Introduction
Sorry for the delay in getting this post up, the delay is partly due to work but, more importantly, we’ve been arguing between ourselves as to how best to deal with it. Frankly, we can’t agree on what the case actually means and what the possible effects are. So we’ve done this as a co-authored post, with individual writers making comments, as set out below. Dave takes credit for the background and introductory material.
Background
Regular readers will no doubt be aware of the background to the case. It really goes back to Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2001] 1 AC 406, in which the House of … Read the full post
It is well worth a read, not only for Lady Hale fighting for the separation of the Supreme Court from Government by insisting on bottled water in the canteen in the face of MoJ policy, but for her views on the operation of the Supreme Court. There is much of interest on diversity on the bench and in the SC, and, for housing lawyers, particularly on the question of socio-economic ‘positive rights’, where she sees a mismatch … 
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