Issue 110 – 13th October 2008
Monday 13 Oct 2008
News UNHCR official has accused Greece of violating the Refugee Convention by routinely rejecting asylum claims by migrants from war-torn states like Afghanistan. Greece’s record on asylum is so bad…
Issue 109 – 6th October 2008
Monday 6 Oct 2008
News Phil Woolas was appointed as successor to Liam Byrne as Immigration Minister, in last week’s reshuffle. Byrne’s tenure in the post was considered such a success, he has now…
Bethan Harris and Kirsten Heaven deliver oral submissions to UK Covid-19 Inquiry Wales (Module 2B)
Friday 22 Mar 2024
…Kirsten later questioned Professor Michael Gravenor of Swansea University. See BBC News coverage here. For week 2 of hearings, on 4 March, Kirsten questioned Sir Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Adviser for…
Inquest into the death of Tracy Shelvey finds significant and gross failures
Wednesday 16 Dec 2015
The case has been widely reported in the press, including by ITV News, the Guardian and Manchester Evening News. Tracy died in February 2014, days after finding out that a…
Hillsborough Law Bill: Historic move to stop state coverups and bring justice to families
Wednesday 17 Sep 2025
…denial that has too often led to cover ups and denied or delayed accountability for those who were responsible for disasters. See media coverage: BBC News, The Guardian, Sky News…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 344 – 17 February 2014
Monday 17 Feb 2014
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…
Inquest concludes serious failures contributed to self-inflicted death of Beth Tenquist
Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
…De Souza, there is optimism that there will be improvements going forward. After the Inquest, two of Beth’s sisters, Miriam and Alice told ITV news: “How many more people need to…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 290 – 26 November 2012
Monday 26 Nov 2012
*** THIS WEEK’S IMPORTANT NEWS**** The third edition of the Housing Allocation and Homelessness book written by Liz Davies and Jan Luba QC is published this week. For information on…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 343 – 10 February 2014
Monday 10 Feb 2014
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…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 289 – 19 November 2012
Monday 19 Nov 2012
***LATE NEWS: This Tuesday afternoon (20 November) at 5pm, Jan Luba QC will be leading a free seminar on Human rights defences and possession claims in Nottingham. For venue details…
