid Aziz
The Death of Shahid Aziz and the failure of the Prison Service to learn lessons following the Zahid Murbarek Inquiry. Shahid Aziz was killed by his cell mate, Peter McCann, on the morning of 2nd April 2004, literally within minutes of being locked up in
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 May 2007
Issue 53 - 21st May 2007
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 May 2007
Issue 59 - 21st May 2007
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 18 May 2007
Homeless children in need must be accommodated under Children Act 1989, s 20 and not s 17
Mr Justice Holman held that local authorities were required to accommodate children in need of accommodation under Children Act 1989, s 20, so that they were entitled to the protective machinery of being looked after and also after-care services, when the
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 16 May 2007
Birmingham City Council v Paul Walker [2007] UKHL 22
The House of Lords decided in a unanimous decision today (16th May 2006) that a person who had been a joint tenant of a local authority tenancy and became a sole tenant prior to the introduction of secure tenancies by the Housing Act 1980 was not a succes