The Welsh Government held a consultation into this Bill with a deadline of 27th February 2014. Here is our submission:
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Government Backs Down on Removal of Legal Aid for Planning Appeals
The Government have released their response to the consultation Judicial Review : Proposals For Further Reform.
Review of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
The Council of Europe are carrying out a review. The deadline for submissions was 27th January 2014. Here is CLP’s submission:
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Gypsy Roma Traveller Integration Strategies
In 2011 the European Union called on all member states to produce strategies in this area. The UK government have failed to produce a proper strategy. The National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups are now carrying out work on this vital issue. As part of this process we have produced a discussion paper. Here it is:
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Welsh Government Guidance on Managing Unauthorised Camping
The Welsh Government has just produced this important new guidance. Here is our discussion paper on it:
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Housing (Wales) Bill
This Bill is just starting off in the Welsh Assembly. Most importantly for Gypsies and Travellers the Bill introduces a duty on local authorities to provide sites. The first stage involves a consultation process. The deadline for submissions is January 17th. Here is the CLP submission:
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Mitchell -v- News Group Newspapers Ltd
Most people will have heard of Andrew Mitchell MP and the ‘Plebgate’ controversy when he was alleged to have called a police officer at the gates to Downing Street a “ f*****g pleb”. Following the Sun publishing an article about this, Mr Mitchell took a defamation action.
R (AB) -v- SSHD
R (AB) – v – The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 3453 (Admin) 7th November 2013
This was a deportation case but it contains an extremely important decision on the question of the applicability of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the UK Courts. The British and Polish Governments secured, at the negotiations on the Lisbon Treaty, an opt out from the incorporation of the Charter into their domestic law.
Leicester City Council -v- Shearer
Leicester City Council – v – Shearer [2013] EWCA Civ 1467, 19th November 2013
This is not a Traveller case but is an important reminder that a judicial review challenge can be successful even in cases involving trespassers. The facts were quite complicated but, to simplify them somewhat, Mrs Shearer ended up living in the property that had been the tenancy of her husband. Her husband had committed suicide.
Zoumbas -v- SSHD
Zoumbas – v – Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74, Supreme Court 27th November 2013
This case involved an appeal against a refusal of asylum. Though Mr Zoumbas was unsuccessful in his appeal, the case provides an important reminder that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in any such decision. To read the Judgment, click here: Zoumbas -v- SSHD Judgment