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3 February

Commission v United Kingdom (Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools)

New European Court of Justice judgment that considers the right of seconded teachers to the same progression in status and pay as those enjoyed by their national counterparts.

03 February, 2012

Burke v The College of Law & Anor

New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether College of Law failed in duty under Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to make reasonable adjustments to examination conditions to prevent disabled trainee solicitor from being placed at substantial disadvantage to persons who were not disabled.

03 February, 2012

Number of personal insolvencies fall

However, Money Advice Trust caution against considering decrease as completely good news.

03 February, 2012

Welfare Reform Bill will have detrimental impact on tenants and landlords

Chartered Institute of Housing also warns that concessions aimed and improving household stability will be 'wiped out' by government's use of 'financial privilege'.

03 February, 2012

Finance and Leasing Association re-launches Lending Code

Updated Lending Code has a range of new protections for borrowers in financial difficulty, and new rights for users of store cards and short-term credit.

03 February, 2012

2 February

Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP

New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether solicitor was employee of limited liability partnership in claim for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and redundancy.

02 February, 2012

Government’s action on housing following publication of Housing Strategy

Written statement by Housing Minister includes update on extending right to buy and fairness in social housing.

02 February, 2012

Government brings forward amendments to Health and Social Care Bill

Amendments include NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups having stronger duties to promote patient involvement in their own care.

02 February, 2012

1 February

Personal health budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare discussion paper published

Paper published by Department of Health discusses how personal health budgets are relevant to people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare and how they change healthcare pathway.

01 February, 2012

Apprenticeship Programme expanded by 140 per cent between 2006/2007 and 2010/2011

National Audit Office report assesses value for money of the programme and focuses primarily on adults whose numbers have been significantly expanded in recent years.

01 February, 2012

Open letter on ‘bedroom tax’ published in Guardian

Leading organisations write open letter which calls on MP's to ensure government listens to message sent by peers concerning 'bedroom tax'.

01 February, 2012

31 January

152 councils in England are preparing to freeze or reduce council tax next year

Department for Communities and Local Government says this years freeze could potentially save households up to £72 on a band D bill.

31 January, 2012

Substantial growth in apprenticeship starts and completions

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills statistics show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in 2010/11, a 63.5 per cent increase on 2009/10 figures.

31 January, 2012

Water debt increases by a third in 2011

Money Advice Trust figures show that 10 per cent of people calling National Debtline have water debt problems, in 2006 only 3 per cent of people had this problem.

31 January, 2012

30 January

Citizens Advice responds to government’s ‘Bank Accounts for Bankrupts’ consultation

Charity hopes that Insolvency Service takes necessary action to bring an end to the disadvantage that undischarged bankrupts currently experience.

30 January, 2012

£500m funding gap for social care

Age UK publishes Care Crisis 2012 report that shows that as a result of falling spending thousands of people who need care do not receive any formal support.

30 January, 2012

The impact of welfare reform on housing

Housing associations say that welfare reform act could lead to a much greater housing crisis than the one we're dealing with today.

30 January, 2012

Citizens Advice responds to proposed payment protection insurance guidance

Citizens Advice pleased that conduct and competition regulators have shown robust and persistent determination to bring problems under control, in response to FSA and OFT consultation.

30 January, 2012

Welfare reform and cuts in investment are bound to impact on homelessness figures, says CIH

'UK Housing Review' shows that UK statutory homelessness rose in 2010 for the first time since 2003.

30 January, 2012

Employment case law round up

Latest decisions added to the Tribunals Service website.

30 January, 2012

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