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3 May
Birmingham City Council v Akhtar & Ors
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether employees had complied with statutory requirements relating to written statement of grievance before submitting equal pay claim to employment tribunal.
03 May, 2012
Treasury sub-Committee publishes terms of reference for inquiry into Money Advice Service
Written evidence, on questions including whether the service is meeting its objectives, to be submitted by 1 June 2012.
03 May, 2012
2 May
‘Tell us about your care’ North West pilot launches
Care Quality Commission seeks feedback from public about experiences of care to help make improvements to its regulatory work.
02 May, 2012
Failures in social care ‘stifling economic productivity’, says Carers UK
New report says that stimulation of care market could turn challenges of an ageing population into opportunity for economic growth.
02 May, 2012
1 May
Employment Law Update
Issue 125 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
01 May, 2012
Shelter publishes new policy briefings on the future of housing advice
New papers look at the impact on advice of the 'growth of digitisation' and of 'payment by results'.
01 May, 2012
30 April
Lalli v Spirita Housing Ltd
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether the appellant, who had a mental impairment, had been unlawfully discriminated against by his landlord, a registerd sheltered housing association, under the Race Relations Act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
30 April, 2012
Employment case law round up
Latest decisions added to the Tribunals Service website.
30 April, 2012
Housing Law Update
Issue 261 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
30 April, 2012
27 April
Elderly care crisis could lead to service cuts
Funding crisis for elderly care could lead to cuts in discretionary services such as leisure centres and parks, council leaders have warned.
27 April, 2012
De Almeida, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
New High Court judgment that considers whether the local authority's decision that, despite his terminal illness, the appellant was not entitled to accommodation and support under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948, breached Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
27 April, 2012
Government departments increasingly using services of debt collection agencies
New figures also show that almost £60bn of unpaid consumer debt had been passed to debt collection agencies by the end of 2011.
27 April, 2012
26 April
Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Pre- Action Requirements) Order 2012
New regulations that make further provision about the pre-action requirements on social landlords that must be complied with before serving a notice on a tenant under section 14(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
26 April, 2012
Scottish Secure Tenancies (Repossession Orders) (Maximum Period) Order 2012
New regulations that prescribe the maximum period a landlord has to recover possession of a house following the issue of a court order under section 16(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 for rent arrears.
26 April, 2012
Homer (Appellant) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police (Respondent)
New Supreme Court judgment that considers whether, in the course of his employment, the appellant had suffered indirect discrimination on the ground of age.
26 April, 2012
