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Baxter v Doble & Anor (2023) EWHC 486 (KB) This was an application for committal for contempt of court for provision of legal services by a person not entitled to do so, arising out of a possession claim in Devon. It is of considerable...
I know, I know. Updates have been thin on the ground. I'm afraid it is the 'work and life getting in the way' thing again. I've got a lot on my plate and no time and/or energy to do case notes. So, in the meantime, here's a list of things that I...
Kaye v Lees (2023) EWHC 152 (KB) We've seen previous instalments in this matter here and here. The result of those was that Mr Kaye's eviction of Ms Lees after a charging order and order for sale was unlawful as the eviction was after notification...
Khayyat & Anor v Westminster City Council (2023) EWHC 30 (Admin) A judicial review by two claimants of Westminster's allocation policy and its restriction of entry to the housing register to only homeless applicants to whom Westminster had...
Campbell, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Ealing (2023) EWHC 10 (Admin) This judicial review concerns the relationship between the Care Act 2014 and housing legislation, in particular the effect of s.23 of the Care Act 2014, which...
Assorted quick leasehold related notes, to be done before they go off in the fridge. Kaye v Lees (2022) EWHC 3326 (KB) The aftermath of the decision on a mental health moratorium that we noted here. In the previous judgment, it was held that a...
Brief notes on an assortment of cases. Kensington & Chelsea RLBC v Airbnb Payments Ltd (2022) EWHC 2209 (Ch) - not on Bailii Kensington sought a Norwich Pharmacal order against Airbnb Payments Ltd to require disclosure of whether there were...
YR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Lambeth (2022) EWHC 2813 (Admin) Ms YR had applied to Lambeth as homeless. Her household consisted of her three children and four of her sister's children, A, her youngest child, is 6 months old; R...
Tejani v Fitzroy Place Residential Ltd (2022) EWHC 2760 (TCC) This is another in what appears to be becoming a series (see previous post) of very expensive but failed nuisance claims. I will not go into great detail, but there are two lessons to be...
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mailley (2022) EWHC 2328 (QB) A quick note on this possession claim, which involves a challenge to Section 87 Housing Act 1985 as incompatible with Article 8 and 14 ECHR. Ms Mailley was defending possession of...
Ray v Windrush Riverside Properties Ltd (2022) EWHC 2210 (TCC) An interesting trial judgment on a private nuisance claim that highlights the importance of the nature of the location and has a discussion of damages for non-resident claimants. Ms Ray...
ZK, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Havering (2022) EWHC 1854 (Admin) This was a judicial review of what was claimed to be Havering's failure to provide a lawful housing needs assessment and personal housing plan for Mr ZK, under...