The Latest Housing Law News Mortgage Protocol bites this week: from Thursday 1 October 2009 the judges hearing mortgage possession claims will expect to be presented by the lender’s representative with two copies of the completed Mortgage Pre-Action Protocol Checklist (Form N123). The new forms are required by a new paragraph 5.5 in the Practice […]
Keynote address by Professor Geraldine Van Bueren given at the Garden Court Chambers Children's Rights Day Conference on 24th September 2009.
The Latest Housing Law News Legal advice on Housing: on 17 September 2009 the Legal Aid Minister announced that the contract to provide housing and other advice through the Community Legal Advice helpline had been awarded to a Swansea business, Ty Arian. The line operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm, on 0845 345 4345. […]
ECJ Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK ry and ors v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy C-44/08 ECJThe ECJ held that the duty to consult employees about collective redundancies under the Collective Redundancies Directive (No.98/59) is triggered when the employer contemplates strategic decisions or changes in activity which compels the employer to contemplate or plan for redundancies. See […]
Chambers will be open to the public as part of London's biggest architectural festival giving everyone the opportunity to visit over 600 buildings new and old across London - many of them normally closed to the public -completely free of charge.
The Latest Housing Law News Building new social housing: on 10 September 2009 the Housing minister announced that £245 million had been allocated to 43 housing associations across 97 local authority areas to support delivery of a further 3,400 affordable homes. For the detailed announcement, click here. The previous day, he had revealed details […]
News The UKBA has announced the launch of a public consultation on the fees it charges for its immigration and visa services. Read more. France’s immigration minister has said he will scrap a scheme which would have allowed DNA testing of all new arrivals because it was damaging his country’s image. Read more. In an […]
The Latest Housing Law News Help for homeowners and tenants in difficulties: on 31 August 2009 the Government issued a new package of information on the DirectGov website for mortgage borrowers and tenants in arrears. The material includes videos, interviews and articles and features DJ Stephen Gold. To access the new material relating to mortgage […]
Employment Appeal Tribunal Time Limits McFadyen & Ors v PB Recovery Ltd and Ors UKEATS/0072/08/BIWhen an online submission of an ET1 is made successfully to the host server, it holds the ET1 for and on behalf of the Tribunal office identified by the Respondent’s address in part 2.2 or the Claimant’s place of work in […]
News The government has accepted the recommendations made last month by the Migration Advisory Committee to tighten up the rules controlling when skilled workers are allowed to take jobs in the United Kingdom under the government’s points-based system. From next year, all jobs must be advertised to British workers in Jobcentre Plus for four weeks […]
A member of the criminal team at Garden Court Chambers is subject to an on-going internet scam and he has been named as being a principal immigration lawyer in the UK for resolving matters concerning domestic work visas.
News The government released statistics regarding immigration and asylum. The figures show that work applications from the eight accession countries have continued to fall in 2009. In the second quarter of this year there were 26,150 applications from workers in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and the Czech Republic – down from 46,070 […]
The Latest Housing Law News Fire risks addressed: the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has sent registered social landlords (RSLs) a further briefing on developments since the Camberwell tower block fire and attached detailed advice on fire risk assessments and tackling fire safety in the common parts of blocks of flats. For a copy of the […]
Court of Appeal Wrongful Dismissal Cook v MSHK Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 624The Claimant could not rely on alleged breaches of the implied term of trust and confidence of which it had knowledge prior to its clear affirmation the contract. Click here. Equal Pay Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley & Ors (Rev 1) […]
The Latest Housing Law News Help on possession day: there are now hundreds of schemes providing last minute assistance to defendants in possession cases in the county courts. The Government has established a Housing Possession Court Desk Community on the internet to help participants exchange information and expertise. It can be accessed by registering through […]
News The government’s migration advisory committee (Mac) have published a report on the Tier 2 points based system. The report resoundingly rejected the suggestion that the system should be significantly tightened in the face of the economic downturn. Click here. The UK Border Agency has amended its implementation plan for Tier 4 of the points-based […]
20th August 2009 the Registry of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the replacement for the House of Lords Judicial Committee- the Highest Court of Appeal in the UK) opened for business in the former Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square.
In CPC/571/2008 [2009] UKUT 55 (AAC), an Upper Tribunal Judge (formerly a Social Security Commissioner) decided that the Department had been wrong to have regard to the claimant’s Irish state pension as income for the purposes of calculating his entitleme
The Latest Housing Law News County Court Possession Claims: official figures published on 14 August 2009 covering the period April to June 2009 show that, over those three months, mortgage lenders issued 26,215 possession claims (14% higher than in the first quarter of 2009) and another 34,421 landlord possession claims were issued. For the full […]
News A report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, Dame Anne Owers, criticises the intimidating behaviour of immigration escort staff. Read more and click here. According to the Refugee Council the government has announced that it is cutting its cash support to destitute asylum seekers waiting for a decision. Currently, single […]
