http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/ Housing law news and comment Mon, 21 May 2012 14:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/#comment-593 chief Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:07 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/?p=1056#comment-593 Judgment is apparently due out tomorrow. It promises to be far more interesting than all that bank charge nonsense that the Beeb has been so bothered about. Judgment is apparently due out tomorrow. It promises to be far more interesting than all that bank charge nonsense that the Beeb has been so bothered about.

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/#comment-592 Marcin Wed, 13 May 2009 13:51:55 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/?p=1056#comment-592 Yes, although it by no means follows that that is an adequate way to run a state. Yes, although it by no means follows that that is an adequate way to run a state.

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/#comment-591 chief Tue, 12 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/?p=1056#comment-591 As noted <a href="http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2009/05/age-assessment-and-medical-reports/" rel="nofollow">here</a> the House of Lords has given leave to appeal. The hearing is expected to be in July. As noted here the House of Lords has given leave to appeal. The hearing is expected to be in July.

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/#comment-590 chief Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:01:26 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/?p=1056#comment-590 Surely those examples could still be reviewed on ordinary principles, although clearly it would be nigh on impossible to show that the decision on any borderline case was Wednesbury irrational? Surely those examples could still be reviewed on ordinary principles, although clearly it would be nigh on impossible to show that the decision on any borderline case was Wednesbury irrational?

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2008/12/man-or-boy/#comment-589 Marcin Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:20:18 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/?p=1056#comment-589 But...the idea that the question whether someone is a child in need does not involve a precedent fact is, with respect, not capable of being sustained under any analysis. If it were so, local authorities could decide that many 21 year olds are children in need, and extend their duties to them, or by contrast, adopt policies that prevent 17 year olds being assessed as being children in need. But…the idea that the question whether someone is a child in need does not involve a precedent fact is, with respect, not capable of being sustained under any analysis. If it were so, local authorities could decide that many 21 year olds are children in need, and extend their duties to them, or by contrast, adopt policies that prevent 17 year olds being assessed as being children in need.

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