Tag Archive for 'human rights act'

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RSL meet HRA, HRA meet RSL

Well, well, well.  Or perhaps well, well, oh heck.  The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in R (Weaver) v London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587 and, by a majority, L&Q have lost.

It will be remembered that Mrs Weaver was a tenant of L&Q.  L&Q sought to evict her, relying on Ground 8.  She resisted this, claiming that she had a legitimate expectation that they would use Grounds 10 or 11 first and that the eviction engaged Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.  The High Court rejected any suggestion of a legitimate expectation.  Because of the way that it was advanced … Read the full post

Doherty handed down – more later

Doherty (FC) (Appellant) and others v Birmingham City Council (Respondent) [2008] UK HL 57

That’s 79 pages of reading to do…



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