An inquest jury has today found that there were systemic failings in the police response to domestic violence, when returning a verdict of unlawful killing in the inquest into the death of Mavis Clift. Rajeev Thacker was instructed for the family.
The High Court has today rejected a judicial review challenge to the unlawful killing finding of the Azelle Rodney Inquiry. In its judgement, the court ruled such a challenge as unarguable and without merit.
Three students accused of obstructing police officers during a peaceful protest at the University of Sussex have been acquitted. Shahida Begum and Owen Greenhall represented two of the defendants.
Henry Blaxland QC acted for John Downey, who was charged with involvement in the 1982 Hyde Park bombing, one of the most notorious incidents of the IRA campaign.
Housing Law News Housing Benefit (1): on 21 February 2014 the UK Government announced that, from 1 April 2014, European Economic Area (EEA) nationals looking for work in the UK would no longer be able to claim housing benefit before finding a job. For the announcement, click here. Housing Benefit (2): on 12 February 2014 […]
Employment News Regulations published, giving effect to ACAS conciliation and financial penalties The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014, The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No.5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 have all been published. […]
Immigration Law News The Government announced last week that from March 2014, EU citizens will need to be earning at least £150 per week to qualify as a ‘worker’. To read more, click here. The Home Office has published the fourth in a series of reports that explore migrants’ journeys through the UK’s immigration system. […]
A judge has dismissed charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office against a solicitor, two solicitor partners, a senior QC and two company directors. Henry Blaxland QC acted for one of the defendants.
Victims of US drone strikes in Pakistan have filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court accusing NATO members of war crimes.
Maya Sikand has accepted an invitation to join the eminent team of Contributing Editors to Archbold.
The Supreme Court has reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal regarding the appropriate test for assessing whether reception conditions for asylum seekers in an EU Member State are so inadequate as to amount to a breach of Article 3. Mark Symes was i
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Dr Leslie Thomas and Marc Willers have been appointed Queen's Counsel.
The High Court today ruled in favour of a former member of the British Armed Forces who had been refused British Citizenship on the basis of a sole speeding offence for which he received 5 points and a £100 fine. Raza Halim was instructed for the claiman
Housing Law News Evictions: on 13 February 2014 the UK Government published the latest court statistics on possession claims brought by landlords and mortgage lenders in England and Wales. The figures indicate that 9,607 tenants were actually evicted in only 13 weeks (October to December 2013) by county court bailiffs acting pursuant to social and […]
Immigration Law News The Government has renewed the immigration concession for Syrian nationals for another year, until 28 February 2015. This concession gives greater flexibility to Syrian nationals who are in the UK on a visa, by offering them more ways to extend their stay in the UK. To read further, click here. Immigration Law […]
The Court will decide whether other Member States should take responsibility for asylum claims rather than returning asylum seekers to Italy. Mark Symes has been instructed by the intervenors.
Immigration Law News The lessons of Morecambe Bay have not been learned – ten years after the cockle pickers tragedy, we are still focusing on the arrival of migrants, not their rights. To read more, click here. Immigration Minister Mark Harper quits over illegal cleaner. To read more, click here. Gay asylum seekers face humiliation. […]
Dexter Dias QC has published an article in The Guardian analysing why the anti-FGM law has failed and offering alternative solutions.
Housing Law News Housing and Anti-Social Behaviour: the Government’s Anti-social Behaviour etc Bill passed its remaining Parliamentary stages last week. It will receive Royal Assent shortly. For a background briefing on the various amendments to the Bill made in the House of Lords, click here. Housing Law changes: the Deregulation Bill had its House of […]
Employment news Zero hours contracts The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is consulting on the future of zero hours contracts (i.e. contracts in which a worker is subordinated to the employer but is not offered any minimum number of hours in advance). These contracts have proved controversial because of the potential imbalance where a […]
