The Court of Appeal are in the middle of hearing the appeal in R(Weaver) v L&Q – yesterday and today, (Housing Associations as public bodies for JR/HRA purposes). As ever, news on the judgment will be posted as soon as we have it.… Read the full post
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[Edit 16/09: We now have contrary information, also 'authoritative' in source, also unconfirmed, that the appeal is going ahead. So, until we have further info, your guess is as good as ours.]
Thanks to Ethan at ‘That Snail..’ for passing on unconfirmed news (aka a rumour) that London & Quadrant have decided not to appeal R(Weaver) v L&Q, which, lest anyone forget, was the landmark decision on RSLs being public bodies in their housing function for the purposes of judicial review.
If true, this is a surprise, to put it mildly. Does anyone have confirmation?… Read the full post
Judgment just out
Weaver (R) v London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] EWHC 1377 (Admin)
Full notes tomorrow, but the headline is:
L&Q is a public authority in its housing function for the purposes of Judicial Review.
Use of ground 8 possession claims is not a breach of legitimate expectation.… Read the full post
I haven’t had a chance to look at the judgment in full (YL (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) (FC) (Appellant) v. Birmingham City Council and others [2007] UKHL 27), but the House of Lords has today decided 3 to 2 (Lord Bingham and Lady Hale dissenting), that a private care home place obtained and funded by a Local Authority pursuant to the National Assistance Act does not fall under the Human Rights Act, as the care Home is not carrying out a public function.
This will bear a close look as it might well have wider ramifications on private bodies carrying out public functions. Possibly more … Read the full post
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