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Ok, I'm angry again. It's really out of character as I'm usually very mild mannered. Here's a question: what do you do if you've paid a group of people over around 10 years to come up with a series of proposals to regulate renting relationships (ie the Law...
Parris v Williams [2008] EWCA Civ 1147 was an appeal against an order that Mr Williams had 100% beneficial interest in one of two flats to which legal title was held by Mr Parris. It is of interest because it contains a challenge to the ways in which a...
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley [2008] EWCA Civ 1162 In March 1987 Mr Foley became the tenant of a property owned by the predecessor in title of the Board. In 2000, the Board sought possession of the property. They contended that Mr Foley was a...
The Civil Justice Council has finally published the "Pre-action Protocol for Possession Claims based on Mortgage or Home Purchase Plan Arrears in in Respect of Residential Property" and have done so with an array of press releases (CJC here, HM Treasury...
Or the story of the warrant request that wasn't there. Hallam-Peel & Co v London Borough of Southwark [2008] EWCA Civ 1120 is a second appeal from a wasted costs order against Hallam-Peel, a legal aid housing firm, made during stay of warrant proceedings...
Simms v London Borough of Islington [2008] EWCA Civ 1083 is Court of Appeal case from a s.204 appeal. The issue was vulnerability, the Pereira test, and the use of medical evidence. Mr Simms was homeless,sleeping in his car, having lost his home after losing...
The hearing of Birmingham's appeal to the Lords from this Court of Appeal judgment is listed for 26 January 2009. No news yet on what it is that Brum are actually appealing and on what grounds.
Also with thanks to Legal Action for this one I had missed (my fault because it dates back to before my illustrious co-bloggers joined NL)... Littlejohn v City of Westminster [2007] EWCA Civ 1562. Court of Appeal permission to appeal on vulnerability. A...
This is somewhat belated - I'd missed these and the court of appeal isn't on Bailii to link to - so thanks to Legal Action for the heads up. White v Southwark LBC [2008] EWCA Civ 792 was an application for permission for a second appeal from a s.204 appeal....
Horsham Properties Group Ltd v (1) Paul Clark (2) Carol Beech and GMAC RFC Ltd (Third Party) and The Secretary of State for Justice (Intervener) [2008] EWHC 2327 (Ch) Now this is a complicated little case which, I suspect, will give rise to more questions...
Teixeira v London Borough of Lambeth [2008] EWCA Civ 1088 is a Court of Appeal hearing, referring questions about right of residence under Art 12 of Regulation (EEC) 1612/68 to the European Court. (This is very much a continuation of the issues in LB Harrow...
Verna Wilson & Ors, R (on the application of) v Coventry City Council [2008] EWHC 2300 (Admin) was a judicial review of the decisions by Coventry and Havering councils to close care homes with elderly residents suffering from dementia or physical...