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Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros
& cons of retrospective tax legislation
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In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496
the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making
changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This
culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report
included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at
selected Libraries.
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The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC
[2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial
review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the
development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development
Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet
approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal
Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also
contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into
force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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In this issue:
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A premium service for sponsors will be launched by the UKBA on 6 April 2012. The service is designed specifically for companies that sponsor international employees under tier 2 and 5 of the points based system and aims to provide them with enhanced support.
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Clive Sheldon QC debates the pros
& cons of retrospective tax legislation
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The UKBA is experiencing large volumes of requests from sponsors who have applied to renew their 2012/13 allocation of certificates of sponsorship.
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Penningtons has received confirmation from the UKBA after we raised a query regarding reporting on students using the SMS.
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As from 2 May 2012, leading Antwerp-based law firm Astrea has significantly
expanded its Brussels office with the recruitment of new Partner Steven De
Schrijver and team including Senior Associates Thomas Daenens, Jeroen Mues
and Pieter Paepe.
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In 1948, Scots Guardsmen shot dead 24 unarmed Chinese labourers in the rubber tapping village of Batang Kali, part of what was then colonial Malaya.
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Anna Mazzola has been appointed as an associate in the Public Law and Human Rights team of the leading human rights law firm Bindmans LLP.
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Boult Wade Tennant, market leading patent and trade mark firm, is delighted to announce that Jo Pelly has been appointed partner, effective from 1st May 2012.
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The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) has announced Boult Wade Tennant Partner, Catherine Wolfe, as the Institute’s new president.
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funding by Arts Council England ("ACE"), challenges decision making process
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In a decision that could have industry wide implications, Nadine Quashie, a former dancer with Stringfellow Restaurants Limited, has won her legal battle for employment rights.
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11KBW Employment Law Conference takes place this year in London and Leeds.
15th May 2011 – London
29th May 2011 – Leeds
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Top 100 law firm Penningtons Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners as well as a substantial increase in fee income for the 2011-2012 financial year.
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On 8 and 9 May 2012 the High Court will hear a judicial review test case
brought by family members of the 24 unarmed men brutally massacred by
British soldiers in 1948 at the village of Batang Kali, Malaya.