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Steele Raymond LLP

RICHMOND POINT, 43 RICHMOND HILL, BOURNEMOUTH, BH2 6LR, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 01202 294566
Fax:: Fax 01202 552285
DX:: 7643 BOURNEMOUTH 1

Web:: www.steeleraymond.co.uk
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in South West

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Dorset and South Wiltshire, Steele Raymond LLP is a first tier firm,

Steele Raymond LLP’s Tim Stone displays ‘admirable patience’ and ‘in-depth knowledge’. The group acted for Verrus’ shareholders on selling for a total consideration of £33m, and advised the sole shareholder of Keith Spicer on its takeover by Harris Jayanti Group. David Steele now works as a consultant for Laceys.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Dorset and South Wiltshire, Steele Raymond LLP is a first tier firm,

Steele Raymond LLP’s team is led by Robert Bajaj, who is ‘most responsive and accurate’. It advised a financial sector company on a Financial Services Authority claim, and acted for landlords regarding insolvent tenants.

Human resources

Within Employment: Dorset and South Wiltshire, Steele Raymond LLP is a third tier firm,

Steele Raymond LLP’s Simon Outten has a noteworthy practice in discrimination cases.

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Private client

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, tier 4

Steele Raymond LLP’s John Andrews is recommended.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Dorset and South Wiltshire, Steele Raymond LLP is a first tier firm,

Steele Raymond LLP acts for National Aquatics Garden Centre on acquisitions and lettings, and advises World of Sofas on acquiring leasehold retail warehouses. John Daniels and Sue Middleton head the department.

Within Construction, tier 4

Steele Raymond LLP’s head of property Sue Middleton has a focus on construction.

Within Property litigation, tier 5

Robert Bajaj’s team at Steele Raymond LLP offers ‘clear, concise advice’.

Transport

Within Shipping, Steele Raymond LLP is a second tier firm,

Steele Raymond LLP’s team is a ‘pleasure to work with’, and is led by the ‘expert’ Julian Fenn. Its broad practice includes many contentious matters.

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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

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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

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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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