Stephanie Harrison appointed Queen’s Counsel
Friday 1 Mar 2013
…for silk, Stephanie is one of just 80 barristers, and one of just 13 women to receive the award. Senior Clerk Colin Cook said “This is absolutely fantastic news for…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 190 – 26 July 2010
Monday 26 Jul 2010
News Justice secretary Ken Clarke submitted proposals to the Treasury last week, outlining how the Department of Justice will reduce its overall budget by 25-40%. It is thought likely that…
Issue 122 – 19th January 2009
Monday 19 Jan 2009
News (19 January 2009) The Thai military has taken into custody another group of asylum-seekers from Burma’s Rohingya minority. It comes amid accusations – denied by the military – that…
Issue 47 – 26th March 2007
Monday 26 Mar 2007
News The UNHCR has published its annual review of asylum applications lodged in European and Non-European industrialised countries. Across the 50 countries surveyed, the main countries of origin of asylum…
Issue 120 – 12th January 2009
Monday 12 Jan 2009
The Latest Housing Law News Legal Aid for Housing Cases: on 8 January 2009 the Legal Services Commission announced that it was extending to 31 March 2009 the deadline for…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 183 – 19 July 2010
Monday 19 Jul 2010
The Latest Housing Law News Mortgage rescue: having announced a review of arrangements for helping defaulting homeowners, the Government has ended the special Fast Track Mortgage Rescue Scheme arrangements (provided…
Issue 121 – 12th January 2009
Monday 12 Jan 2009
News The UKBA have announced a new policy to take effect from 30 January 2009 so as not to automatically suspend removal in cases where immigrants lodge a second judicial…
High Court reaffirms that local authorities are under ‘absolute duty’ to secure special educational provision and grants a mandatory order
Monday 29 Jul 2024
…press coverage here: BBC News Read Special Needs Jungle’s article ‘Four practical tips for enforcing the ‘absolute duty’ to secure special educational provision in EHCPs’ on the practical issues of the…
Case against Omagh bombing suspect collapses
Tuesday 1 Mar 2016
…Amnesty International UK. The case has been widely reported in the media, including by the BBC, The Guardian, The Independent and Sky News. Brenda Campbell was instructed by Kevin Winters…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 301 – 25 February 2013
Monday 25 Feb 2013
Housing Law News Direct payment of housing benefit: Southwark Council is one of those undertaking a demonstration project of the proposed direct payment of housing benefit to social housing tenants….
