Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 254 – 5 March 2012
Monday 5 Mar 2012
…Care Pack by calling 020 7993 7600 or send an Email request (with your postal address) to civilclerks@gclaw.co.uk The Latest Housing Law News Under-occupying Social Housing: the Welfare Reform Bill…
2013 02 Welfare Benefits
Friday 1 Mar 2013
…BBC News website (click here for link). Legal aid for applications to First-tier Tribunal for permission to appeal on a point of law. On 20 February 2012, the Civil Legal…
Sean Rigg inquest – a watershed for the police service and the IPCC?
Monday 20 May 2013
…revealed serious disparities between the evidence and findings of the inquest jury and the IPCC’s own investigation findings. The Observer newspaper published an editorial entitled “Sean Rigg’s death must be…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 265 – 5 March 2012
Monday 5 Mar 2012
News From 1 March 2012 the Border Force has been split from the UK Border Agency to become a separate operational command within the Home Office. To read further click…
Courtenay Griffiths QC receives Honorary Doctorate
Wednesday 2 Feb 2005
Courtenay Griffiths QC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University for his services to criminal justice. Click her e for further information and news about the ceremony…
James Scobie KC secures acquittal for murder
Friday 25 Aug 2023
…acquitted by the jury after two hours of deliberation at the Central Criminal Court. The case has received widespread press coverage, including in The Independent, BBC News and the Guardian….
High Court quashes inquest conclusions of Stephen Port murder victims
Tuesday 28 Nov 2017
…for him and for Gabriel, Anthony and Jack.” The Metropolitan Police Service were aware of the application but did not make any objection. The case has received extensive news coverage…
Jan Luba QC wins Legal Aid Barrister of the Year
Friday 29 Jun 2007
…Support for Asylum-seekers: a guide to legal and welfare rights handbook. Click Here to read the LAG News story (published 14th June 2007) Garden Court’s Jan Luba QC and…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 325 – 20 May 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
News The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has advised governments not to forcibly return people to the Central African Republic (CAR). The return advisory, issued on 25 April, stresses that given…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 203 – 25 October 2010
Monday 25 Oct 2010
News A home affairs select committee will scrutinise the use of restraint in deportations after the fatal collapse and death of Jimmy Mubenga on a plane out of the UK….








