Issue 117 – 8th December 2008
Monday 8 Dec 2008
The Latest Housing Law News Amendment day: a host of changes to housing-related legislation were brought into force on 1 December 2008 by the second Commencement Order to be made…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 310 – 4 February 2013
Monday 4 Feb 2013
News A new study by the European Network for Technical Co-operation on the Application of the Dublin II Regulation found vast divergences in the way EU Member States apply the…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 181 – 5 July 2010
Monday 5 Jul 2010
The Latest Housing Law News Legal Aid for Housing Cases: on 30 June 2010 the Lord Chancellor gave further details of the direction of travel of the legal aid review…
Appeal in care proceedings involving rival Special Guardianship Order contenders: a foster carer and extended family members in Ghana. Appeal allowed.
Tuesday 30 Oct 2018
…Victoria Flowers, barrister at Field Court Chambers and was published in Family Law Week. See also related Garden Court Chambers news item: Placement of a child outside their natural family…
South Yorkshire police crew cleared of misconduct in a public office
Tuesday 8 Aug 2017
…were instructed by Greg Powell and Liani Holland, Trade Union Department, Powell Spencer Solicitors. The trial has been covered extensively in the media, including on BBC News and the Guardian….
Stephen Knafler QC wins community care test case in the Court of Appeal and High Court, Northern Ireland
Friday 1 Feb 2013
…news report and click here for some of the other early publicity in Northern Ireland about this case Stephen Knafler QC is a member of Garden Court Chambers Community Care…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 251 – 14 November 2011
Monday 14 Nov 2011
News The UKBA has issued new policy guidance following the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Quila and Bibi v SSHD [2011] UKSC 45 (see LB #…
Issue 117 – 2nd December 2008
Tuesday 2 Dec 2008
News The ‘points based system’ came into effect on 27 November 2008 for tiers 2 (skilled workers with a job offer, e.g. teachers and nurses) and 5 (youth mobility and…
Court of Appeal dismisses Home Office appeal against High Court ruling which found anti-protest legislation unlawful
Tuesday 6 May 2025
…to be quashed. Read our previous news item here: ‘High Court finds government anti-protest legislation unlawful after legal challenge’. In its judgment handed down today, the Court of Appeal upheld…
Subsistence cuts for Victims of Trafficking
Monday 29 Oct 2018
…news article in the Independent. The UK government supports victims of trafficking (VoTs) who have escaped their exploitation during what is called the recovery and reflection period. In this period…
