Housing Law News Dear Reader, Housing Law Bulletin is now on its Easter break – but that does not mean that for the next couple of weeks you need to miss out on any news about housing law and practice. For daily housing law news and updates from the editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba […]
Jury finds serious prison failures contributed to the death of 17-year-old Jake Hardy.
Ali Naseem Bajwa QC and Anthony Harrison represent defendant accused of false imprisonment by holding prison officer hostage.
Garden Court welcomes Rashida Manjoo to discuss practitioners’ experiences of dealing with victims of violence against women.
The Garden Court Crime Team has decided to urge CBA members to vote in favour of the upcoming ballot question.
SPECIAL NOTICE: The Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) will be undertaking the London Legal Walk 2014 to raise funds for advice service charities. Please consider making a small donation. Click here to do so. Housing Law News Housing and Legal Aid (1): as reported in last week’s bulletin, the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) […]
Speaking on behalf of the criminal practitioners at Garden Court, Henry Blaxland QC explains the reasons behind the dismay at yesterday's deal negotiated by the CBA.
SPECIAL NOTICE: the Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) will be undertaking the London Legal Walk 2014 to raise funds for advice service charities. Please consider making a small donation. Click here to do so. Housing Law News Housing and legal aid (1): on 14 March 2014 new regulations were laid in the UK […]
Following a review of the case, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that it intends to charge three G4S guards with manslaughter over the death of Jimmy Mubenga.
SPECIAL NOTICE: The Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) will be undertaking the London Legal Walk 2014 to raise funds for advice service charities. Please consider making a small donation. Click here to do so. Housing Law News Housing Allocation and Homelessness: on 14 March 2014 the Welsh Government launched a consultation exercise on […]
After a 13-day trial, six environmental activists protesting against the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road have been acquitted of aggravated trespass.
The Court of Appeal today, in an unprecedented development, upheld the dismissal of a claim for possession against an Introductory Tenant on the basis that an eviction would infringe his human rights. The tenant was represented by Jan Luba QC.
Desmond Rutledge, in an interview with LexisNexis, analyses the government's new minimum earnings threshold for determining whether EEA nationals who claim out-of-work benefits as a jobseeker have acquired the status of a worker.
SPECIAL NOTICE: The Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) will be undertaking the London Legal Walk 2014 to raise funds for advice service charities. Please consider making a small donation. Click here to do so. Housing Law News Homelessness: on 6 March 2014 the UK Government published the latest homelessness statistics from local housing […]
Immigration Law News For the Home Office’s report: “Impacts of migration on UK native employment: An analytical review of the evidence”, click here. From 1 April 2014, the British Refugee Council and Migrant Helpline will provide advice services to asylum seekers and refugees. To read further, click here. For updated register of licensed sponsors: workers […]
A coroner has found that army bullying and alleged rape contributed to the self-inflicted death of Anne-Marie Ellement, a Royal Military Police soldier. Kirsten Heaven represented Anne-Marie’s sisters.
Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce that Kate Aubrey-Johnson is taking a year's sabbatical having been appointed Youth Justice and Strategic Litigation Fellow at Just for Kids Law.
In protest at the government's swingeing cuts to legal aid the criminal practitioners in chambers will support the day of action on 7 March called by the Criminal Bar Association by not attending court on that day.
Immigration Law News Net migration increased to 212,000 in the year to September 2013. To read more, click here. Migration advisors say that UK visas should be auctioned to wealthy foreigners. To read more, click here. Changes to how you apply for a visa from outside the UK. To read more, click here. Universities being […]
Housing Law News Use of the private rented sector for the homeless: last week the charities Crisis and Shelter published the final report of a study exploring the long-term outcomes for vulnerable homeless households moved into the private rented sector. The report presents findings after the households were in their tenancies for 19 months. It […]
