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The City & Council of Swansea v Christine Joyce (and others) Cardiff District Registry, Chancery Division 31 March 2009 7CF30099 This is an example of a post Doherty public law defence at first hearing, and one that succeeded where an alternative...
Swindon BC v Redpath [2009] EWCA Civ 943 By s.153A(1) Housing Act 1996, a variety of social landlords, including local housing authorities, may apply for an injunction to restrain a person from engaging in "housing-related" anti-social behaviour....
We at NL have been having an ongoing, interesting dialogue over the past day or so about what is a good DJ, specifically when dealing with possession proceedings. Our dialogue was initiated by an article which J forwarded to us about Judge Arthur...
Some private landlords treat tenants as a nuisance. A sitting tenant can get in the way of a quick deal or reduce the value of a property on which the landlord is hoping to make a quick buck. Thanos Papalexis found himself in this situation when...
S, R (on the application of) v A Social Security Commissioner & Ors [2009] EWHC 2221 (Admin) This was an application for Judicial Review of a decision of the Social Security Commissioner refusing leave to appeal a decision of the Social Security...
On 1st October the Commonhold (Amendment) Regulations 2009 will come into force. The amendments tidy up the law of commonhold associations so that they are compatible with the new law on company constitutions introduced by the Companies Act 2006...
This is just a quick and slightly tetchy admin post, for the benefit of (some) of those who subscribe to Nearly Legal posts by email. Anyone else can look away now... I've had a few mails from people recently asking questions that made me realise...
R (Van Boolen) v London Borough of Barking & Dagenham [2009] EWHC 2196 (Admin) Last in our series of updates is Boolen v Barking & Dagenham. Again we only had a Lawtel note to go on in our previous report, which left us with some questions. Now we...
Circle 33 Housing Trust Limited v Kathirkmanathan [2009] EWCA Civ 921 We first reported on this case in July 2009, on the basis of a lawtel note, which was all that was available at the time. In this quiet time for new judgments, there are a few...
Konodyba v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2009] EWCA Civ 890 was an appeal against a decision that Dr Konodyba was not entitled to housing assistance as she was subject to immigration control. It turned out to be a cautionary tale about...
We first noted Webb v LB Wandsworth [2008] EWCA Civ 1643 in November 2008 when it was discussed in an Arden Chambers eflash. Earlier this week, the transcript was finally released. Slightly later this week, it was corrected so as to make sense....
The Housing Law Practitioners Association ("HLPA") host their annual conference on December 15, 2009 at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. Details have just been released (with more to follow later in September) and can be found at...