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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 March 2009

The Law on Waiting Lists

This morning the House of Lords handed-down a landmark judgment on the way social housing is distributed

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 3 March 2009

Issue 59 – 3rd March 2009

COURT OF APPEAL Constructive dismissal Woodhouse School v Webster [2009] EWCA Civ 91If the Tribunal interprets evidence differently from that contended for by either side, it is normally good practice for the Tribunal to raise that with the parties in case they wish to consider calling further evidence or making further submissions. In the present […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 March 2009

Issue 125 – 2nd March 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Mending Housing Law: today (2 March 2009) is expected to be the commencement date in England for section 314 of the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008. That section introduces changes to homelessness and housing allocation law designed to replace the provisions of Housing Act 1996 section 185(4) which were declared […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 March 2009

Issue 128 – 2nd March 2009

News New fees for immigration and nationality applications were announced from 6 April 2009: eg £720 for naturalisation. Cases In GS (Existence of internal armed conflict) Afghanistan CG [2009] UKAIT 00010 (24 February 2009) the Secretary of State conceded that Afghanistan is in a state of internal armed conflict. In Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justice […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 26 February 2009

Issue 127 – 26th February 2009

News The UK Border Agency has announced 10 wide-ranging pledges for 2009. (1) In March 2009 it plans to open a new immigration removal centre to help remove immigration offenders, Brook House, located near Gatwick in south-east England. (2) In April 2009 the target is to maximise use or the points-based system "to ensure that […]

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 24 February 2009

Issue 124 – 23 February 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Possession claims: the latest figures for the number of possession claims brought in county courts in England & Wales were released on 20 February 2009 covering the last quarter of 2008. An introductory note to the statistical report suggests that the launch of the mortgage possession pre-action protocol was the […]

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 19 February 2009

Dexter Dias to be appointed as Queen’s Counsel

Garden Court is delighted to announce the appointment of Dexter Dias

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 17 February 2009

New tenants join Garden Court

Chambers is delighted to welcome Sorrel Dixon and Kelly Webb to the family team.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 16 February 2009

Issue 126 – 16th February 2009

News The UKBA have paid out a record amount in damages for unlawfully detaining asylum seeking children. Read more The SSHD has used powers in the EEA Regs. 2006 (SI 2006 / 1003), reg. 19(1) to exclude a far right Dutch MP from entering the UK on public policy, public security grounds. Read More UKBA […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 9 February 2009

Verdict in the Michael Bailey Inquest

Michael Bailey was found hanging in the segregation unit at HMP Rye Hill on 24 March 2005. His death was one of three controversial deaths at the privately-run prison in a fifteen month time period. Today the jury gave a damning verdict

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 9 February 2009

Issue 123 – 9th February 2009

A Garden Court Chambers Seminar – Possession proceedings and convention rights – more twists and turns – is being given by Jan Luba QC and Stephen Cottle on Wednesday 11 February 2009 from 18:30 to 20:00. For more details, click here. The Latest Housing Law News Preventing eviction of mortgage borrowers: on 3 February 2009 […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 9 February 2009

Issue 125 – 9th February 2009

News At a conference in London on Thursday the 5th February, the Refugee Council published the interim findings of its project working with vulnerable women who have claimed asylum in the UK. The report highlighted that sexual violence lay behind a very significant number of asylum claims made by women. However, equally disturbing are the […]

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 6 February 2009

Latest Homelessness case from the House of Lords

This week the House of Lords gave judgment in an important case about the provision of homelessness assistance to fathers separated from their children.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 3 February 2009

Book Launch: Blackstone’s Guide to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Garden Court Chambers is proud to announce the publication by Oxford University Press of the Blackstone's Guide to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. Edited by Maya Sikand, contributing authors are Kate Aubrey Johnson, Adrian Berry, Brenda Cam

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 February 2009

Issue 122 – 2nd February 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Tolerated trespassers: it is now official. The provisions of the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008 which prevent the creation of more tolerated trespassers (and provide current tolerated trespassers with replacement tenancies) will come into effect on 6 April 2009. The date is included in the annual schedule of commencement dates […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 February 2009

Issue 58 – 2nd February 2009

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE Holiday pay Stringer v HMRC C 520/06Under the Working Time Directive, national legislation or practices can prevent workers from taking holiday while on sick leave. However, workers will still accrue holiday entitlement during their sick leave. They are entitled to take this holiday on returning to work or to be paid […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 February 2009

Issue 124 – 2nd February 2009

NEWS 1. The Home Office have warned Universities and Colleges to sign up to the New Points System by February 2nd 2009 if they want to teach international students. The new points system goes live in March 2009. border and immigration agency website. More info 2. A report on children and Justice which calls for […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 26 January 2009

Issue 121 – 26th January 2009

The Latest Housing Law News Housing cases in the courts: among the amendments to be made by the 49th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules are several applicable to housing cases. From 6 April 2009, housing judicial review cases will be capable of issue and determination at court centres outside London. The detail is in […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 26 January 2009

Issue 123 – 26 January 2009

News The UK Border Agency has announced changes to the treatment of applications for private servants in diplomatic households following a commitment by Ministers that settlement provisions would be retained for those entering the United Kingdom (UK) under tier 5 of the points-based system. more info Cases In CL (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for […]

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 19 January 2009

Issue 122 – 19th January 2009

News (19 January 2009) The Thai military has taken into custody another group of asylum-seekers from Burma’s Rohingya minority. It comes amid accusations – denied by the military – that units set hundreds of refugees adrift at sea last month. A boat carrying 46 Rohingyas was intercepted this morning off an island in southern Thailand. […]