Jury highlight serious failings in inquest verdict on the death of vulnerable 18-year-old asylum seeker from Darfur at HMP Chelmsford
Tuesday 8 Jun 2010
…members barrister Kirsten Heaven of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Harriet Wistrich of Birnberg Peirce and Partners. See the following articles and press releases The Independent Chelmsford Weekly News INQUEST…
Resounding victory for environmental protesters
Friday 14 Mar 2014
…impacted on the tight schedule [for the road construction].” The case has been reported widely in the media, including by the BBC and Brighton and Hove News. Ali Bandegani, Shahida…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 296 – 21 January 2013
Monday 21 Jan 2013
Housing Law News Homelessness in England: on 18 January 2013 the organisation Homeless Link distributed £3.6m in funding to 23 organisations to help them prevent rough sleeping and to assist…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 177 – 7 June 2010
Monday 7 Jun 2010
The Latest Housing Law News New Housing Laws: the Queen’s Speech included the statement that “A Bill will be introduced to devolve greater powers to councils and neighbourhoods and give…
Issue 114 – 17th November 2008
Monday 17 Nov 2008
The Latest Housing Law News Housing for EU nationals: the House of Commons Library has produced a helpful briefing paper “EU migrants: entitlement to housing assistance (England)” dealing with access…
2013 09 Welfare Benefits
Tuesday 1 Oct 2013
News The ‘Bedroom Tax’ The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Bedroom Tax According to media reports, (click here), the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Housing, Raquel Rolnik, recommended that the ‘Bedroom…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 308 – 21 January 2013
Monday 21 Jan 2013
News For UKBA’s ‘line’ on Capita Business Services contacting “overstayers” in the UK, click here. UNHCR are warning of a refugee crisis in Mali. To read further click here. To…
Issue 115 – 17th November 2008
Monday 17 Nov 2008
News The retired persons of independent means route will be closed from 27 November 2008. more info The number of jobs available to foreign workers through the shortage occupation route…
Issue 40 – 22nd January 2007
Monday 22 Jan 2007
News Reports from unannounced inspections on four immigration short-term holding facilities (Colnbrook near Heathrow Airport, Reliance House and John Lennon Airport, Liverpool and Sandford House, Solihull) noted that detainees spent…
Court of Appeal quashes an unlawful notice served by Local Authority seeking eviction of Irish Travellers from a temporary site in Ramsgate Harbour
Friday 14 Apr 2023
…the press, including the BBC, Kent Online and Local Government Lawyer and local news. A transcript of the Court of Appeal judgment is available here. Please see the approved judgment on costs here….
