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 […]
ILPA and HJT Training announced the launch of their "Compilation of Immigration and Asylum Policies of the Home Office" on 7 September 2009. The compilation is in two volumes (Volume 1: Regular Migration Under the Immigration Rules; Volume 2: Asylum and Other Forms of Protection; Enforcement Action). Read more. News The Home Office announced changes […]
Court of Appeal Unfair DismissalStrand Transport Services Ltd v Whitworth [2009] EWCA Civ 858 Although the Tribunal’s decision on the matter was brief, with no findings of fact or clear reasons, save to say it was given "no evidence" in support of the submission, it was obvious why the Respondent had failed on the Polkey […]
The Latest Housing Law News New Homelessness Code of Guidance: the Secretary of State has issued new statutory guidance on Intentional Homelessness to supplement the Homelessness Code of Guidance for local housing authorities in England. For a copy of the new Code, click here. New Social Housing Allocation Code of Guidance: in the wake of […]
NEWS The Home Office has agreed to return fees for certificates of approval applied for between 1st February 2005 and 8th April 2009 if the payment of fees causes real hardship. Read more. Government plans to concentrate foreign national prisoners in a few prisons currently being implemented under a secret agreement are likely to lead […]
On Thursday 24th September 2009, Garden Court Chambers is holding an all day conference entitled "Children's Rights Day Conference"
House of Lords Stringer and ors v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2009] UKHL 31The House of Lords said that workers who are denied holiday pay can pursue a tribunal claim for unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996 as well as the WTR. The House of Lords has now decided that […]
News The UK Border Agency announced this week that it is changing its published policy on judicial review challenges in cases where they are seeking a removal. The changes to the policy will come into effect on 3rd August 2009. If an applicant issues a claim for a judicial review up to three months after […]
News Three law firm workers have been given prison sentences totalling 16 years for providing false immigration documents. see The UKBA has announced some very large fines being imposed on a restaurant for employing illegal workers. see Cases In SSHD v HH (Iraq) [2009] EWCA Civ 727 the CA held that a decision to make […]
Garden Court Housing Barristers key to important House of Lords Decision
House of Lords SCA Packaging v Boyle [2009] UKHL 37 HLThe House of Lords decided that the word ‘likely’ as used in paragraphs 6(1) and 2(2) of Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (whether an impairment would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal […]
The Latest Housing Law News Housing Possession Claims: in the first quarter of this year (January to March 2009) over 61,000 possession claims were brought in the county courts of England & Wales and over 38,000 warrants for possession were issued. Both figures represent increases against the last quarter of 2008. The details were given […]
News Violence in China’s western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and 800 people injured. Reports from Xinjiang suggest some internet and mobile services are blocked. View The defence secretary concedes that there is a need for a new investigation into the deaths of 20 Iraqis in Basra in 2004 High […]
Godfrey Moyo's family was represented by INQUEST Lawyers Group members,
barrister Leslie Thomas of Garden Court Chambers instructed by Daniel
Machover of Hickman and Rose Solicitors.
The Latest Housing Law News More reform in Housing: in a parliamentary written statement made on 30 June 2009 the Housing Minister announced a swathe of further changes to housing law and policy including: (1) with immediate effect, all new build council housing will be excluded from the HRA subsidy system which means that councils […]
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Garden Court has responded to the Legal Services Commission’s consultation on denying access to criminal work for solicitors who refuse to carry out the work for next to nothing. A copy of the response has been sent to the Constitutional Affairs Committee
Women fleeing domestic violence entitled to Homelessness Assistance
Women's Refuges Protected From Bed-Blocking
The Latest Housing Law News More Law on Social Housing: today (29 June 2009) the Prime Minister announced further changes in the law relating to social housing as part of the Building Britain’s Future programme The four specific proposals are: (1) a change in the rules for allocating social housing, enabling local authorities to give […]
Employment Appeal Tribunal Strike out Ironopolis Film Company Ltd & ors v Fox UKEAT/0314/08/DAAs the Respondents’ responses were struck out in accordance with Rule 18(7)(b), (c) and (e) the Tribunal had erred in saying that they were not entitled to take any further part in the proceedings other than to seek a review. see Amendment/reasons […]
