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Russell Jones & Walker

1ST FLOOR ST JAMES' HOUSE, 7 CHARLOTTE STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 4DZ, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 0161 383 3500
Fax:: Fax 0161 383 3636
DX:: 14340 MANCHESTER-1

Web:: www.rjw.co.uk
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Wakefield, Sheffield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Milton Keynes, Manchester, London WC2A and 5 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in North West

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Crime, Russell Jones and Walker part of Slater and Gordon Lawyers is a third tier firm,

The experienced Nick Holroyd leads the team at Russell Jones & Walker.

Human resources

Within Employment: employee/union firms, Russell Jones and Walker part of Slater and Gordon Lawyers is a first tier firm,

Russell Jones & Walker exclusively advises employees at all levels, not only in the trade union arena but also in the private individual employee and senior executive fields, and continues to handle cutting-edge employment cases. Department head Martin Price joined the firm from Leeds’ Walker Morris.

Insurance

Within Personal injury: claimant, Russell Jones and Walker part of Slater and Gordon Lawyers is a second tier firm,

Russell Jones & Walker is praised for the quality of its client service. Tracey Graham, who specialises in occupational accident and disease claims, has ‘an ability to provide clarity on all matters’.

Private client

Within Family, Russell Jones and Walker part of Slater and Gordon Lawyers is a third tier firm,

Russell Jones & Walker inherited a 15-strong family team from Gorvins in 2010, headed by Amanda McAlister, who specialises in complex divorce and ancillary relief matters. She and Sarah Thompson are both recommended.

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London

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Offices in Newcastle upon Tyne

North West

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South West

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Crime, fraud and licensing : Crime

Wales

Offices in Cardiff

West Midlands

Offices in Birmingham

Yorkshire and the Humber

Offices in Wakefield and Sheffield

Insurance : Personal injury: claimant

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Russell Jones and Walker part of Slater and Gordon Lawyers

FSA enforcement and lessons from Galleon

Hot on the heels of securing convictions and a custodial sentence for insider dealing in R v McQuoid [2009], further signs of the Financial Services Authority (FSA)’s renewed vigour for combating market abuse continue to emerge.

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COUNCIL TAX

In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.

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QUEEN’S SPEECH

Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.

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Standards

In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.

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A justified retrospective

Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation

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Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

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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Public Sector Equality Duty

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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Judicial Review

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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The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

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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Immigration update May 2012

In this issue:

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP
Premium service for tier 2 and 5 sponsors to be launched

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.

- Penningtons Solicitors LLP