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Employment Law Bulletin

Employment Law Bulletin – Issue 148 – 16 May 2013

Employment news Queen's speech: the rate of change slackens - temporarily Certain employment-related measures were announced in the Queen's Speech . In particular, a Deregulation Bill will repeal the Tribunal's power to make recommendations in discrimination claims, and Immigration Bill will … More »

Employment Law Bulletin – Issue 147 – 30 April 2013

Employment news Employee Shareholder Status: a right to advice conceded The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 has now received Royal Assent. Section 25 of the Act provides for the introduction of a new employment status of "employee shareholder". Employees in this category will be … More »

Housing Law Bulletin

Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 309 – 14 May 2013

Special Notice For daily housing law news and updates follow the Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) on Twitter @JanLubaQC . Housing Law News New programme of legislation: the UK Government's programme for legislation for the coming year was set out in the Queen's Speech on 8 May 2013. … More »

Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 308 - 29 April 2013

**** STOP PRESS: in a new departure, the Editor of this Bulletin (Jan Luba QC) has entered the twittersphere as @JanLubaQC . Follow him for daily housing law updates. **** Housing Law News Enforcing housing standards: in the private rented sector this task falls to local environmental … More »

Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 307 - 22 April 2013

Housing Law News Regulating letting agents and managing agents: on 16 April 2013 the House of Commons accepted Government amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill designed to give the Secretary of State power to make an order requiring letting and managing agents, of privately … More »

Immigration Law Bulletin

Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 324 - 13 May 2013

News The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2013 The first commencement order made under the Crime and Courts Act 2013 makes amendments to the immigration appeals provisions in the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and, in … More »

Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 323 - 7 May 2013

Immigration Law Cases Asmeron v R [2013] EWCA Crim 435 (11 April 2013) In quashing the conviction of an Eritrean asylum seeker under 2004 Act, s. 2 - for entering into the UK without a passport - the CA criticized the trial judge for ruling prior to hearing evidence that he had no defence to … More »

Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 322 - 30 April 2013

Immigration News 26 April 2013 The Home Office announced that they are removing the full right of appeal for applicants refused leave to enter the UK as a family visitor. The change is expected to come into force on or soon after 25 June. The new appeal arrangements will apply to anybody who … More »

Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 321 - 23 April 2013

Immigration News A new UKBA policy on trafficking emerged following successful judicial review proceedings, finding that where the UK Competent Authority has conclusively identified the applicant as a victim of trafficking and the personal circumstances of the case are so compelling that a grant … More »